How to get from Istanbul Airport (IST) or Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) to Taksim: travel time and cost

From messages by 6 participants in 3 sources · Last activity: 23 days ago

TL;DR

Allow about one hour from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Taksim and up to two hours from landing to reaching your hotel. A Yandex taxi from Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) to a hotel near Taksim reportedly cost around RUB 4,000.

What the community said

The trip from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Taksim takes roughly one hour. Including passport control, baggage collection and the transfer to a hotel near Taksim, allow about two hours after landing.

24 days ago Istanbul Airport to Taksim: about 1 hour

For Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) to a hotel near Taksim, a Yandex taxi was available after about a five-minute wait and cost around RUB 4,000. No extra payment was requested by the driver.

24 days ago Sabiha Gökçen to Taksim: around RUB 4,000

As a budget transfer option to Taksim, a group of four reportedly paid about RUB 1,000 in total from the airport, with a journey time of around 1.5 hours.

53 days ago About RUB 1,000 for four people to Taksim