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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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