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The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Havaist coach to Aksaray is quicker: 1 h 30 against 1 h 50.

Havaist coach to Sultanahmet: 05:00–23:45. Havaist coach to Aksaray: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersHavaist coach to SultanahmetHavaist coach to AksarayDifference
1TRY 470TRY 470same
2TRY 940TRY 940same
3TRY 1,410TRY 1,410same
4TRY 1,880TRY 1,880same
5TRY 2,350TRY 2,350same
6TRY 2,820TRY 2,820same
7TRY 3,290TRY 3,290same
8TRY 3,760TRY 3,760same

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Where each one leaves you
shuttle · Havaist (İBB), fare set by İBBHavaist coach to Sultanahmet
From
Transportation floor -2, Peron 11
To
Çatladıkapı, on the Marmara shore below Sultanahmet, via Miniatürk, Hasköy, Şişhane and Eminönü
Luggage
Two bags of no more than medium size free per passenger; TRY 120 for each bag beyond that.
Runs
05:00–23:45
Journey
110 min

İBB's tariff says TRY 420; Havaist charges TRY 470. If you are charged 470, that is the operator's price, not the tariff's — both figures are shown here so you know which to expect.

The slowest Havaist line into town: 110 minutes on the operator's own timetable, against 90 to Taksim.

Nothing between 23:45 and 05:00. At night the Havaist Aksaray coach, four T1 tram stops away, runs through — but the tram stops at midnight too.

It stops at Eminönü and Şişhane on the way, which may be nearer your hotel than Çatladıkapı.

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shuttle · Havaist (İBB), fare set by İBB — line HVL-1Havaist coach to Aksaray
From
Transportation floor -2, Peron 12
To
Aksaray Metro, at the western edge of the old city, via Nurtepe, Ayvansaray and Ulubatlı
Luggage
Two bags of no more than medium size free per passenger; TRY 120 for each bag beyond that.
Runs
All night
Journey
90 min

Runs through the night from the airport — 00:20, 01:00, 02:15, 04:00, 05:30 — then about every 40 minutes by day to 23:40. The overnight holes are up to an hour and three-quarters.

The T1 tram from Aksaray to Sultanahmet runs 06:00 to midnight (Metro İstanbul), so the night departures leave you at Aksaray with a walk or a taxi for the last stretch.

Same fare and time as the Taksim coach; pick by where you are staying, not by price.

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