BOATS

There are two types of passenger boats operated by Istanbul Municipality. One of them is the conventional and enjoyable but slow “vapur” and the other is the faster “deniz - otobüsü” (sea-bus).

website for istanbul ferries:  http://www.ido.com.tr

english page : http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm

price list : http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul_ido_bilet_fiyat.asp

conventional ferry timetable: http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=1741&kapsam=178&ln=en

fast ferry timetable : http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=1737&kapsam=175&ln=en

scenic bosphorus tour : http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm?page=SubPage&kapsam=178&textid=1751&ln=EN

NOTE : Karaköy, Eminonu and Kabatas are the closest piers to our hotel.

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   or alternatively;

http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul_vapur.asp and choose your departure/arrival point from the box to get the timetable you want.
In the same page you will find the phone numbers of various piers.

 
TRAINS

turkish railways website: www.tcdd.gov.tr

timetables: https://etcdd.tcdd.gov.tr/tcddrezwebapproot/danismatcddservlet?ulkeid=ENG

Or alternatively you can log into http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul_tren.asp
And choose your line here in the box appearing at the top.
In the resulting page you will see:
 
Tren adi: the name of the train
Kalkis Saati: Departure time
Varis saati: Arrival Time
Süre: how long the trip takes
Uzaklik : Distance
Günler : Schedule (which day of the week)
 
 
CITY BUSES

website for istanbul buses: www.iett.gov.tr 

english page : http://www.iett.gov.tr/en/index.php

or alternatively,

Go to page http://www.istanbul.net.tr/istanbul_iett.asp
 
In the box “nereden” (from where) write your departure point
In the lower box “nereye” (to where) write your destination.
 
The list of buses that you can take will. In the boxes on the right you will find a list of the stops that these buses take. 
 
NOTE: The nearest stop to our hotel is “Tepebasi”, just across the lights. All the buses that pass here (Tepebasi) either has taken off or will arrive at “Taksim Square”. Taksim Square is a junction point for many buses. 
 
“HOW TO GET THERE” INTERNET SITE
 
This is an online project of municipality : http://gis.iett.gov.tr/map.asp
 
In the coming screen you choose your departure point “kalkis yeri” and arrival point “varis yeri” and when you click “göster” you get a screen with alternatives to get to your destination. You can choose one or more of these following alternatives :
  
IETT Otobüsleri : Buses
Metro
Vapur : Boat
Deniz Otobüsü : Boat
Banliyö : Train
 
In the resulting page, a list of lines appear. Next to the lines you will read
“hareket saatleri” : “schedule” (timetable)
“hat göster” : “detailed map”
 
In the coming map, each stop is shown seperately.
 
On the main page ( http://gis.iett.gov.tr/map.asp ) you can also search for addresses either by clicking on the map or by writing into the boxes on the right the following: 
 
Cadde sokak : street address
Mahalle : the name of the area if you know it
Ilçe : choose the name of the district from the list
 

..........updated 30.11.2008