The Istanbul Card is purchased from one of the ticket machines and costs only 50 liras.

Transportation prices in Istanbul vary according to the type of means and the distance travelled, in addition to discounts for students and monthly subscription holders. Also, the cards of the elderly and medical workers entitle them to ride without fare.

• The regular cost of public transportation: 9.90 liras.
  
• Student fare: 4.83 liras.
  
• Teachers' fee: 7.09 liras.
  
• The monthly subscription price for public transportation: 777 liras.
  
• Monthly subscription price for students: 140 liras.
  
• Start of the yellow taximeter: 12.65 liras.
  
• Yellow taxi fare fee per kilometer: 8.51 liras.
  
• Yellow taxi fare for short distances: 40 liras.
  
• Minibus fare (Dolmash): 7 liras.
  
• Minibus fare for students: 5 liras.
  
• Full Metrobus fare: 14.69 liras.
  
• Metrobus fare for students: 4.83 liras.
  
• Metrobus fare for teachers: 8.09 liras.
  
• Marmaray line full fare: 21.91 liras.
  
• Marmaray fare for students: 9.80 liras.
  
• Marmaray fee for teachers: 7.09 liras.
  
• The cost of the boat is one way: 20 liras.
  
• The cost of the boat, round trip: 30 liras.
  
• Cable car fare: 9.90 liras.
  
• Cable car fare for students: 4.83 liras.
  

All transportation in Istanbul operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Istanbul Transportation provides free transportation during national, official and religious holidays.

Many applications provide easy navigation in Istanbul, with knowledge of departure and arrival times, including:

• Bitaksi: Finds the nearest taxi to the user; the estimated fare can be seen in advance thanks to the app's route and fare calculation feature. Moreover, the passenger can share his location on the map through the share your ride option.
  
• Havaist: Through it, the time required to board the plane is known; using the "Flight Tracking" feature, the passenger can either use the feature to scan the boarding pass or search for his flight information and save his flight in the application. The "Free WiFi" service at the airport can also be used as a login to the app. Booking the bus that transfers to and from the new Istanbul airport is possible.
  
• isbike: The application enables you to quickly and easily rent a bike in Istanbul and enjoy a pleasant ride in the city. It gives information about occupancy rates and the number of cycles in the station by looking at the station details on the map.
  
• Istanbulkart provides users with an easy, fast and secure payment opportunity.
  
• Moovit: See updated bus times and train schedules in supported cities, transit maps, and real-time arrival times. Bus stops, and train stations can easily be found nearby.
  

1. Metrobus Istanbul

​The Metrobus line that serves Istanbul with a length of 52 km includes 44 stations. It starts with the first station on the European side, Beylikduzu Son Durak Station, and ends with the last station on the Asian side, Sogutlu Cesme Station. Six lines are operating around the clock with more than 2,600 flights on Saturdays, more than 1,700 flights on Sundays, and more than 4,000 flights the rest of the week, with departures/arrivals to Sogutlu Cesme, Zincirlikoyu, Cevizlibagh, Avcilar, Beylikduzu Son Durak.

Here is the essential information about Metrobus lines:

• Avcılar- Zincirlikuyu line includes 26 stations.
  
• Avcılar- Söğütlüçeşme line includes 33 stations.
  
• Zincirlikuyu- Söğütlüçeşme line includes 8 stations.
  
• Beylikdüzü- Zincirlikuyu line includes 37 stations.
  
• Beylikdüzü- Söğütlüçeşme line includes 44 stations.
  
• Beylikdüzü- Cevizlibağ line includes 26 stations.
  

​All stations are suitable for people with special needs except Uzunçayır, Acıbadem, Altunizade, Burhaniye, Halıcıoğlu, Ayvansaray - Eyüpsultan and Bayrampaşa stations. Bayrampaşa - Maltepe, Merter, Beşyol, Küçükçekmece.

2. Marmaray Istanbul

Marmaray train is one of the most essential transportation in Istanbul, and it includes 43 stations connecting the European side with the Asian side.

3. Tramvay Istanbul

A train for transportation in the city of Istanbul, characterized by its ability to transport tourists and foreigners to the tourist and historical areas in Istanbul easily and in the fastest time. The Tram line includes four main lines:

• Kabataş- Bağcılar and includes 31 stations (T1).
  
• Kadıköy -Moda and includes 11 stations (T3).
  
• ​Topkapı- Mescid-i Selam line, which includes 22 stations (T4).
  
• ​Cibali- Alibeyköy Cep Otogarı includes 12 stations (T5).

4. Metro Istanbul

Underground train in Istanbul. The Istanbul subway is distinguished by its many lines that transport passengers to the vital areas of Istanbul quickly and smoothly.

• ​Yenikapı- Atatürk Havalimanı line includes 18 stations (M1A).
• Yenikapı- Kirazlı line includes 13 stations (M1B).
• Yenikapı - Seyrantepe- Hacıosman line, which includes 16 stations (M2).
• ​Kirazlı Line - Kayaşehir Merkez includes 13 stations (M3).
• Kadıköy -Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı line includes 23 stations (M4).
• Üsküdar- Çekmeköy line includes 16 stations (M5).
• Levent- Boğaziçi Üni -Hisarüstü line includes 4 stations (M6).
  
• Yıldız-Mahmutbey line, which includes 17 stations (M7).
• Bostancı- Dudullu- Parseller line, includes 13 stations (M8).
  
• Bahariye- Olimpiyat line, which includes 5 stations (M9).

5. Funicular Lines

It is considered one of the most modern transportation in Istanbul, and it was built to reduce congestion in the vital areas of Istanbul, but it is spread outside of Istanbul as there are only two lines.

• Taksim-Kabataş line includes only two stations (F1).
  
• Boğaziçi Üni-Hisarüstü -Aşiyan line, which includes only two stations (F4).
  

6. Vapur

Water ferries are very popular in Istanbul for transportation and entertainment. It travels in both the European and Asian sections of Istanbul and is witnessing great demand around the clock due to its access to vital and touristic areas in Istanbul.

Istanbul internal lines

• Kadıköy- Kabataş line
• Kadıköy- Karaköy- Eminönü line.
• Üsküdar- Karaköy- Eminönü line.
• Kadıköy- Beşiktaş line.
• Kadıköy-Karaköy-Beşiktaş line.
  
• Eyüp- Üsküdar line.
• Bostancı- Karaköy- Kabataş line.
  
• Aşiyan -Anadolu Hisarı -Küçüksu / Ring line.
• Üsküdar- Aşyan line.
• Kadıköy- Kasımpaşa -Fener- Hasköy- Sütlüce- Eyüp line.
• Beşiktaş - Kabataş - Karaköy- Kasımpaşa - Sütlüce- Eyüp line.
  
• Çengelköy- Kabataş line.
• Bostancı- Moda- Kadıköy- Kabataş line.
  
• Avcılar- Bakırköy-Yenikapı- Kadıköy line.
• Avcılar-Bostancı line.

​Strait lines

• Eminönü-Anadolu Kavağı line.
  
• Anadolu Kavağı- Rumeli Kavağı- Sarıyer line.
• Küçüksu- Beşiktaş- Kabataş line.
  
• Çengelköy- Istinye line.
• Kadıköy- Sarıyer line.
  
• Anadolu Kavağı- Üsküdar line.
  
• Ortaköy- Üsküdar- Kadıköy line.
• Rumeli Kavağı- Eminönü line.
  
• Küçüksu- Istinye line.
  
• Bebek- Emirgân line.
• Beykoz-  Sarıyer line.
• Ortaköy- Beşiktaş- Eminönü line.
  
• Eminönü- Ortaköy line.
  
• Eminönü- Beşiktaş line.

Island Lines

• Kabataş- Adalar line.
  
• Adalar- Beşiktaş line.
  
• Bostancı- Adalar Ring line.
  
• Maltepe- Büyükada- Heybeliada- Burgazada- Kınalıada line.

Ferry Line

• Istinye- Çubuklu line.
  

7. Istanbul Buses

Istanbul contains many public transport buses that exceed 3,000 buses, and these buses connect Istanbul's regions. It relies on the Istanbul Card when using it, and currently, it is possible to pay with various bank cards. Its only drawback is that it is affected by the traffic and rush hours in Istanbul.

8. Minibus Istanbul

Public transport buses also, but they are smaller than buses, transport passengers to deeper interior areas than large buses and do not depend on the Istanbul Kart for transportation but rather have their fare.

9. Istanbul Taxi

Taxis and private cars are widely spread in Istanbul, and some depend on them as a means of transportation that is available everywhere and fast, but their fare is high compared to other means of transportation, by bank cards in most cars.

10. Istanbul Cable Car

A means of transportation used not only to facilitate road and pedestrian transportation between the two sites and save time but also provides a particular pleasure with its unique panoramic view of the city.

• Maçka-Taşkışla line.
  
• Eyüp- Pierre Loti line.
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Istanbul Kart is the name of the transportation card in Istanbul. The card is used in all transportation in Istanbul, except for minibuses, taxis and private cars. There are different types of transportation cards in Istanbul:

• Kart Istanbul General
  
• The Istanbul Blue Card (Mavi Kart) is used with a monthly subscription and belongs to the card owner.
  
• Discounted Istanbul Card, which is for students, teachers and older people.
  
• Free Istanbul Kart and it is intended for some groups in society.
  
• The limited-use card, which allows a limited number of uses, can be obtained from ticket machines in Istanbul.
  
• The Istanbul Digital Card is a new feature added to the Istanbul Kart application and can be charged with a credit card.