Yenikapi Ferry Docks, Istanbul

Istanbul's Yenikapi ferry terminal is an important transport nexus for transport to Yalova (for Iznik and Bursa), Bandirma (for Izmir and the Aegean coast), and for Izmir (by overnight car ferry).

Fast catamaran "Sea Bus" ferries zoom to and from various points in the Istanbul metropolitan area, including Bostanci, Bakirköy and Kadiköy, and also across the Sea of Marmara to Yalova and Bandirma, as well as to Sea of Marmara ports such as Armutlu, Mudanya, Avsa, Marmara island, Çinarcik, Esenköy and Küçük Kumla.

The overnight car ferries between Istanbul and Izmir (Alsancak) may also arrive and depart at Yenikapi at some time, although at this writing the ferries arrive and depart Istanbul at Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu).

Surburban trains (banliyö trenleri) depart Sirkeci Station for Halkali, stopping at Yenikapi along the route. If you are staying at a Sultanahmet hotel south and east of the Hippodrome (on Kutlugün, Akbiyik, Mimar Mehmet Aga or Amiral Tafdil sokaks, for example), it's more convenient to walk downhill to the Cankurtaran station to catch the surburban train toward Halkali.

It's about a 15- or 20-minute walk south from the Aksaray Metro terminus or the Yusufpasa stop on the Zeytinburnu-Eminönü/Kabatas tram line along Atatürk Caddesi to the Yenikapi ferry terminal.

Yenikapi has been designated an important nexus in Istanbul's public transport system, the spot where Metro and suburban rail lines meet fast ferries. The Marmaray Project, putting a rail tunnel beneath the Bosphorus, was planned to link with the Metro and ferry docks in a huge underground terminal at Yenikapi.

In November 2005, excavations for the terminal revealed the Theodosian harbor of Constantinople, with artifacts dating from the 300s AD. Teams of excavators converted the terminal construction into Istanbul's largest archeological site, revealing foundations of a church, a city gate, and eight sunken ships. Work continues....

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Above, Istanbul's Yenikapi ferry terminal.
Below, the Istanbul-Izmir overnight car ferry.