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To Taksim Square · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 buses from Istanbul Airport

Not all night: the İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only) runs 01:10–05:45.

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Havaist coach to Taksim

Havaist · Havaist (İBB), fare set by İBB — line HVL-9

90 min rideEvery 40 minRuns all night

Transportation floor -2Taksim Square. Some departures run via 4. Levent

Non-stop24-hour service

TRY 470total for 1 adultTRY 470 eachBuy ticketOn Havaist, fare set by İBB

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Transportation floor -2, Peron 16; the Havaist counters are on the same floor

TRY 470 per person, flat. Card, online ticket or İstanbulkart only — no cash, and no transfer, concession, season or single-use tickets. Children under six ride free on a lap; from six they pay full fare. A return bought online is 40% off the return leg and valid for three days.

Luggage. Two bags of no more than medium size free per passenger; TRY 120 for each bag beyond that. Tell the crew your stop when you hand a bag over — it is unloaded only there.

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Night only

İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only)

H-2 · İETT

105 min ride01:10–05:45

Transportation floor -2Mecidiyeköy Metrobüs

Non-stop

TRY 92.40total for 1 adultTRY 92.40 eachBuy ticketOn İETT

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Transportation floor -2, the İETT stop "İstanbul Havalimanı". The listed times are when it leaves its depot, two stops earlier.

TRY 92.40 on an İstanbulkart — two boardings at TRY 46.20 each. A bank card or single-use ticket costs TRY 120. Night bus fares can double between 00:30 and 05:30, and it is not published whether the H-2 is exempt, so the 01:10 and 03:30 departures may cost twice this.

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

Hours. Three departures a day from the airport — 01:10, 03:30 and 05:45 — identical on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays, and none at all by day. İETT lists the H-2 among its night lines.

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Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Istanbul Airport into Istanbul

How do I get from Istanbul airport to Istanbul city center by bus?

For one traveler the cheapest bus is the Havaist coach to Taksim at TRY 470, 90 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the M11 metro to Gayrettepe at TRY 42.34 is.

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Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only) runs 01:10–05:45. Outside those hours, the Havaist coach to Taksim is what remains. and the board keeps only what is running.

Where each bus leaves you

Havaist coach to Taksim Havaist

From transportation floor -2 to Taksim Square. Some departures run via 4. Levent, Zincirlikuyu Metrobüs and Beşiktaş; the rest go express via Nurtepe. 90 min

İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only) H-2

From transportation floor -2 to Mecidiyeköy Metrobüs, beside Şişli-Mecidiyeköy on the M2, two stops from Taksim. 105 min

Havaist coach to Sultanahmet Havaist

From transportation floor -2 to Çatladıkapı, on the Marmara shore below Sultanahmet, via Miniatürk, Hasköy, Şişhane and Eminönü. 110 min The old city — Sultanahmet, Eminönü and Sirkeci — rather than Taksim. If that is where you are staying it is the only direct public service; if it is not, it is the slow way to the wrong side of the Golden Horn.

Havaist coach to Aksaray Havaist

From transportation floor -2 to Aksaray Metro, at the western edge of the old city, via Nurtepe, Ayvansaray and Ulubatlı. 90 min Aksaray is the old city's transport hub, not its center: four T1 tram stops from Sultanahmet and one M1 stop from Yenikapı. Useful for the old city and for anyone changing to the M1 or the Marmaray; not for Taksim.

Havaist coach to Kadıköy Havaist

From transportation floor -2 to Kadıköy, on the Asian side, via Tepeüstü, Yenisahra and Acıbadem Metro. 120 min The Asian side. The only direct public service across the Bosphorus from this airport; every other option on this page leaves you in Europe.

Before you travel

How much is the bus from Istanbul airport to Istanbul city center?

Havaist coach to Taksim: TRY 470 for one traveler, TRY 940 for two. İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only): TRY 92.40 for one traveler, TRY 184.80 for two.

How long does the bus take from Istanbul airport to Istanbul?

Havaist coach to Taksim: 90 min, to Taksim Square. Some departures run via 4. Levent. İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only): 105 min, to Mecidiyeköy Metrobüs.

What time does the bus run from Istanbul airport?

Havaist coach to Taksim: Runs all night. İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only): 01:10–05:45. Havaist coach to Sultanahmet: 05:00–23:45. Havaist coach to Aksaray: Runs all night. Havaist coach to Kadıköy: Runs all night.