Sultanahmet to Sabiha Gökçen Airport Taxi

The trip in detail

From Sultanahmet to Sabiha Gökçen Airport is about 48 km. In normal traffic the drive takes 50–90 minutes. The route crosses the Bosphorus from the European side to the Asian side, which is where traffic varies most.

The price is fixed before you book and confirmed in writing on WhatsApp: 2,300 TL in cash, or 2,550 TL by card. It does not change with traffic or the route the driver takes, and bridge and highway tolls are included.

We pick up from any hotel or apartment in Sultanahmet, including around Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Topkapı Palace. Your driver's name, plate number and phone are sent to you before the pickup.

For an international flight, be at Sabiha Gökçen Airport 3 hours before departure. From Sultanahmet, that means a pickup about 4 h 30 min before your flight.

Pickup in Sultanahmet

The squares around Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque and Divanyolu, the tram street, are closed to cars. Many small hotels are on the side streets towards Cankurtaran and Küçük Ayasofya, which a car can usually reach. If yours is in a pedestrian lane, the driver will call you with the nearest point a car can stop; allow a few minutes to walk there with your bags.

The route to Sabiha Gökçen Airport

From the old city the drive to SAW crosses to the Asian side, usually through the Eurasia Tunnel under the Bosphorus or over the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, then follows the motorway east to the airport. The crossing is where the time varies most.

Flying from Istanbul Airport instead?

• Sultanahmet → Istanbul Airport1,900 TL

Other areas to Sabiha Gökçen Airport

• Sirkeci & Eminönü2,300 TL
• Laleli & Beyazıt2,300 TL
• Taksim2,100 TL
• Galata & Karaköy2,100 TL
• Beşiktaş2,100 TL
• Ortaköy & Bebek2,100 TL
• Nişantaşı & Şişli2,100 TL
• Levent & Maslak2,100 TL
• Balat & Fener2,300 TL
• Kadıköy & Moda1,500 TL
• Üsküdar1,500 TL
• Ataşehir1,300 TL
• Kartal1,000 TL
• Pendik1,000 TL
• Tuzla1,000 TL