Uşak Province · Turkey
Uşak travel guide
Uşak is a city in Uşak Province, Turkey, home to about 229,000 people.
- Best months
- May, June, September and October
- Nearest airport
- KZR79 km · Zafer Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
About
About Uşak
Uşak is a city in the interior part of the Aegean Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Uşak Province and Uşak District.
Uşak is called "Aegean" but is 240 km from the coast, and its climate is more like Anatolia. It's an ancient weaving centre, with a distinctive style of rug long exported to Europe, whereby Ushak has become an English term for such rugs. Vermeer's painting The Procuress shows an Ushak offered along with other goodies to buy sex. Modern industries include foodstuffs and bathroom tiles. It also has a university, and there is a student buzz in the centre.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Uşak
See
- Archaeological Museum
- Atatürk Heykeli
- Atatürk and Ethnography Museum
- Carpet Museum
- City History Museum
- Sebaste
- Cılandras Bridge
- Ulubey Canyon
- Blaundus
- Çataltepe Bridge
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Hotels in Uşak
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Yucel Hotel | 0.6 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Uşak
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Uşak are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Uşak: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zafer Airport (KZR), about 79 km from the city centre in a straight line; Çardak Airport (DNZ, 103 km) and Süleyman Demirel International Airport (ISE, 125 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Zafer Airport (KZR), 100 km northeast towards Kütahya, has flights from Istanbul (IST and SAW). A shuttle bus connects with these and runs to Uşak. Adnan Menderes Airport (ADB), 240 km west near Izmir, has a much wider range of destinations. Uşak's own airport is used for flight training and private aviation but no longer has commercial flights. A regional train leaves Izmir Basmane around 07:30 and 15:00 and takes six hours via Manisa, Turgutlu and Alaşehir. The westward return leaves at 06:20 and 18:30. Konya Mavi runs from Izmir Basmane at 20:00 by the same route to reach Uşak at 02:00.
Getting around
The centre is flat and compact, so is walkable. A fleet of public minibuses run to the suburbs, but you are unlikely to use them. İsmet Paşa Caddesi is the teeming thoroughfare heading north from the highway overpass; its pedestrianized northern half is particularly lively. The sides of the main streets in the centre are marked as no parking zones, but the signs are so unheeded throughout the day that you should consider yourself lucky if you can find enough space to stick your car into. Trying the side alleys is a better idea.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
KZR · Zafer Airport
DNZ · Çardak Airport
ISE · Süleyman Demirel International Airport
Questions
Uşak: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Uşak?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Uşak are May, June, September and October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 92 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Uşak?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zafer Airport (KZR), about 79 km from the city centre in a straight line; Çardak Airport (DNZ, 103 km) and Süleyman Demirel International Airport (ISE, 125 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Uşak?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Uşak
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.