Sea Bus Catamaran Ferries, Istanbul

Besides its comfy traditional ferryboats, Istanbul has big, fast, very comfortable "sea bus" catamaran commuter ferries (deniz otobüsü).

You can use your Akbil electronic transit pass to ride the sea buses.

The sea buses zoom up and down the Bosphorus and across the Sea of Marmara, with most service being during the morning and evening rush hours.

Because of their speed, catamarans run the longer routes in Istanbul's maritime transport system, leaving the shorter routes to the comfy, traditional ferryboats.

The principal catamaran dock is the Yenikapi Feribot Terminali on the Sea of Marmara shore south of Aksaray Square. Yenikapi serves both sea buses and fast car ferries (hizli feribot).

A smaller sea bus terminal is at Kabatas on the southern shore of the Bosphorus (European side) just south of Dolmabahçe Palace.

There's limited service to and from Eminönü and Karaköy (Galata) as well.

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Above, a sleek sea bus at Eminönü.

Below, Yenikapi Feribot Terminali, on the Sea of Marmara shore in Istanbul.