Airport Transport, Istanbul, Turkey

Airport Transport in Istanbul

Atatürk Airport (IST)

You can travel between Istanbul's Atatürk Airport and the city center (22 km/14 miles) by economical private transfer, Metro and tram, airport bus, city bus, taxi, or shuttle van.

The airport private transfer service operated by Efendi Travel is an exceptional value: not much more than a taxi, but providing far more comfort, convenience and security. It's good for any traveler, but if you're traveling with three or more people, and/or have lots of luggage, this is the way you should go, for sure. More...

By Metro & Tram to the City Center

You can board a Metro train right beneath the airport and ride to Zeytinburnu, where you can transfer to the Kabataş tram for the ride to Sultanahmet Square, Sirkeci Station, the Eminönü ferry docks (map), the Galata Bridge, Karaköy and its ferry docks, and the Kabataş ferry docks and Füniküler to Taksim Square. It's inexpensive, but slower, and not so easy if you have lots of luggage. More...

By Metro to the Otogar (Bus Terminal)

Board a Metro train right in the airport at the Havalimanı (Airport) terminus and ride it to the Otogar station. You'll be right at the center of Istanbul's huge Büyük Otogar (international intercity bus terminal). More...

To Yenikapı Ferry Terminal

Havataş airport buses shuttle between Atatürk Airport and the Yenikapı Feribot Terminalı (for ferries across the Sea of Marmara to Yalova, Bursa and Bandırma). There are other ways to travel this route as well. More...

To Taksim Square

Havataş operates airport buses that connect Atatürk Airport with Taksim Square, but you can also go by private transfer; taxi; Metro, tram and funicular; or city bus. More...

By Taxi & Marmaray

Marmaray cross-Bosphorus trains currently terminate on the European side at Kazlıçeşme (map), 7.4 km west of Sultanahmet, 13 km east of Atatürk Airport. A taxi ride between the airport and Kazlıçeşme Marmaray station costs less than a taxi ride between the airport and the city center. It also can save time if traffic in the city center is heavy: the Marmaray goes faster than stalled traffic.