Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sultangazi transfer
Private door-to-door transfer · about 35 km, 37 min · one fixed price.
About this transfer
Landing on the European side and heading inland to Sultangazi brings you roughly 35 kilometres southwest of the terminal. Booking an Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sultangazi transfer means we meet you right at the arrivals exit, take care of your luggage, and head out onto the Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu.
The drive usually takes 37 minutes, staying steady through most hours of the day. We track your flight before you touch down, so our driver is waiting with a name board whenever you clear the exit.
Taking the airport shuttle HVL - 3 brings you toward Cebeci Mahallesi, charging per person and per bag. Public transport means taking the M11 subway and changing for the 36F bus, which adds a walk of more than a kilometre to finish the trip.
With us, your group travels together for €41 per vehicle, divided among everyone travelling. We take you straight to the address without transfers, stops along the way, or carrying bags between platforms.
How do you get there from the airport?
The published figures for every option, side by side. The choice is yours.
- Per person, two travelling
- €21
- TRY 490
- TRY 119
- Per person, four travelling
- €10
- TRY 490
- TRY 119
- Seats and luggage
- Up to 7 passengers, 5 bags, one price
- A ticket each, TRY 120 per bag
- You carry them
- Journey time
- 37 min
- 75 min, plus a 264 m walk
- 79 min
- Stops on the way
- None, straight there
- 1 stop before yours
- 20 stops before yours
- Changes
- None
- None
- 1 · M11 + 36F
- Where it drops you
- At the address itself
- Cebeci Mahallesi stop, 264 m walk
- 1517 m walk
- How often it runs
- Timed to your flight, no last departure
- 23 departures a day, 04:40–03:00
- every 15 minutes
- Going back to the airport
- Any time you like
- 03:00–00:30
- 80 min · 36B + M11
- Where you board
- Arrivals hall, name board
- Peron 5
- İstanbul Havalimanı
Bus fares are the lira amounts published by the operator and assume one bag per passenger. The transfer price is per vehicle, shown here divided by the number of passengers.
How long does the drive take, hour by hour?
Measured on an ordinary Tuesday. With traffic ignored entirely, the same drive is 38 minutes.
- 03:0038 min
- 08:0038 min
- 13:0037 minquietest
- 18:0042 minbusiest
- 22:0038 min
Typical traffic estimates, not live traffic. Sampled on September 1, 2026; a real journey moves with weather, incidents and events.
Flying out? See when to leave for the airport, hour by hour.Step by step on public transport
79 minutes, TRY 119, 1 change. Here is the sampled itinerary.
M11metroAt İstanbul Havalimanı, board the M11 metro towards Halkalı.
- Kargo Terminali
- Taşoluk
- Arnavutköy Hastane
Ride 4 stops and get off at İbn Haldun Üniversitesi.
15 minutes · every 15 minutes
Walk across to 11. Bölge.
- 36Fbus
At 11. Bölge, change to the 36F bus towards Cebeci Peronlar.
Ride 16 stops and get off at Huzur.
21 minutes
Arrival
Walk 629 metres from Huzur to the address, about 8 minutes.
You walk 1517 metres in total along the way. One itinerary sampled for a weekday daytime departure. Lines, timetables and fares change; check before you travel.
- Route
- About 22 km on the Kuzey Marmara Otoyolu
- Nearest rail station
- Sultançifliği (T4), 955 m away
The airport is on the M11 metro line
Choose your vehicle
Fixed prices for the 35 km Istanbul Airport (IST) → Sultangazi route. Pick the class that fits your group.
Eco Van
StandardUp to 75€41Reserve
Mercedes Vito / VW Caravelle
BusinessUp to 75€49ReserveVIP Mercedes Maybach
VIPUp to 45€57Reserve
Mercedes Sprinter / VW Crafter
GroupUp to 1610€69Reserve
VIP Mercedes Sprinter Black
VIPUp to 1212€99Reserve
Midibus
GroupUp to 2626€190Reserve
Mercedes E-Class
BusinessUp to 33€287Reserve
Bus
GroupUp to 46100€414Reserve
Mercedes S-Class
VIPUp to 33€518Reserve
Included in every transfer
Frequently asked questions
- How much is a transfer from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sultangazi?
- The fixed price starts at €41 and is per vehicle, not per person. The vehicle at that price seats 7 with room for 5 bags, so a group of four pays €10 each.
- How long does the journey from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Sultangazi take?
- The distance is 35 kilometres. With traffic ignored the drive is 38 minutes; around 18:00, the busiest hour measured, it reaches 42 minutes.
- Can you reach Sultangazi by public transport?
- Yes. The sampled itinerary takes 79 minutes and needs 1 change: M11 + 36F.
- What does public transport cost?
- The İstanbulkart fare for the sampled itinerary is TRY 119 per person. The transfer's €41 is per vehicle, so it divides among the passengers.
- What if I land late at night?
- The first HVL - 3 departure is 04:40 and the last is 03:00. Flights landing between 03:00 and 04:40 have no bus; a private transfer is timed to the flight instead.
- How far do you walk on public transport?
- The sampled itinerary involves 1517 metres of walking, about 25 minutes, of which 629 metres are from the last stop to the address. A private transfer stops at the door.
- Where does the HVL - 3 bus drop you?
- At Cebeci Mahallesi. The address is 264 metres further, and that is a walk you make with your luggage.
- What is the nearest rail station to Sultangazi?
- Sultançifliği, 955 metres away. The T4 lines call there.
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