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5 ways to the airport

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The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

M4 metro to Kadıköy

M4 · Metro İstanbul, fare set by İBB
52 min rideEvery 6 min06:00–23:59
Kadıköy metro stationIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen
Non-stopLuggage space
TRY 46.20total for 1 adultTRY 46.20 eachBuy ticketOn Metro İstanbul, fare set by İBB
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Kadıköy metro station, the M4's first stop

TRY 46.20 on an İstanbulkart, the flat first-boarding fare. A bank card or phone tapped on the gate, or a single-use ticket, pays TRY 65. Children pay from age seven; there is no group ticket. Changing to the Marmaray or a bus on the same card is a TRY 34.40 transfer, not a second full fare. Between 00:30 and 05:30 on Friday and Saturday nights every fare doubles.

Luggage. One large suitcase, up to 30 kg and 120 x 60 x 50 cm, plus a cabin bag or small backpack, free. A second suitcase costs one more fare. Ordinary metro cars without racks.

Hours. Every day, every 4 to 10 minutes; 52 minutes to the airport, the last stop. On Friday and Saturday nights trains keep going every 30 minutes from 00:30 to 05:30 at double fare.

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Shuttle

Havabüs coach to Kadıköy

Havabüs · Havabüs, fare set by İBB — line SG-1
60–87 min rideEvery 45 min03:15–23:15
Kadıköy RıhtımIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen
Luggage space
TRY 300total for 1 adultTRY 300 eachBuy ticketOn Havabüs, fare set by İBB
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Kadıköy Rıhtım, the İETT bus stops on the waterfront by the ferry piers

TRY 300 per person, flat; İBB's tariff lists the line at TRY 300.30. No transfer, concession or season cards. Bought online or at the coach.

Luggage. A coach with a hold; the operator publishes no bag limit for it.

Hours. About every 45 minutes. The first coach is 03:15 on weekdays and 04:15 on Saturdays and Sundays; the last is 23:15 every day.

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Shuttle

Havabüs coach to Taksim

Havabüs · Havabüs, fare set by İBB — line SG-2
90–113 min rideEvery 30 min03:00–22:00
TaksimIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen
Luggage space
TRY 485total for 1 adultTRY 485 eachBuy ticketOn Havabüs, fare set by İBB
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Taksim, the Havabüs stop on Abdülhak Hamit Caddesi in Talimhane — the operator's English page names the Gezi Park metro exit on Cumhuriyet Caddesi

TRY 485 per person, flat; İBB's tariff lists the line at TRY 485.10. No transfer, concession or season cards. Bought online or at the coach.

Luggage. A coach with a hold; the operator publishes no bag limit for it.

Hours. Every 30 minutes. The first coach is 03:00 on weekdays and 03:30 on Saturdays and Sundays; the last is 22:00 every day.

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Pre-booked

Pre-booked private transfer

Driver meets you in arrivals
130 min rideTraffic dependent
BeyoğluIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen
Non-stopPer vehiclePre-book
€63total for 1 adult€63 each · about TRY 3,515 in allBook transferPartner link · through Kiwitaxi
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Beyoğlu, around Taksim; the driver collects you at the door

Charged in euros: €63 for the car or minibus. Converted at the European Central Bank's reference rate of 30 October 2026 only to compare it with the local fares; your card's rate will differ a little.

Luggage. The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.

Price for every party size · Fare source (partner link)

Night only

İETT bus E-10 to Kadıköy (night only)

E-10 · İETT
87 min ride01:15–04:55, every night but Friday to Saturday
KadıköyIstanbul Sabiha Gökçen
Non-stop
TRY 92.40total for 1 adultTRY 92.40 eachBuy ticketOn İETT
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Kadıköy, the E-10's first stop on the waterfront

TRY 92.40 on an İstanbulkart — two boardings at TRY 46.20, the same for every card. A bank card or single-use ticket pays TRY 120. No transfer discount. Bus fares can double between 00:30 and 05:30 unless a decision exempts the line, and none is published, so the 01:05, 02:25 and 03:30 departures may cost twice this.

Luggage. An ordinary İETT bus; İETT publishes no luggage rule for it.

Hours. Four departures a night from Kadıköy — 01:15, 02:15, 03:45 and 04:55 — and none on the night from Friday to Saturday; the same night-fare question applies.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Private transfer to Istanbul Airport. Every way from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen airport into Istanbul

How do I get from Istanbul to Sabiha Gökçen airport?

For one traveler the M4 metro to Kadıköy is the way we recommend: TRY 46.20 in total, 52 min, boarding at Kadıköy metro station. The first one leaves at 06:00 and is at the airport by about 06:52; the last leaves at 23:59.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
İETT bus E-10 to Kadıköy (night only)

First 01:15 from Kadıköy, at the airport by about 02:42.

Havabüs coach to Kadıköy

First 03:15 from Kadıköy Rıhtım, at the airport by about 04:15.

Havabüs coach to Taksim

First 03:00 from Taksim, at the airport by about 04:30.

M4 metro to Kadıköy

First 06:00 from Kadıköy metro station, at the airport by about 06:52.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Before the first metro, Havabüs leaves Taksim every 30 minutes from 03:00 (03:30 on Saturdays and Sundays) and Kadıköy from 03:15 (04:15 at weekends), about every 45 minutes. Allow 90 minutes from Taksim and an hour from Kadıköy.

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Early flights

Before the first metro, Havabüs leaves Taksim every 30 minutes from 03:00 (03:30 on Saturdays and Sundays) and Kadıköy from 03:15 (04:15 at weekends), about every 45 minutes. Allow 90 minutes from Taksim and an hour from Kadıköy.

At the station

Kadıköy is the M4's first station. Trains to the airport leave every 4 to 10 minutes from 06:00 to 23:59 and take 52 minutes to Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı, the last stop. On Friday and Saturday nights they keep going every 30 minutes at double fare.

Where the bus leaves from

In Taksim, Havabüs boards on Abdülhak Hamit Caddesi in Talimhane, the stop İETT lists for the line; the operator's English page names the Gezi Park metro exit on Cumhuriyet Caddesi instead, so check before you go. In Kadıköy it boards at the İETT stops on Rıhtım, by the ferry piers.

Tickets

Tap an İstanbulkart at the metro gate on the way out too: a bank card or phone is charged the single-use TRY 65 instead of TRY 46.20, in either direction. Havabüs sells online and at the coach.

Questions

When is the first M4 metro to Kadıköy from Kadıköy metro station?

06:00. It reaches the airport at about 06:52.

Where does the Havabüs coach to Kadıköy leave from in Istanbul?

Kadıköy Rıhtım, the İETT bus stops on the waterfront by the ferry piers. First departure 03:15, last 23:15.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Before the first metro, Havabüs leaves Taksim every 30 minutes from 03:00 (03:30 on Saturdays and Sundays) and Kadıköy from 03:15 (04:15 at weekends), about every 45 minutes. Allow 90 minutes from Taksim and an hour from Kadıköy.

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