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Transport
between Sabiha
Gökçen Airport and
the center of Istanbul is
by private
transfer van, city
bus, Havas
Airport Bus, taxi,
shuttle van, and car
rental.
Private
Transfer Service
The airport
private transfer service operated
by Backpackers
Travel is an exceptional value: not
much more than a taxi, but far more comfort,
convenience and security. More...
City
Bus
The least expensive way
to go between the airport and the city
is by E10 city
bus, which costs less than TL3
to go to the Kadiköy ferry
dock (about one hour). From
Kadiköy, you can walk (10-15 minutes)
north to nearby Haydarpasa
Railway Station. The E10 also stops
near the Harem
intercity bus terminal,
a good place to catch a bus to anywhere
in Anatolia. (Ask the driver for Harem
Otogar, hah-REEM
OH-toh-gahr).
The E10 city bus departs Sabiha
Gökçen Airport about
every 30 minutes throughout the
day. From 21:00 (9 pm) to 06:00
am departures are more or less
hourly (21:00, 22:00, 23:00, 24:00,
01:00, 02:00, 02:30, 03:30, 05:00,
06:00). The bus makes several stops
in the town nearby, they goes on
the E-5 highway to Kadiköy. Here's
the full schedule from the IETT
website.
Leave the bus at Kadiköy,
say "Feribot?" to
anyone, and they'll point to the dock
right next to the bus stops. Buy a
token (or Akbil)
at the fare booths and board a ferry across
the Bosphorus for
either Karaköy (Galata)
or Eminönü,
then a tram or
a taxi to Sultanahmet, or
a tram to Kabatas and
then the Füniküler to Taksim
Square.
Ferries run
from Kadiköy to Karaköy from
06:30 am to 00:00 (12 midnight) every
15 or 20 minutes during the morning
and evening rush hours; from 20:00
(8 pm) to 00:00 (12 midnight), ferries
depart Kadiköy for Karaköy every
30 minutes, on the hour and half
hour, with the last ferry departing Kadiköy at
00:00 (12 midnight).
Going
from the city to the airport, take
a ferry from Eminönü or Karaköy to Kadiköy, then
ask for help finding the E10 ("eh-OHN")
bus in the crowd of 50 buses waiting
just north of the ferry dock. Allow
at least an hour to get to the airport
from Kadiköy,
at least two hours from Sultanahmet.
Havas
Airport Bus
Havas airport buses serve most flights at Sabiha
Gökçen Airport, taking you
to all the way to Taksim
Square in Beyoglu on
the European shore.
Havas
buses are timed to the arrival of
all flights, departing the airport
25 minutes after flight arrival time.
Taxi
The daytime fare may be about TL75
to Taksim
Square, TL85
to TL100
to Sirkeci or Sultanahmet, TL90
to the Otogar (bus
terminal), but only TL20
to the coastal town of Pendik,
where you can catch a banliyö treni to Haydarpasa,
then a ferry to Karaköy and
a tram to Sultanahmet. Tell
the driver Pendik Istasyon.
Night fares are 50% higher.
Shuttle Van
Several travel agencies have organized
to provide minibus transport from
Sultanahmet to Sabiha
Gökçen
Airport. Contact Turista
Travel or your Sultanahmet
hotel for information. The vans
depart several times daily and are
far cheaper than a taxi. (Shuttle
vans are not convenient for going
from the airport, alas....)
To/from Atatürk
Airport
Here are instructions
for going to Atatürk Airport on
the European shore.
Here's
info for transport from Atatürk Airport
to Istanbul's city center.
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