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The least expensive way to travel
between Old Istanbul and Atatürk
Airport is by tram
and Metro, but
here's an alternative:
You can travel by suburban
train (banliyö treni) and taxi between Istanbul's Atatürk
Airport and Sirkeci
Station (with a stop near Sultanahmet) in
about an hour for under YTL10
(map).
Suburban trains run betweenSirkeci
Stationand Halkali, a western
suburb, stopping at Yesilyurt near Atatürk
Airport, every 15 or 20 minutes
throughout the day. The train ride
between Sirkeci and Yesilyurt takes
about 30 minutes; the taxi ride between
Yesilyurt and Atatürk
Airport about 10 minutes.
At morning and evening rush
hours the trains may be
very crowded, so you may want to
go by tram
and Metro, or taxi,
at those times (although those will
be crowded too.)
FROM ATATÜRK AIRPORT
TO SIRKECI &
SULTANAHMET
Be sure to have at least YTL15
in Turkish
liras to pay for the taxi and train.
You can get it at any ATM or currency
exchange office in the airport.
Tell the taxi driver to take you to Yesilyurt
Tren Istasyonu (YEH-sheel-yoort
TREHN ee-stass-yoh-noo), about
a 10-minute ride. You must climb
some stairs with your luggage to
reach the train platform, but it's
not too bad.
Buy a token for the
turnstile (or use your Akbil)
and board the train when it comes.
If you're going to a hotel
in Sultanahmet, you may want to
get out of the train at the Cankurtaran (JAHN-koor-tah-rahn)
station, the one just before Sirkeci,
and walk uphill to your hotel.
If you stay on the train to its final
stop at Sirkeci, you can take the Zeytinburnu-Kabatas
Tram uphill two stops
to Sultanahmet,
or farther west along Divan
Yolu to Çemberlitas or
the Grand
Bazaar and beyond.
FROM SULTANAHMET & SIRKECI
TO ATATÜRK
AIRPORT
Suburban trains start from Sirkeci,
so if you go to the station you have
a better chance of finding
an empty seat, especially
at evening rush hour; or you can board
the train at Cankurtaran (see below).
Note that there are few signs
marking the stations along the route,
and no station stop announcements! If
you sit on the left side of the train
facing forward, you'll have the best
chance to see the station signs as
you go.
You can take the Zeytinburnu-Kabatas
Tram downhill from Sultanahmet to
two stops to Sirkeci
Station, just before Eminönü,
the end of the line. Enter the
station, walk toward the right
and look for the Banliyö sign.
Buy a token, put it in the turnstile
and board the train.
Or you can walk from your Sultanahmet
hotel downhill to the Cankurtaran
station and board the train
there. You'll have to climb some
steps to reach the train platform,
but it's not too bad. Buy a token
(or use your Akbil),
pass through the turnstile, and board
the train when it comes, sitting
(or standing) on the left side of
the train, facing forward, so you
can see the station signs as you
go.
Get out at Yesilyurt, the
station after Bakirköy, go down
the steps, turn left, then left up
some more steps to the street, then
left to the taxi rank. Say havalimani (HAH-vah-lee-mah-nuh)
to the driver. The fare should be YTL8
or less.
Say Iç Hatlar (EECH
haht-lahr) for the domestic departures
terminal, or Dis Hatlar (DUSH
haht-lahr) for the international departures
terminal.
An alternative way to/from
the airport is by tram
and Metro, which costs a bit
less and may take a few
more minutes.
Otogar
to/from Sultanahmet by Metro & Tram
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