Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

same as municipal buses. Dolmuşes are almost as comfortable as taxis, run later into the night in many instances, and often ply routes that buses and other forms of transport don’t service. Most travellers are unlikely to take a dolmuş during their visit to the city. The only routes they are likely to find useful are Kadıköy–Taksim, Kadıköy–Üsküdar, Beşiktaş– Harbiye and along the Bosphorus shores.

Bicycle You would be putting your life at serious risk – don’t even think about it.