Ankara Esenboğa Airport to Tüpraş Rafinerisi Transfer
Pick your date and time: the price of every vehicle is shown on the next step, before you pay. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
💰 Transfer Prices
| Vehicle | Passengers | Luggage | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes Vito | Up to 6 pax | 7 bags | €110 | Book |
| Mercedes VIP Vito | Up to 4 pax | 5 bags | €124 | Book |
| Mercedes Sprinter | Up to 15 pax | 20 bags | €161 | Book |
| Mercedes VIP Sprinter | Up to 10 pax | 16 bags | €181 | Book |
Landing at Esenboğa for a job at the Tüpraş refinery means a long road east, because the plant stands at Hacılar in Kırıkkale province, not in Ankara. A private car meets you just outside the arrivals exit, follows your flight, and takes you to the refinery gate or your Kırıkkale hotel without a change of vehicle.
✅ What's Included
Why this is a Kırıkkale trip, not an Ankara one
People searching for a Tüpraş refinery transfer from Ankara Airport are often surprised by the map. Tüpraş has no refinery in the capital; the Central Anatolia plant sits at Hacılar, on the Kızılırmak river south of the city of Kırıkkale. Once you leave the airport you cross the eastern side of Ankara, join the main Kırıkkale road and keep going into the next province.
That is why the journey is a different animal from a normal hotel run. You are paying for a long, steady drive, not a hop across town, and it is worth planning the day around it rather than treating it as an afterthought to the flight.
Roads and timing
- The airport road feeds onto Ankara's ring road, so the first stretch is the part most affected by traffic, particularly on weekday mornings and late afternoons.
- After the city, the road to Kırıkkale is a fast intercity route; the drive then settles into a rhythm until the turn towards Hacılar.
- If your flight lands in the small hours, the roads are quiet but the plant itself may not expect visitors, so check with your host first.
Getting through the refinery gate
A refinery is a controlled site. The car stops at the security gate, and the driver cannot simply roll in because you have a booking with us. Before you travel, ask your host or contracting company how visitors are cleared: whether your name must be on a list, which gate is used, and whether you need to show identification. Send the gate name and a contact number to us on WhatsApp so the driver has something concrete to quote to the guard.
If you are going to a meeting rather than a shift, ask whether a car will be allowed to wait near the gate or whether it must leave and come back later. That is a matter for the site, and it is better settled in advance than argued about at the barrier.
Esenboğa to Hacılar by taxi, bus or private car
There is no direct public service from the airport. By bus you would ride into Ankara, find the intercity terminal, buy a ticket to Kırıkkale and then arrange a local ride out to Hacılar, all with luggage and at the mercy of departure times. A taxi can do the trip, but you would need to agree the price for roughly a hundred kilometres before you set off. A pre-booked private car removes both problems, and the price for your date and pickup time is shown before you pay. See our note on Ankara airport taxi prices if you want to compare.
Staying in Kırıkkale city instead
Hacılar is a small town, and the nearest real choice of hotels is in Kırıkkale itself. Many visitors sleep there and are collected from the lobby each morning. If that is your plan, give us the hotel name in the booking notes and we will treat the hotel as your drop-off point, with the refinery as a later pickup.
Two practical points for visits to heavy industry: ask your host whether safety footwear or other equipment is required on site, and keep your passport or national ID on you rather than in the boot, since the gate staff may ask for it.
What happens after you land
Your driver tracks the flight, so an early or late arrival does not upset the plan. You walk out of the arrivals exit, where the driver is waiting just outside; after landing you receive a WhatsApp message with the exact meeting point and a short video. Drivers speak English, and a Mercedes Vito takes up to six passengers, with a Sprinter for a larger delegation.
📍 Tüpraş Rafinerisi: the Kırıkkale oil refinery at Hacılar
Tüpraş Rafinerisi on this page means Tüpraş's Kırıkkale refinery, also known as the Central Anatolia refinery. It lies outside Ankara province, at the small town of Hacılar in Kırıkkale province, on the west bank of the Kızılırmak river south of the city of Kırıkkale.
Opened in 1986, it can process around five million tonnes of crude oil a year, delivered by pipeline from the Ceyhan terminal on the Mediterranean, and was built to supply Ankara and the rest of Central Anatolia. Hacılar also has the Kapulukaya Dam, a thermal power station and part of Kırıkkale University, while the city of Kırıkkale is the nearest place with a choice of hotels.
- Secure site: as at any refinery, entry is controlled; the car stops at the security gate, so arrange your visit with your host beforehand.
- Not in Ankara: the refinery is in Kırıkkale province, east of the capital; Tüpraş has no refinery in Ankara itself.
- Address: documents may say Hacılar or Kırıkkale; the refinery name is the clearest destination.
🔁 Going home: Tüpraş Rafinerisi back to Ankara Esenboğa Airport
You can book the way back in the same booking: choose a return trip on the booking form and enter the date and pickup time for your flight home. On the day, your driver waits at your hotel entrance or your address at that time and helps with your luggage.
From Tüpraş Rafinerisi the drive back takes about 85 minutes without traffic, so for an international flight choose a pickup about 5–5¾ hours before departure, and about 4–4¾ hours before a domestic flight. For a flight at 18:00, that means a pickup between about 12:15 and 13:00.
Traffic: Ankara traffic is heaviest on weekday mornings and evenings, especially on the city-centre side of the airport road; leave earlier at those times.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Tüpraş refinery in Ankara?
No. The refinery this page covers is Tüpraş's Kırıkkale refinery at Hacılar, in Kırıkkale province, east of the capital. Tüpraş has no refinery in Ankara itself.
How do I get from Esenboğa Airport to the Tüpraş refinery without a car?
There is no direct service. You would go into Ankara, take an intercity bus to Kırıkkale and then find a local ride to Hacılar, which is slow with luggage. A pre-booked private transfer goes straight from the arrivals exit to the gate.
Can the driver enter the refinery?
Entry is controlled and the car stops at the security gate. Ask your host how visitors are cleared and send us the gate name and a contact number so the driver can tell the guard who you are.
Can I be taken to a hotel in Kırıkkale instead?
Yes. Put the hotel name in your booking notes and the driver will take you there. Kırıkkale city is the nearest place with a choice of hotels.
What if my flight is delayed?
The driver follows your flight, and there is no extra charge for flight delays. After landing you get a WhatsApp message with the meeting point and a short video.
Is a taxi from Esenboğa to Hacılar a good idea?
It is possible, but you need to agree a price for the long run before departure. A booked transfer shows the price for your date and pickup time before you pay.
One price per vehicle · Shown in full before you pay · Free cancellation up to 24h
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