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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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