Emerald Raiya at Kuşadası: Arranging Your Yellow Taxi

Emerald Raiya calls at Kuşadası eight times from June to October 2027, times not announced. How to arrange a yellow taxi once your hours are published.

Emerald Raiya is listed eight times in the Kuşadası port schedule we follow, between June and early October 2027, most often early in the week. The arrival and departure times are not announced for any of these calls. The first half hour of your day is worth planning: a car that is already waiting at the port exit lets you be on the road while the morning is still cool.

How the arrangement works, from now to the gangway

• Now: tell us the date of your call and how many of you there are. We note the ship and the day.
• When Emerald publishes the times: send them on WhatsApp at +90 532 407 77 12, together with the stops you want. We confirm what fits.
• The evening before: check the all-aboard time printed on board. If it is earlier than one hour before departure, that is your return time.
• On the day: walk to the port exit; the driver waits there with your name on a sign.

A flexible order, decided with the driver

Summer calls are hot, so Ephesus goes first whenever the timing allows: the driver drops you at the upper gate and waits at the lower gate, after a mostly downhill walk past the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre. From there the order is yours. The House of the Virgin Mary is about 15 minutes up into the hills above the upper gate; the Temple of Artemis is a short stop at the edge of Selçuk; Şirince is a village for lunch, about 35 to 40 minutes from the port on the way back.

If you like, keep the decision open: tell the driver your must-see and your return time, and choose the next stop as you go.

What fits once you know the hours

• About 3.5 to 4 hours port to port: Ephesus only
• About 4.5 to 5 hours: Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary
• About 5 to 5.5 hours: add the Temple of Artemis
• About 7.5 to 8.5 hours: all four, with Şirince for lunch

Emerald Raiya calls

Payment and extras

The driver is paid in cash; there is no card in the taxi. Entrance fees, food and drinks are not included, and opening hours change by season. The basic ride is the port to Ephesus and back; the House of the Virgin Mary, the Temple of Artemis and Şirince cost extra. Read how the port meeting works on our cruise transfer page, or request the car on the port to Ephesus yellow taxi page.