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Basic Istanbul
public transit fares
are:
City bus: TL2.00
Metro: TL2.00
Tram: TL2.00
Funicular:
TL2.00
Ferryboat: TL2.00
Suburban
train: TL2.00
Tünel: TL1.00
Nostalgic
tram: TL1.00
Children 7 years and older must
pay a fare; those six years and younger
do not.
Jeton (Token)
You buy single-fare tokens at Jetonmatik
machines or
snack/newspaper kiosks in or near busy
Istanbul
Metro stations, bus stops
and ferry docks. Eminönü is
a good place to look.
(If,
like the one pictured on the right,
the Jetonmatik has a sign
reading Arızalıdır, or Hizmet
dışı, it's
out of order.)
Istanbulkart
A plastic RFID chip card that you load
money onto then use for transit fares—and
you get a discount of about 12% on
the fare. It's the most convenient
way to travel on public transit in
Istanbul. More...
Akbil
Transit Pass
The Akbil is a stored-value electronic-button
transit pass, being phased out in favor
of the Istanbulkart,
but still in use. More...
beşiBiryerde Card
This unwieldy name designates
a disposable, paper 5-fare RFID transit
card that costs five times the normal
fare and saves you from the trouble of
buying five tokens at a time.
It does not seem to be in general use. More...
Multi-mode fare machines and
Jetonmatik token machines
located at major bus stops, Metro and tram stations, ferry docks,
etc. allow you to buy jetons
and besiBiryerde,
and to reload credit onto your Istanbulkartor
Akbil with
coins, Turkish
lira notes, or credit
card—if they're in working order.
(The ones in Metro stations usually are,
the ones outdoors sometimes aren't.)
If the machine bears a sign saying Arızalıdır or Hizmet
dışı,
it's out of order.)
Instructions are
in Turkish, English and German.
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Above, one
of the ubiquitous Jetonmatik
token
machines in Istanbul,
with labels in Turkish and English.
Left, a different sort of Jetonmatik token
machine...out of order (Arızalıdır).
Below, a
kiosk that sells jetons—obviously!
It also refills—and may sell—Akbils
and Istanbulkarts.
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