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Transport between Sabiha Gökçen Airport and the center of Istanbul is by Havataş airport bus, Havaş airport bus, private transfer van, city bus, taxi, shuttle van, and car rental.

The journey between Old Istanbul and the airport can take as little as 40 minutes under the best conditions (06:00 am on a weekend morning, for example), but at other times you must allow 60 to 90 minutes, and perhaps even more.

Airport Bus

Two companies with similar names operate airport bus services:

Havataş Havalimanı Yolcu Servisi
Havataş airport buses, operated by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, can take you from Sabiha Gökçen Airport to Kadıköy on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus (for its ferry docks); to Taksim Square in Beyoğlu on the European shore; to the Yenikapı Fast Ferry Terminal; and to Atatürk Airport.

From Sabiha Gökçen to and from Taksim Square, buses depart on the hour and half-hour from 04:00 am to 01:00 am (ie, no buses from 01:30 am to 3:30 am). The fare for the 90-minute trip (light traffic) is TL12.

From Taksim Square you can take a Havataş or Havaş bus to Atatürk Airport, or to the Yenikapı Fast Ferry Terminal.

Havataş buses also travel between Sabiha Gökçen Airport and the IETT Kadıköy bus stops on the shore near the ferry docks (whence you can take a cross-Bosphorus ferry to Karaköy (Galata) or Eminönü on the Golden Horn. From the airport, departures are on the hour and half-hour from 04:00 am to 01:00 am; from Kadıköy, departures are at 15 minutes past and 15 minutes before each hour from 04:15 am to 00:45 (12:45 am). The fare is TL8.

See below for more transport options from Kadıköy.

Havaş Airport Bus
Havaş airport buses run from Sabiha Gökçen Airport to Taksim Square in Beyoğlu on the European shore; to the Kozyatağı Business Center west of Sabiha Gökçen Airport; and to İzmit, the city76 km (46 miles) east of the airport. Buses depart the airport for Taksim on the hour and half-hour from 05:00 am to 00:00 (midnight), and from Taksim from 03:30 am to 01:00 am. The 90-minute trip costs TL12.

From Taksim, other Havaş or Havataş buses can take you to Atatürk Airport. More...

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—and no hassles over the fare. For traveling parties of three or more, or anyone with lots of luggage, it's the best possible option. More...

Taxi

The daytime fare may be about TL90 to Taksim Square, TL105 to TL120 to Sirkeci or Sultanahmet, TL110 to the Büyük Otogar (main bus terminal), but only TL30 to the coastal town of Pendik, where you can catch a banliyö treni to Haydarpaşa, then a ferry to Karaköy and a tram to Sultanahmet. Tell the driver Pendik İstasyon.

You'll save money and you may save time by taking a taxi to an Asian-shore ferry dock (Üsküdar, Haydarpaşa, Kadıköy), then taking a ferry to the European shore.

Shuttle Van

Several travel agencies have organized to provide minibus transport from Sultanahmet to Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Contact one of my recommended travel agenciesor your Sultanahmet hotel for information. The vans depart several times daily and are far cheaper than a taxi, but they take longer, as they must drive to various locations to pick up passengers. (Shuttle vans are not convenient for traveling from the airport to the city center.)

Transport from Kadıköy

If you take the Havataş airport bus or a taxi to Kadıköy, or a taxi to Pendik then the suburban train to Haydarpaşa Station, you have other transport options.

Upon leaving the bus or taxi at Kadıköy, say "Feribot?" to anyone, and they'll point to the dock right next to the bus stops. Buy a jeton (token) 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 Kabataş and then the Füniküler to Taksim Square.

Ferries run from Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa 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 Kadıköy for Karaköy every 30 minutes, on the hour and half hour, with the last ferry departing Kadıköy at 00:00 (12 midnight).

The Harem intercity bus terminal, a good place to catch a bus to anywhere in Anatolia, is north of Kadıköy and Haydarpaşa, a short taxi or bus ride. (Ask the driver for Harem Otogar, hah-REEM OH-toh-gahr). More...

Going from the city to the airport, take a ferry from Eminönü or Karaköy to Kadıköy, then ask for help finding the Havataş 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 Kadıköy, at least two hours from Sultanahmet.

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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