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Imagine the difficulty of constructing a Metro in Istanbul, a city that is nothing but layers of history.

Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul—every excavation discovers some new archeological site that must be studied, catalogued, preserved.

Even so, Istanbul's ambitious plan to have a modern rapid-transit system is well under way (map). The system runs from about 6 am (06:00) to a little past 12 midnight (24:00). You can use your Akbil electronic transit pass on all Metro lines.

(The last train from Atatürk Airport via the Otogar to Aksaray departs the airport at 01:00 am.) The fare is YTL1.30.

You're most likely to use the Metro line that runs from Aksaray northwest to the city's main Otogar (intercity bus station), then on to Atatürk Airport (map).

Arriving in Istanbul by intercity bus, you can take the Metro right from the Otogar to Zeytinburnu and board the Zeytinburnu-Kabatas (-Besiktas) tram for Sultanahmet Square and Eminönü. (Here's how to transfer.)

Another Metro line runs from Taksim Square north through the Levent districts.


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Metro Logo, Istanbul, Turkey

Logo of the Istanbul Metro, at the Taksim Square terminus.