Istanbul’s new airport started service on 29th of October.
The new airport of Istanbul, Istanbul airport, was commissioned and started commercial service on 29th of October, 2018. Some of the flights transferred to new airport. On 6th of April 2019, all flights to/from Yesilkoy Ataturk airport will be transferred to new airport.
Istanbul airport is 50 km away from Old City (Sirkeci) and 65 km from Kadikoy (Asian side).
Currently, 2 metro connections to Istanbul airport are under construction. First is Mecidiyekoy-Airport metro. The metro line is expected to be ready in 2020.
The other metro line is Halkali-Airport metro, which will start from the main Marmaray station on west. The target commission date for this metro is 2021.
Istanbul Airport will also be connected to Halkali and Sabiha Gokcen (the other airport in Asian side) by a new high speed line in the future. The construction has not started yet.
Yet, only public transport to Istanbul Airport is by bus.
Public buses give service in 5 routes in European site (August 2019).
Airport shuttles are departing from/calling at 47 points in 12 routes (August 2019).
All buses depart from the -2nd floor at the airport. Istanbulkart and debit/credit cards can be used for payment. You can buy Istanbulkart at same floor through ticket machines (yellow or blue). For public buses, only Istanbulkart can be used, debit/credit cards cannot.
The departure points, timetables and public transport connections of airport shuttles are as follows:
Airport shuttles from European side
- Ist-1S Sultanahmet-Eminonu-Piyalepasa
- Ist-1Y Yenikapi-Aksaray-Ulubatli-Ayvansaray
- Ist-2 Beylikduzu-Cumhuriyet-Tuyap-B.Cekmece-Catalca
- Ist-3 Esenler Otogari (main bus station)
- Ist-4 Bakirkoy-Atakoy-Sirinevler-Kuleli
- Ist-4G Gunesli
- Ist-5 Besiktas-Zincirlikuyu-4.Levent
- Ist-15 Avcilar-Bahcesehir-Ispartakule
- Ist-17 Halkali-Ataturk-Demirciler-Basaksehir
- Ist-19 Taksim-Nurtepe
Public buses from European side
Airport shuttles from Asian side
Categories: Urban Transport
do I need the Istanbul Card for the bus/ where would I get the card?
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-2nd floor via machines. Or you can pay by card.
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can I get the metro from SG to Sultanhmet?
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Get to Kadikoy by bus. Then to Eminonu by ferry. Then to Sultanahmet by tram.
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Onor, thank you! I now believe I’m flying into the new airport- is there a direct train or metro from there into the city centre?
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Not yet. Only bus. In many routes ins Sultanahmet. Details in this post. 🙂
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Thank you Onur!
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