TRANSPORTATION IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul is spread out on a wide area constituting European shore, Anatolian shore, the Golden Horn, Bosporus and the Islands. It is necessary to use these transport vehiles properly to wander around this city more easily. The Historical Peninsula, especially Eminonu district, can be wandered around on foot best.
Day and night, everyone can go wherever he/she wants in Istanbul, yet it should not be forgotten that you are in a motropolitan city with a population of 15 million.

Istanbul and the Historical Peninsula can be wandered around by public transport vehicles. It is possible to arrive at wherever you want in Istanbul through benefiting from railway transport by subway, tunnel and suburban train; from seaway by ferry, sea-bus, ferryboat and sea-motor; from land by public bus and shared taxi.  All these vehicles, despite minor seasonal changes, run from 6 am in the morning to 11 or 12 pm at night. Excep for little differences for some routes, ticet fee is almost the same for all routes. It is available to buy tickets or tokens from ticket offices at stops and docks. However, it is the best way to get an Akbyl, a kind ot travel pass for public transport, paying a reasonable deposit. By this system, you upload all the tycets you are to use during the travel to this Akbyl and the required fee is reduced while accessing toll gates. Thus, there is n o need to buy a token ticket whenever you want to use a vehicle, and you also get some discount due to full payment. Besides, it is possible to benefit from carryover facility of Istanbul’s public transport for half price. And is also available to return Akbil and get your deposit back while leaving Istanbul.

EXCEPTIONS
There is some discount fort he students with International Youth Travel Federation card during their travel and visits. For the handicapped, special buses, ramps, special telephone booths at central stops are available.

TRANSPORT BY SEA
Eminonu district in Istanbul, the only city in the world separated by see in the middle of it, is one of the passenger transport centers by sea transport vehicles. There is schedulet service by see motors from the docks on the right of Galata Bridge to Kadikoy, Uskudar and Bosporus; and from the docks on the left of it to the Golden Horn, Uskudar and Kadikoy. The names of the places to be arrived are written in big font size above dock buildings. Also;
The ferries with scheduled service and  special motorboats depart from herefor bosporus tour.
In the same district, it is possible to arrive at Harem Coach Station by scheduled ferryboat service.
Passenger ships and ferryboats depart from Sarayburnu Dock which is a bit ahead of this dock.

Excursions are available from Kabatas Dock to the Islands, named also as Prince Islands. Also, sea-bus facility is available to Bostanci, Bakirkoy and ferryboat facility to Bursa, Yalova, Mudanya and Bandirma from Yenikapi Dock are available. Besides, fast ferryboat service with Yalova connection is arrenged to neighboring cities from Pendik and Kartal districts. Bosporus tours by private boats departing from Kabatas Dock, usually through reservation of big hotels, are arranged as well.

RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Istanbuls railway transport is made up of the connection among subway, tramway and funicular. In this system, allowing arrival at Ataturk Airport, Istanbul subway departing from 4. Levent arrives at Taksim. It reaches at the tramway route at Kabatas using 0.6 km long funicular access. Through this tramway route, it arrives at Eminonu passing Kabatas and New Galata Bridge . Then, it goes to Zeytinburnu passing through to Zeytinburnu passing through the middle of whole Historial Peninsula. In order to go Ataturk Airport, it is necessary to chance to subway at Yusufpasa. In the tramway wagons, which run every five minutes, it is Indicated with light legend and voice which stop is to be arrived. If the tramway is preferred for the Historical Peninsula excursion, it is possible to walk to all tourist destinations through following tramway stops. By getting off the tramway at Pazartekke stop, which is the nearest stop to city walls before leaving the historical peninsula, it Is possible to g ot Kariye Museum in Edirnekapi by almost an hourwalk. This the point reached at by the longest walk. It is necessary to venture another half an hour walk when you want to go Balat on foot.
It is possible to reach all places in Istanbul by the municipality buses departing from Eminonu square.
In Istanbul, taxi free Is relatively low. For Instance, within the Historical Peninsula, the taxi fee from Sultanahmet to Karyye Museum is no more than 15 YTL.
Between Sirkeci Halkali in European shore and between Haydarpasa-Gebze in Anatolian shore, suburban trains operate by Marmara Sea shore from 05.00 am to 11.30 pm.

METRO BUS
The Metro buses operating between Avcylar and Topkapy on their allocated way are really efficient for public transport.It is possible to learn roundtrip hours of these vehicles by phone of from website.

BRIDGES
Connecting Anatolian and European sides of Istanbul Bogazici and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges are open for 24 hours a day, and different fees are paid for access by bus, minibus, motorcycle, lorry, truck or personal vehicle. Also, it is possible to access directly through toll booths of OGS (Automatic Access System) and KGS (Card Access System). Bogazici Bridge is between Beylerbeyi and Ortakoy, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge extends between Kavacyk an Hisarustu.  

A few common questions about transportation in Istanbul
-How can I go from airport to Sultanahmet ?
-What is cheapest  and easiest way to go around in Istanbul?
-What about taxi? Does it expensive? Any suggestion?
-Do I need to buy Akbil ?

Here is the answers for your questions about transportation .

Important phone numbers and web sites of Istanbul transportation
Istanbul Transport Inc.                                      (212) 568 99 70
Tramway-Subway-Passenger Service                          444 00 88  www.istanbul-ulasim.com.tr
Istanbul Sea Bus facilities                                           444 44 36  www.ido.com.tr
TCDD (State Railways)
Sirkeci Station                                                  (212) 527 00 50  www.tcdd.gov.tr
Haydarpa?a Station                                           (216) 336 04 75
Turkish Airways                                                         444 08 49  www.thy.com
Onur Air                                                                    444 66 87  www.onurair.com.tr
Coach Station                                                    (212) 658 05 05  www.otogaristanbul.com

Airports in Istanbul
Ataturk Airport (International and domestic flights)
Sabiha Gokcen Airport (International and domestic flights)

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