Adana is a major province and city in southern Turkey, set on the fertile Çukurova plain where the Seyhan River flows toward the Mediterranean. As Turkey's fifth-largest city, it pairs ancient Cilician history with a famously fiery food culture, anchored by the six-minaret Sabancı Merkez Camii, the Roman Taşköprü bridge, and the world-renowned spicy Adana kebab. Beyond the city, the province spreads across Roman ruins, Hittite carvings, mountain viaducts, and the reservoir lakes of the Seyhan and Çatalan dams.
Local currency: Turkish Lira.
Daily budget by traveller style
Typical per-person daily spend in Adana.
Cost breakdown
Typical price ranges across major spending categories.
Accommodation
- Hostel
- $8-14 (₺320-560)
- Budget
- $20-35 (₺800-1,400)
- Midrange
- $45-90 (₺1,800-3,600)
- Luxury
- $110-250 (₺4,400-10,000)
Food
- Street
- $1-4 (₺40-160)
- Local
- $6-12 (₺240-480)
- Midrange
- $15-30 (₺600-1,200)
- Fine
- $40-90 (₺1,600-3,600)
Transport
- Bus
- $0.30-0.85 (₺15-40)
- Taxi
- $4-10 (₺160-400)
- Airport
- $4-9 (₺150-360)
- Daytrip
- $10-40 (₺400-1,600)
Activities
- Museum
- $1.50-6 (₺60-240)
- Sites
- $1.50-8 (₺60-320)
- Tour
- $25-60 (₺1,000-2,400)
- Excursion
- $15-70 (₺600-2,800)
Trip budgets by length
What a typical trip to Adana costs end-to-end.
Items traveller
Money-saving tips
Practical ways to stretch your budget further.
Eat at busy local kebapçıs and ciğercis rather than hotel restaurants; an Adana kebab plate with şalgam and salad costs ₺120-200 (about $3-5)
Buy an Adana Kart (Kentkart) for the metro, buses, and dolmuş instead of paying cash fares
Visit the Adana Archaeology Museum with a Müzekart, which also covers the Ethnography Museum and Karatepe - the card pays for itself with two visits
Travel in spring (April-May) or autumn (October-November), when hotel rates are lower and there is no need for costly all-day air-conditioning
Take a dolmuş to Karataş beach (about ₺50, roughly $1.25) rather than a taxi (₺400+) for day trips to the coast
Shop for provisions at local markets and Migros or BİM supermarkets for picnic supplies on day trips to provincial ruins
Most of Adana's best sights are free: the Taşköprü, Sabancı Mosque, Ulu Cami, Merkez Park, and Yılankale are all without charge
Free things to do
Memorable experiences that cost nothing.
Walking the Taşköprü (Roman Stone Bridge) and the Seyhan riverside promenade
Visiting the Sabancı Merkez Camii (free to enter outside prayer times)
Strolling Merkez Park's 33 hectares of riverside gardens along the Seyhan
Exploring the Büyük Saat (Great Clock Tower) and the surrounding old bazaar lanes
Visiting the Ulu Cami and the Yağ Camii (both free, outside prayer times)
Watching sunset over the Seyhan River from the Taşköprü
Browsing the Kazancılar Bazaar and the spice and copperware stalls (free to enter)
Walking the Tepebağ historic district and Ottoman-era houses
Viewing the Varda Viaduct from the roadside viewpoint (free, no entrance fee)
Akyatan Lagoon birdwatching at sunrise (free, just bring binoculars)