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İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only)orWelcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only) reaches Taksim Square and the Gayrettepe–Şişli stretch of the M2, where the airport metro ends; the Welcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport does not. The other airport, not the city. A door-to-door transfer between the two airports.

The İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only) is quicker: 1 h 45 against 2 h 09. The Welcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport varies between 60 and 129 minutes.

İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only): 01:10–05:45. Welcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport: 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. The Welcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersİETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only)Welcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul AirportDifference
1TRY 92.40about TRY 3,069TRY 2,976.60
2TRY 184.80about TRY 3,069TRY 2,884.20
3TRY 277.20about TRY 3,069TRY 2,791.80
4TRY 369.60about TRY 6,138TRY 5,768.40
5TRY 462about TRY 6,138TRY 5,676
6TRY 554.40about TRY 6,138TRY 5,583.60
7TRY 646.80about TRY 9,207TRY 8,560.20
8TRY 739.20about TRY 9,207TRY 8,467.80

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Where each one leaves you
H-2 · İETTİETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only)
From
Transportation floor -2, the İETT stop "İstanbul Havalimanı". The listed times are when it leaves its depot, two stops earlier.
To
Mecidiyeköy Metrobüs, beside Şişli-Mecidiyeköy on the M2, two stops from Taksim
Luggage
An İETT express bus; İETT publishes no luggage rule for it.
Runs
01:10–05:45
Journey
105 min

This line only exists at night. 01:10, 03:30 and 05:45 from the airport, every day. Miss the 03:30 and the next bus is over two hours away; after 05:45 take the metro, which starts at 06:03.

It is the cheapest thing that moves between 00:17 and 06:03 — TRY 92.40 against TRY 470 on the Havaist coach — and it takes 105 minutes to Mecidiyeköy.

The night fare is an open question. İbb's tariff doubles bus fares between 00:30 and 05:30 unless a decision says otherwise, and no document read here says whether one exists for the H-2. Budget for the rule as written on the 01:10 and 03:30 departures.

Pay with an İstanbulkart: a bank card is charged at the single-use price, TRY 120.

Mecidiyeköy is a Metrobüs and M2 interchange, not a square with hotels on it; the M2 will not be running when the 01:10 or 03:30 arrives except on Friday and Saturday nights.

İETT bus H-2 to Mecidiyeköy (night only): price for every party size

See İETT's H-2 timetable
transfer · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport
From
Driver meets you in arrivals with a name board
To
Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the terminal
Luggage
Stated when booking; choose the vehicle by luggage as well as seats.
Runs
All night
Journey
60–129 min

The Havaist coach covers the same ride for TRY 515 a person, two hours, without booking.

Welcome Pickups transfer to Sabiha Gökçen Airport from Istanbul Airport: price for every party size

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