Here you can find detailed information and answer to the most common question “How to get from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) to Istanbul city center, and vice versa?”. We listed all the transportation alternatives including our own insider advice, to help you plan your trip between Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) and Istanbul city center with ease.
Some Practical Info & Advice
* Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) is situated on the east of Istanbul, in the Pendik district, on the Asian side.
* Average distance from the SAW to major Istanbul city center districts is about 45 km.
* Some distances to the districts; Avcilar 67 km., Ataturk Airport 56 km., Bakirkoy 51 km., Besiktas 44 km., Eminonu 45 km., Galata 46 km., New Istanbul Airport 85 km., Kadikoy 30 km., Kartal 11 km., Kavacik 35 km., Levent 45 km., Maltepe 22 km., Maslak 48 km., Pendik 9 km., Sisli 45 km., Sultanahmet 45 km., Ortakoy 45 km., Taksim 44 km., Tuzla 8 km. and Uskudar 36 km. To see SAW’s exact location, see the Istanbul airports map.
* It takes about 100 mins to get to Istanbul city center from SAW.
* You can travel between Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) and city center directly by;
IETT Municipal Public Bus,
HAVABUS Airport Shuttle,
Taxi,
Shared Shuttle,
Private Shuttle.
* The HAVABUS Airport Shuttle is the most practical way, the Shared Shuttle or Private Shuttle is the most comfortable and convenient way to travel between the airport and central Istanbul.
* Public buses is the cheapest but the most uncomfortable and hard way, one route costs about 15 TL or 30 regarding the route.
* Taxis cost about 400 TL from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to the Istanbul city center within 45 km. (if you cross the bridges than there will additional toll fee)
* Pendik district High Speed/Suburbian Train Station, within the Gebze-Halkali (Eurpean side) line is about 14 km. to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, you can take public buses or taxis from the Pendik Train Station.
* For getting to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from city center; we recommend you to arrange your time as to be at the airport at least 1 hour for domestic flights and 2 hour for international flights from New Istanbul Airport.
* Regarding the minimum transfer time of average 1,5 hours plus 30 minutes possible traffic, etc, you should take your transfer to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from city center, at least 3 to 4 hours before your flight.
SAW Airport Transportation Map
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