Where do Bosphorus sightseeing cruises depart from in Eminönü, and how do I buy tickets for a long or evening route?

For an evening trip from Eminönü around 18:00 on the Eminönü–Rumeli Kavağı ferry, the advice is to go no farther than Emirgan, preferably turning back at Bebek, to catch the last return ferry. Use the Şehir Hatları app to view the timetables.

Şehir Hatları Bosphorus sightseeing tours require a separate ticket and cannot be used with a regular city-ferry fare. Buy the ticket from the pier ticket office before departure; sightseeing-tour tickets are not currently sold online.

A 2-hour Sea and Land Bosphorus cruise can be booked through Trip.com. One reported price was about RUB 600 per person, with boarding at the Eminönü piers.

For the longest public sightseeing outing, take the Şehir Hatları Uzun Boğaz Turu. It leaves from the Şehir Hatları pier in Eminönü, near Galata Bridge, and travels up the Bosphorus to Anadolu Kavağı.

For illuminated evening views, choose a short round-trip cruise departing from Eminönü: a roughly 2-hour route gives views of Galata Tower, Dolmabahçe Palace, the Bosphorus Bridge, and the Asian shore. The long daytime trip is better if you want the stop at Anadolu Kavağı rather than night scenery.