İETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent MetroorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Pre-booked private transfer reaches Kadıköy, on the Asian shore, and Taksim across the Bosphorus; the İETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent Metro does not. The European side, but 4. Levent is a business district on the M2, not the centre: Taksim is five metro stops on, on a TRY 34.40 transfer. For Levent, Maslak or the Bosphorus villages it is the direct way; for Taksim the Havabüs coach is.

The İETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent Metro is quicker: 2 h against 2 h 10.

İETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent Metro: 05:30–01:00. Pre-booked private transfer: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares

What each costs for the whole party, in TRY. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Pre-booked private transfer is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
Travelers	İETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent Metro	Pre-booked private transfer	Difference
1	TRY 138.60	about TRY 3,515	TRY 3,376.40
2	TRY 277.20	about TRY 3,515	TRY 3,237.80
3	TRY 415.80	about TRY 3,515	TRY 3,099.20
4	TRY 554.40	about TRY 3,515	TRY 2,960.60
5	TRY 693	about TRY 3,515	TRY 2,822
6	TRY 831.60	about TRY 3,515	TRY 2,683.40
7	TRY 970.20	about TRY 3,515	TRY 2,544.80
8	TRY 1,108.80	about TRY 7,030	TRY 5,921.20

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Where each one leaves you

E-3 · İETTİETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent Metro

From: The İETT stop on the road outside the terminal
To: 4. Levent Metro, on the M2 across the Bosphorus, five stops north of Taksim
Luggage: An İETT express bus; İETT publishes no luggage rule for it.
Runs: 05:30–01:00
Journey: 120 min

Two hours on İETT's own figure, over the second bridge. The Havabüs coach reaches Taksim itself in 90 to 113 minutes for TRY 485.

TRY 138.60 for one person against TRY 46.20 on the metro to Kadıköy; the difference buys the crossing to Europe.

The M2 from 4. Levent runs 06:00 to midnight, and through the night on Fridays and Saturdays, so the 00:20 and 01:00 buses land you without an onward train on other nights.

İETT bus E-3 to 4. Levent Metro: price for every party size

See İETT's E-3 timetable

transfer · KiwitaxiPre-booked private transfer

From: Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To: Beyoğlu, around Taksim
Luggage: The sedan seats four with three bags; the minibus seven with seven. Choose by luggage as well as seats.
Journey: 130 min

Book at least 16 hours ahead; nearer the day a car is offered only when one is free.

The price read was a reduction on a €70 list price; check it when you book.

In Türkiye the law may put a minibus in place of the car you book, at the same price.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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