Istanbul Transportation – Ataturk Airport
There are many alternatives
Istanbul, such as any modem metropolis, provides many transportation alternatives for its guests. After arriving Ataturk Airport, a tourist can reach to the city centre by taxi, or choose more economical alternatives such as HAVAS, subway (called “hizli tramvay” by Turkish people) or municipality buses. An Akbil token, a unified transportation system that one can purchase credits as needed, makes getting on the city buses, subways, ferries and the trams more economical. “Dolmus” (a kind of shuttle that leaves the first stop when all seats are full), and minibuses are the means of transportation peculiar to Istanbul. All taxis in Istanbul have taximeters. Climbing up to Pera from Karakoy by talcing the “nostalgic tunnel” subway train is not only practical but also fun. With Istanbul Metrosu, the subway, you can reach from Taksim to 4. Levent very fast The ferries, fast sea buses and motorboats shuttle regularly in the sea. The bridges on the Bosphorus provides uninterrupted connection between Asia and Europe.
Istanbul Transportation – Many ships from abroad come alongside the harbour at Karakoy; and the passenger ships in the harbour never disappear throughout the year.
Plane
Ataturk Hava Limani is the international airport located in the European side of Istanbul. The Sabiha Gbkqen Hava Limani that has recently completed, is located in the Asian part of the city. There are scheduled and charter flights to Istanbul from many cities of Europe.
Ferries
The ferryboats of Maritime Lines (Deniz Yollari) have voyages between Izmir-Venice,
Many ships from abroad come alongside the harbour at Karakoy; and the passanger ships in the harbour never disappear throughout the year.
