Istanbul Airport to City Center
How Can I go To the City Center From Istanbul Airport?
Istanbul Airport ( IST ) is the main international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located 52 Km away from the Sultanahmet district ( Old Town ) and it does not have a metro so we listed all alternatives to go city center from Istanbul Airport. There are 3 options about how to go to City Center from Istanbul Airport;
1. Shuttle Bus To City Center From Istanbul Airport
Public transportation to the city center from Istanbul Airport is happens by shuttle bus. Shuttle Buses are departing to many different points. Here are timetables and fees to some important points;
A)Shuttle bus to Sultanahmet from Istanbul Airport
Bus Number: HVIST – 11 ( At Istanbul Arrival Terminal, you can use lifts to Floor -2 )Duration: 100 minutes ( Duration depends on traffic and distance from Istanbul Airport to Sultanahmet, Old Town is 52 KM )
Price: 26 TRY
Payment: You can go to the official website Havaist; https://hava.ist/en ) and after you sign up, you can click; TravelCalculator and find out how much money you need to load into your balance with your credit card. And you can use that balance with QR code to make the payment on the bus.
Timetable: 05:00 – 05:30 – 06:00 – 06:30 – 07:00 – 07:30 – 08:00 – 08:30 – 09:00 – 09:30 – 10:00 – 10:30 – 11:00 – 11:30 – 12:00 – 12:30 – 13:00 – 13:30 – 14:00 – 14:30 – 15:00 – 15:30 – 16:00 – 16:30 – 17:00 – 17:30 – 18:00 – 18:30 – 19:00 – 19:30 – 20:00 – 20:30 – 21:00 – 21:30 – 22:00 – 22:30 – 23:00 – 23:45 – 00:30 – 01:30
B)Shuttle bus to Taksim Square from Istanbul Airport
Bus Number: HVIST – 10 ( At Istanbul Arrival Terminal, you can use lifts to Floor -2 )
Duration: 80 minutes ( Duration depends on traffic and distance from Istanbul Airport to the Taksim Square is 40 KM )
Price: 25 TRY
Payment: You can go to the official website Havaist; https://hava.ist/en ) and after you sign up, you can click; TravelCalculator and find out how much money you need to load into your balance with your credit card. And you can use that balance with QR code to make the payment on the bus.
Timetable: 05:10 – 05:40 – 06:10 – 06:40 – 07:10 – 07:40 – 08:10 – 08:40 – 09:10 – 09:40 – 10:10 – 10:40 – 11:10 – 11:40 – 12:10 – 12:40 – 13:10 – 13:40 – 14:10 – 14:40 – 15:10 – 15:40 – 16:10 – 16:40 – 17:10 – 17:40 – 18:10 – 18:40 – 19:10 – 19:40 – 20:10 – 20:40 – 21:10 – 21:40 – 22:10 – 22:40 – 23:10 – 23:40 – 00:10 – 00:40 – 01:10 – 02:10 – 03:10 – 04:10
2. Taxi
Istanbul Airport is very far from the city center, you will need to ride more than 40 km to arrive Taksim or Sultanahmet from the Istanbul Airport. Furthermore, the journey will take more than one hour as you will driver through the busiest sides of Istanbul.
How much is a taxi from Istanbul airport to Sultanahmet?
A taxi ride from Istanbul Airport to Sultanahmet hotels will cost approximately 18 - 25 Euros and take at least 1 hour in normal traffic. Price may change depending on traffic, and your hotel location
How much is a taxi from Istanbul airport to Taksim?
A taxi ride from Istanbul Airport to the Taksim hotels will cost approximately 15 - 20 Euros and take at least 40 minutes in normal traffic. Price may change depending on traffic, and your hotel location
3. Private Transfer
Istanbul Airport is very far from the city center, so there are lots of companies offering private transfer services from Istanbul Airport as. The private transfer service will offer you a comfortable journey. And if you are 4 people or more, it can be cheaper than the taxi.
How much is a private airport transfer to Sultanahmet from Istanbul Airport?
The price for up to 4 people to Sultanahmet from Istanbul Airport is 25-35 Euros one-way ride, 50-70 euros round-way.
F.A.Q
A taxi ride from Istanbul Airport to Sultanahmet will cost approximately 160-200 TRY and take at least 1 hour in normal traffic. Price may change depending on traffic, and your hotel location. Taxi fee can be calculated with starting fee is 5 TRY plus each Km {price|cost} 3.10 TRY plus waiting time on the traffic. There can be extra fees; highway, bridge fees, etc…
Istanbul is a very big city and rice can change depending on destination for example; ride to Sultanahmet will cost approximately 160-200 TRY while it may cost 140-180 Try to Taksim Square.
Penalties against Uber vehicles and passengers in Istanbul have increased in 2018, so Uber terminated its UberXL service in Istanbul, Turkey, but keep its operations with its yellow and turquoise cab service to Istanbul inhabitants and travelers.
Sultanahmet, the old town is located 52 Km – 32 Miles from the new Istanbul Airport.
A taxi ride from Istanbul Airport to Beyoglu will cost approximately 140-180 TRY and take at least 40 minutes in normal traffic. Price may change depending on traffic, and your hotel location or destination in Beyoglu.
Uber xl service is no longer available in Istanbul. You can find the Uber vehicles, beware of that it is operated yellow and turquoise taxis.
The city center is located at least 40 KM – 24 Miles from the airport. Ride from the airport to the city center will take at least 40 minutes. and it may exceed 2 hours depends on traffic.
As, Free Istanbul Tours team, we are glad to help you. Hope to see you in one of our walking tour in Istanbul