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enIstanbulkart: a travel ticket in Istanbul
Istanbulkart is a convenient contactless card for paying for public transport in Istanbul. It allows you to quickly and easily pay for travel throughout the city’s transportation system. It is the most affordable and efficient way of moving around the city. With the help of Istanbulkart you can pay not only in transport, but also in restaurants, museums, taxis, shops and gas stations.
Public transport in Istanbul:
Metro: The metro network, including Marmaray and Tünel, is the second oldest metro in Europe.
Metrobuses: buses that travel on designated lanes, avoiding traffic jams. Metrobuses connect the outskirts of the city.
Buses: routes cover the entire city.
Route taxi: blue minibuses with standing and yellow routes only with seats.
By ferry: routes on the Bosphorus, Golden Horn, Prince Islands, as well as car ferries, boats and catamarans.
Tram: runs on the European side of Istanbul.
Retro tram: connects Taksim square and Istiklal street.
Funicular: connects the station Kābataş with the square Taksim.
Cable car: routes Mačka - Taškyczyna and Eyup - Pijer Lotti.
How to buy a pass:
Istanbulkart and single tickets can be purchased at the Biletmatik ticket machines, as well as at ticket counters and kiosks at metro, ferry, tram and bus stops. Terminals often accept only cash. At the new Istanbul Airport (IST), you can purchase passes on the 2nd floor in the arrivals area or at the shuttle bus stations at the exits. At the Sabiha Gokchen airport, there are bus stops with vending machines.
Instructions for purchasing a travel pass:
Select language.
Click on the "Buy Card" tab and select the option you want: one-off trip, Istanbulkart recharge or Istanbulkart purchase.
Insert the money into the receipt and confirm the operation.
Take the card and check from the bottom of the terminal by pushing the transparent wall.
Types of transport cards:
Red (Anonim Kart) - map for tourists.
Blue (Mavi Kart) - monthly subscription.
Green (İndirimli Kart) - card for preferential categories of passengers.
Yellow (Ücretsiz Kart) is a free social card.
All cards except the red anonymous one are valid only for citizens of Turkey and persons having VWP of Turkey, as they are named.
How to use the terminal:
To pay for your journey, please attach a ticket card to the terminal at the beginning of your trip. In the metrobus, attach a map and at the end of the trip as the cost depends on the number of stops. In the Istanbul metro, when changing from one branch to another, you have to pay for the transfer again.
