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Cappadocia in 2 days: route in order

Derinkuyu Underground City: a narrow lit tunnel with a round rolling-stone door in the rock and steps leading downPigeon Valley below Uçhisar: pink and white tuff slopes and rock cones riddled with carved pigeon housesTall fairy chimneys with dark caps in Love Valley, Cappadocia, with white tuff ridges and the plateau behind

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
2 of 6 free; 4 paid — see “Cost”
Duration
2 days, 9:30 to 16:23 each day
Start and finish
Derinkuyu Underground City → Paşabağ (Monks Valley)
On foot
≈ 0 min in total
Transport
4 rides, ≈ 3 h 2 min
Lunch
around 13:29
With kids
fine: short walks

Day-by-day plan

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Day 1 · Cappadocia09:30–16:23 · 3 places · 6 h 50 min

  1. Derinkuyu Underground City

    · 1 h 15 min · ≈ €13 for foreign visitors

  2. 104 min · transport or taxi
  3. Pigeon Valley

    · 1 h · Free

  4. Lunch · 1 h
  5. 24 min · transport or taxi
  6. Love Valley

    · 1 h 30 min · Free

Day 2 · Cappadocia09:30–14:54 · 3 places · 5 h 20 min

  1. Uçhisar Castle

    · 45 min · About 400 TL

  2. 26 min · transport or taxi
  3. Göreme Open-Air Museum

    · 2 h · €20, Dark Church extra

  4. Lunch · 1 h
  5. 28 min · transport or taxi
  6. Paşabağ (Monks Valley)

    · 45 min · €12 — shared ticket with Zelve

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Avanos

Cappadocia, Turkey

↝ 28 min2 hfree

What the route costs

2 of 6 are free; 4 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Derinkuyu Underground City481 h 15 min≈ €13 for foreign visitors
2Pigeon Valley421 hFree
3Love Valley401 h 30 minFree
4Uçhisar Castle3645 minAbout 400 TL
5Göreme Open-Air Museum342 h€20, Dark Church extra
6Paşabağ (Monks Valley)3445 min€12 — shared ticket with Zelve
Total7 h 20 min2 of 6 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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