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Here's how to travel between
Atatürk
Airport and the Otogar (main
bus terminal) in Istanbul,
Turkey:
AIRPORT TO OTOGAR
Atatürk
Airport has its own Metro station
beneath the terminals. Follow the
signs to Metro or Hafif
metro/Light rail system,
go down the escalator (or elevator),
through the sliding glass doors, turn
right and follow the signs
along the broad underground concourse
to the Havalimanı (Airport) Metro station
on the left at the end. This concourse
beneath the parking garage connects
the Domestic and International terminals.
Buy a Metro token (jeton) at
the booth in the station—the
price is marked on a paper sign in
the window, and should be less than TL2.
(I have not heard that you can buy
an Istanbulkart
transit pass at
the airport.)
Pass through the turnstile, descend
the escalator (or elevator) and board
a Metro train
for Aksaray (download
a .pdf map (363Kb) of the system).
The Havalimanı (Airport)
station is the end of this Metro line,
so you can board any train—they
all go toward Aksaray. You can't get
the wrong train.
Stay on the Metro all the way to the Otogar station,
the 10th stop. Take the escalator up
and you'll be at the heart of the Otogar.
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OTOGAR TO AIRPORT
To travel from the Otogar to Atatürk
Airport, look for the Metro signs
in the building at the center
of the terminal complex. Buy a token (jeton),
descend the escalator to the platform,
and look for the TV monitor signs with
arrows indicating the track on which
the Havalimanı (Airport)
trains run.
Board the train and take it to the
end of the line at the Havalimanı station
beneath the airport terminals.
From the station, walk along the underground
concourse to either İç Hatlar (Domestic
Flights) or Dış Hatlar (International
Flights).
You will have to pass through
an x-ray and metal-detector
security checkpoint to enter either terminal,
then another security check at the
gate before you board your flight.
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