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Havaist coach to TaksimorPre-booked private transfer?

The short answer

For one traveler the Havaist coach to Taksim is cheaper by TRY 1,480. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Pre-booked private transfer is quicker: 59 min against 1 h 30.

Havaist coach to Taksim: Runs all night. Pre-booked private transfer: 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 TaksimPre-booked private transferDifference
1TRY 470TRY 1,950TRY 1,480
2TRY 940TRY 1,950TRY 1,010
3TRY 1,410TRY 1,950TRY 540
4TRY 1,880TRY 3,900TRY 2,020
5TRY 2,350TRY 3,900TRY 1,550
6TRY 2,820TRY 3,900TRY 1,080
7TRY 3,290TRY 5,850TRY 2,560
8TRY 3,760TRY 5,850TRY 2,090

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
Havaist · Havaist (İBB), fare set by İBB — line HVL-9Havaist coach to Taksim
From
Transportation floor -2, Peron 16; the Havaist counters are on the same floor
To
Taksim Square. Some departures run via 4. Levent, Zincirlikuyu Metrobüs and Beşiktaş; the rest go express via Nurtepe
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.
Runs
All night
Journey
90 min

It runs through the night with one hole. From the airport: 00:30, 01:15, 02:15, then nothing until 04:30, then 05:30 and roughly every 40 minutes through the day to 23:45. Land at 02:30 and the wait is two hours.

Eleven times the metro fare, for a seat, a hold, a stop in the square itself and a night service. By day the M11 plus three M2 stops is TRY 76.74 and about 45 minutes.

The 90 minutes is Havaist's own figure; the operator warns that routes and times change with traffic and asks you to be at the stop before departure.

Which of the two Taksim routings a departure takes is marked on Havaist's timetable in orange (via Beşiktaş) or blue (express); both end at Taksim.

A third bag, or an oversized one, is TRY 120 — a quarter of the fare again.

Havaist coach to Taksim: price for every party size

Check Havaist times and fares
transfer · Welcome PickupsPre-booked private transfer
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Any address
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
45–59 min

This price is indicative: the operator sets it, and it moves with vehicle size, luggage and the exact address. Confirm the total at the time you book.

Larger vehicles are quoted when you book.

Pre-booked private transfer: price for every party size

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