Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

Getting Around For more information, see Transport

Ferry The most atmospheric way to travel between the Old City and Beyoğlu to the Asian, Golden Horn or Bosphorus suburbs; services operate from 7am to 10pm (approximately). Tram The easiest way to travel between Sultanahmet and Beyoğlu; services operate every five minutes between 6am and midnight. Metro The best way to travel from Atatürk International Airport to the Old City and from Taksim Meydanı (Taksim Sq) to suburbs in the north of the city. A new line links the Old City and Asian shore via a tunnel under the Sea of Marmara. Services operate from 6am to midnight. Bus Used when travelling along both sides of the Bosphorus and from Eminönü to the Western Districts. Services operate between 6am and 11pm (approximately).

Key Routes F1 Funicular between Kabataş and Taksim Meydanı (Taksim Sq).

M1A Metro line linking Atatürk International Airport with Yenikapı near Sultanahmet. M2 Metro line linking Yenikapı with Hacıosman. Stops at Vezneciler (near the Grand Bazaar), on the new bridge across the Golden Horn (Haliç) and at Şişhane and Taksim Meydanı (Taksim Sq) in Beyoğlu. Marmaray Newly opened metro line that travels from Kazlıçeşme and Yenikapı to Sirkeci near Eminönü and then under the Sea of Marmara to Üsküdar and Ayrılık Çeşme on the Asian shore. T1 Tram line between Bağcılar/Cevizlibağ and Kabataş via Zeytinburnu (for airport and otogar metro connections), Sultanahmet, the Grand Bazaar, Eminönü and Karaköy.