Istanbul Airport (IST)
- Side
- European side
- Metro
- M11
- Routes
- 320
- Routes run
- 12 to 99 km
- Fares from
- €41
- Terminal address
- Tayakadın, Terminal Caddesi No:1, 34283 Arnavutköy/İstanbul
What we do
Private airport transfers in Istanbul
From Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) to the door, in a car that waits for your flight. From €41 for the whole car, fixed before you fly.
An airport transfer with Airport Transfer Istanbul is a private car booked for one journey between a terminal and an address. It runs from both of Istanbul's airports, Istanbul Airport on the European side and Sabiha Gökçen on the Asian side, to 319 published destinations from each and to any other address you enter. Your chauffeur waits in the arrivals hall with your name on a board and follows your flight, so a late landing moves the pickup instead of losing it.
The fare is fixed before you travel and belongs to the car, not to the passengers. It comes from the distance and the class, never from the hour: over Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim, 50 km, the Eco Van is €46 for up to 7 people, about €12 each for 4 travelling together. A run under 45 km is billed as 45 km, which is where the €41 starting price comes from. Below, the 26 areas visitors stay in are priced from both airports, with the nearer one marked where the answer is clear.
At a glance
- Airports
- IST and SAW, one on each shore
- Published destinations
- 319 from each airport
- Fares from
- €41 for up to 7 people
- Meeting
- arrivals hall, name board
- Cancellation
- free up to 24 hours before pickup
- Operated by
- a travel agency licensed by TÜRSAB, no. 17179
The two airports
Which shore each terminal is on, how far its routes run and what they start at. Each airport's own page lists every route from it.
Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW)
- Side
- Asian side
- Metro
- M4
- Routes
- 319
- Routes run
- 2 to 106 km
- Fares from
- €41
- Terminal address
- Sanayi, 34906 Pendik/İstanbul
Every area, priced from both airports
The fare in the cheapest class for the whole car, with the distance we drive and the drive with traffic ignored. Each area's page prices the hotels and addresses inside it.
| Area | From Istanbul Airport | From Sabiha Gökçen |
|---|---|---|
| Eminönü | Nearer€4751 km · 54 min | €6460 km · 56 min |
| Taksim | Nearer€4650 km · 49 min | €6663 km · 53 min |
| Karaköy / Galata | Nearer€4650 km · 50 min | €6460 km · 56 min |
| Beyoğlu | Nearer€4852 km · 53 min | €6562 km · 58 min |
| Fatih | Nearer€4650 km · 52 min | €6258 km · 52 min |
| Sultanahmet | €4954 km · 56 min | €6460 km · 52 min |
| Şişli | Nearer€4347 km · 45 min | €6764 km · 49 min |
| Beşiktaş | €4650 km · 48 min | €6764 km · 47 min |
| Bakırköy | Nearer€4751 km · 53 min | €6966 km · 58 min |
| Pendik | €7486 km · 73 min | Nearer€4114 km · 16 min |
| Sarıyer | Nearer€4347 km · 50 min | €7980 km · 53 min |
| Ortaköy | €4852 km · 52 min | €6966 km · 49 min |
| Küçükçekmece | Nearer€4143 km · 47 min | €7777 km · 66 min |
| Üsküdar | €5865 km · 61 min | Nearer€4751 km · 39 min |
| Ataşehir | €6473 km · 58 min | Nearer€4125 km · 29 min |
| Kadıköy | €5764 km · 63 min | Nearer€4137 km · 39 min |
| Ümraniye | €6372 km · 49 min | Nearer€4140 km · 29 min |
| Bağcılar | Nearer€4140 km · 40 min | €7574 km · 58 min |
| Arnavutköy | Nearer€4117 km · 23 min | €8992 km · 60 min |
| Tuzla | €8397 km · 80 min | Nearer€4119 km · 23 min |
| Bayrampaşa | Nearer€4448 km · 42 min | €6764 km · 52 min |
| Esenyurt | Nearer€4142 km · 53 min | €8688 km · 73 min |
| Maltepe | €6878 km · 65 min | Nearer€4119 km · 26 min |
| Zeytinburnu | Nearer€4549 km · 49 min | €6562 km · 55 min |
| Kartal | €7182 km · 70 min | Nearer€4119 km · 22 min |
| Büyükçekmece | Nearer€5157 km · 42 min | €9296 km · 81 min |
An airport is marked nearer only where it is both closer on the map and quicker on the road. Runs from Sabiha Gökçen that cross the Bosphorus carry a fixed €10 bridge and motorway fee, already inside the fares shown. All routes and destinations
From landing to the door
An arrival at Istanbul Airport worked through: a flight landing at 12:15, a stay in Taksim.
- 01
12:15 · Landing
The flight is tracked from the moment it is booked. If it lands late, the pickup moves with it at no extra cost.
- 02
13:00 · Pickup
The booking form suggests a pickup 45 minutes after landing, which allows for passport control and bags. Waiting at the airport is included.
- 03
Arrivals hall
Your chauffeur waits with your name on a board and helps with the luggage to the car. The driver's name and the plate come on WhatsApp.
- 04
13:50 · At the door
At 13:00 the drive to Taksim takes 50 minutes. Across the hours it was sampled at, it ranged from 45 minutes at 03:00 to 57 at 08:00: another hour moves the arrival, not the fare.
Every class, one rate per kilometre
Seats, large cases and the fare over Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim, a 50 km run. The rate belongs to the class, and the fare is for the car however many seats you fill.
| Vehicle | Seats | Cases | Per km | 50 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eco Van | 7 | 5 | €0.92 | €46 |
| Mercedes Vito / VW Caravelle | 7 | 5 | €1.09 | €55 |
| VIP Mercedes Maybach | 4 | 5 | €1.27 | €64 |
| Mercedes Sprinter / VW Crafter | 16 | 10 | €1.53 | €77 |
| VIP Mercedes Sprinter Black | 12 | 12 | €2.20 | €110 |
| Mercedes E-Class | 3 | 3 | €6.38 | €319 |
| Mercedes S-Class | 3 | 3 | €11.50 | €575 |
| Midibus | 26 | 26 | €4.23 | €212 |
| Bus | 46 | 100 | €9.20 | €460 |
The fare is the distance times the class rate, with a 45 km minimum, and the whole car is yours. Nothing is added for tolls, night hours or a public holiday. Crossing the Bosphorus from Sabiha Gökçen carries a fixed bridge & motorway fee, and it is inside the figure you are shown. See the whole fleet
The arrivals people ask about
Late, with the family, on the far shore or flying on: the fare is still the distance and the class.
A family with luggage
Seats and large cases are two separate limits. The Eco Van takes 7 people and 5 cases, so a full car with a case each needs the class above. The fleet page gives both figures for every class, and the booking form offers only the classes that take both.
A landing in the small hours
We drive at every hour and the fare does not move with it. At 03:00 the drive over Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim took 45 minutes when it was sampled. The airport buses keep a timetable, and every route page with a bus says when the last one leaves.
Sabiha Gökçen for the European side
Sabiha Gökçen is on the Asian side, so an address on the European side means crossing the Bosphorus. The same Taksim is 63 km from there and €66 in the Eco Van, with the fixed €10 crossing fee inside it, against €46 over Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim.
Flying out
The drive back is priced the same way. From Taksim to Istanbul Airport it took from 40 minutes at 05:00 to 53 at 18:00 when it was sampled, and the airports ask passengers on international flights to be at the terminal 3 hours before take-off.
Changing airports
The two terminals are 99 km apart on the route the fare is measured on, about 72 minutes with traffic ignored. The Eco Van between them is €94.
Airport transfer questions
- How much is a transfer from Istanbul Airport to the city?
- It depends on the distance and the class, and it is one price for the car. Over Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim, 50 km, the Eco Van is €46. Every published destination has its own page with the fare in every class, and a run under 45 km is billed as 45 km, which makes €41 the lowest fare.
- Is the price per person or per vehicle?
- Per vehicle. Airport Transfer Istanbul charges one fixed fare for the car, shared by everyone travelling together, so the share falls as the car fills: over Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim the €46 for the Eco Van comes to about €12 each when 4 travel together.
- What is included in the fare?
- The chauffeur meeting you in the arrivals hall with a name board, flight tracking, waiting time at the airport and help with the luggage. The welcome service is a fixed €4 on every booking.
- What if my flight is delayed?
- Airport Transfer Istanbul tracks the flight, so the pickup follows the real landing time at no extra cost, and waiting at the airport is included, which covers passport control and baggage reclaim.
- How long is the drive into the city?
- Istanbul Airport (IST) → Taksim is 49 minutes with traffic ignored. Across the hours it was sampled at, the drive ranged from 45 to 57 minutes, longest around 08:00. Every route page shows its own drive hour by hour.
- Which airport is closer to where I am staying?
- It depends on the area. Of the 26 areas in the table, 15 are clearly nearer to Istanbul Airport and 8 to Sabiha Gökçen. In the other 3, one airport is closer on the map and the other quicker on the road, so the table shows both figures without a mark.
- We have more luggage than seats. Which class do we need?
- Count the large cases as well as the people. The Eco Van takes 7 passengers and 5 cases, every class lists both figures, and the booking form offers only the classes that take your numbers.
- Do you have child seats?
- Yes. A child seat is €10 and a booster seat €8, both added while you book.
- How far ahead do I need to book, and can I cancel?
- At least 45 minutes before pickup, because every booking is dispatched by hand. Cancelling or changing is free up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Is it dearer at night?
- No. The fare comes from the distance and the class alone, so a landing at four in the morning costs what the same journey costs at noon. The one fixed addition is the €10 bridge and motorway fee on Sabiha Gökçen runs that cross the Bosphorus, already inside the fare you are shown.
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