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A private boat owners' cooperative
named TurYol operates
frequent cross-Bosphorus and Bosphorus
cruise routes in
Istanbul,
starting from ferry docks at both ends
of the Galata
Bridge, on the west (Golden
Horn) side of the bridge.
TurYol boats
depart more frequently than traditional Şehir
Hatları Bosphorus
cruise ferries. The
1.5-hour
TurYol cruise costs
TL12,
and brings you right back to the Galata
Bridge. (The traditional
ferry makes several dock stops along
its route, and takes 6 hours for
the round-trip voyage.)
Here
is the normal TurYol schedule
of summer departures (subject to
change!)
12:00 noon
13:00 (1 pm)
14:00 (2 pm)
15:00 (3 pm)
16:00 (4 pm)
17:00 (5 pm)
18:00
(6 pm) |
12:00 noon
13:00 (1 pm)
14:00 (2 pm)
15:00 (3 pm)
16:00 (4 pm)
17:00 (5 pm)
18:00
(6 pm)
19:00 (7 pm)
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11:45 am
12:30
pm
13:00 (1 pm)
13:30 (1:30 pm)
14:00 (2 pm)
14:30 (2:30 pm)
15:00 (3 pm)
15:30 (3:30 pm)
16:00 (4 pm)
16:45 (4:45 pm)
17:30 (5:30 pm)
18:30
(6:30 pm)
19:30 (7:30 pm) |
TurYol's boats
are more modern than the traditional
ferries,
and TurYol captains say "We stay
close to the shore so you can
see things better."
Some
people prefer the Şehir
Hatları
ferries because
of their history. Both types
of boats and cruises are good—it
depends what you want.
To
take a TurYol cruise,
go to Eminönü,
make your way to the west (inland)
side of the Galata
Bridge on the south shore of
the Golden
Horn, and look for the cluster
of TurYol boats,
as well as the ticket booth shown
in the photo on the right side of
this
page (although in winter, when cruise
service depends on good weather,
tickets may be sold in the larger
building to the left.) More...
You
should know that Efendi
Travel operates a great
value-for-money half-day
tour that
takes you on a Bosphorus
cruise.
More...
Eminönü İskelesi means
"Eminönü Dock."
Boğaz ve Adalar means "Bosphorus &
Islands."
TurYol also operates
very frequent commuter ferries from
both of its Golden Horn/Galata Bridge
docks to the Asian-shore destinations
of Üsküdar,
Haydarpaşa, Kadıköy, and in
summer to the Princes Islands (Adalar).
Look also at the Dentur Avrasya Bosphorus cruises. More...
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