Airport / Transfers

Ataturk International airport is approximately 25km west of Istanbul’s city centre.  If you are arriving earlier than the tour

start date and have not booked an airport transfer, the easiest way to get to the hotel is by taxi.  The day time fare will cost

approximately 30TL, but after midnight it will cost around 50-55TL.

Sabiha Gokcen is on the Asian shore of Istanbul and is much further from the hotel.  We advise that you avoid flying into

this airport if possible. If you do fly to Sabiha Gokcen airport, you can catch a Havas airport bus to Taksim, and then a taxi

to Sultanahmet (approximately 10TL-20TL depending on the time of day).

Airport buses to Aksaray leave every 30 minutes from 6am-11pm.  You will need to catch a tram from Aksaray to

Sultanahmet or a taxi.

Car Hire

We don’t recommend hiring a car in Istanbul – the public transport is excellent, it’s easy to walk most places and the traffic

is just too congested for it to be an enjoyable experience for you.

Ferries

Ferries in Istanbul are a great way to travel.  At the time of writing, the cost was just 1.40TL each way for most journeys.

The closest ferry terminal to Sultanahmet is Eminonu. You need to buy a token (called a jeton) from one of the machines

at the ferry terminal or the ticket booth.  Look at the public ferry company website: www.ido.com.tr for more information.

The main routes are services approximately every 20 minutes between 7am and 2300.   Note that the last ferry between

Eminonu and Kadikoy stops earlier in the evening (approx 9pm), but after this time, ferries continue to run between

Karakoy (just across the Galata Bridge) and Kadikoy.

(goholidayturkey.com)