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You can travel between Istanbul's Büyük
Otogar (bus terminal) and Sultanahmet,
the center of historic Istanbul (and
the best cheap hotel area) in about 30
minutes completely by public
transport for less than YTL3.
A taxi might
cost around YTL20.
From the Otogar to Sultanahmet:
At the Otogar (bus
terminal), there are two entrances
to the Metro right
in the center of the terminal grounds.
Board a Metro train bound for Aksaray (map),
and take it to the end of the line.
At Aksaray, exit the Metro station,
turn right (south) and cross Adnan
Menderes Bulvari (boulevard)
towards the little mosque. Walk past
the mosque keeping it on your left
and you'll come to Millet Caddesi and
the Zeytinburnu-Kabatas
tram.
Turn right and you'll see the pedestrian
overpass from which provides
access to the tram platform on the
median in the middle of Millet Caddesi.
(If you need directions, as Tramvay
nerede? (trahm-vah-yee NEH-reh-deh).
Buy your tram token (jeton) from
the booth on the pedestrian
overpass, then walk down the
steps to the platform and take a train
marked Eminönü
or Kabatas.
Ride eastbound to Sultanahmet (the
recorded station announcement also
says "Blue
Mosque" in English!) and get
out. (See TTP's Sultanahmet
Street Guide for street-by-street
guidance.)
If you're bound for the Golden
Horn, ferry
docks, or the terminus for European trains at Sirkeci,
stay on the tram to the Sirkeci or Eminönü stop.
Going to Taksim
Square, stay on until
Kabatas, exit there and use the Füniküler to
travel to Taksim.
From Sultanahmet to the Otogar:
In Sultanahmet, board a Zeytinburnu
tram at
the stop on Divan
Yolu at the northeastern end of
the Hippodrome and
ride to the fifth stop, Yusufpasa-Aksaray.
Get out, climb the steps to the overpass,
turn right, descend the steps, walk
about 20 meters, turn left and walk
north past the little mosque, keeping
it on your right. Cross Adnan
Menderes Bulvari, enter the Metro terminal
and take a train to the sixth stop, Otogar.
Exit the train, turn right, climb
the steps, turn left, go out the doors,
turn right and you should see bus
ticket office No. 1 (of 168).
Note that the tram and Metro start
running about 06:00 (6 am) and stop
running shortly after midnight (12
am/24:00/00:00).
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