How to Get a Public Transit Card in Istanbul | And Which One is RIGHT for You?!
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Istanbul is very well connected with public transit, and as a visitor, gaining confidence with public transit in Istanbul can make it a lot easier to explore the city.
In this video, we walk you through step by step how to get an IstanbulKart and give you all the important details and logistics about this card. We also give an overview of the Istanbul City Card which is a different type of transit card.
Our goal is to help you understand the difference between these 2 public transit cards so you can decide which one is right for you. That way, you will be ready to get started on public transit when you arrive here in Istanbul!
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I have watched hundreds of videos about Istanbul and this is the first one i've seen to explain all the options with all the info that one might need. Thank you
So glad you liked it! And thank you for taking the time to comment! We hope you have an amazing time here in Istanbul! 😀
Honestly, you two should have your own tv show. I woudl watch every episode. You are so natural, charismatic and have a wonderful chemistry with each other and with the camera.
That is so nice of you to say, thank you so much!! ☺️☺️
Best video about card public transport!! Thanks❤
That’s so great to hear, thank you so much!! 🙏
Guys, thank you for that. Just going to Istanbul in a week and needed that info. It is very handy at the right time. 😘
So happy to hear that! 🤗 and we hope you have a great trip!!
This couple is excellent with very helpful advice
Thanks so much!!
I'm visiting on the 17th of May 2024 from the UK. Meeting a friend on the 20th from Romania so travelling alone. Alot of help. Not to different from most places in Europe to be fair. But as my 1st time in Istanbul. Was appreciated for your insight. On other videos also. 😊
To summarize, is it better to get a red or blue card for a 5-day stay in Istanbul?
Wonderful brief with absolute clarity. Thank you guys
🤗☺️ thank you so much!!
Thank you very much for the video. I plan to visit Istanbul later this year, and the information is very appropriate.
Glad you liked the video! Thanks so much for the nice comment!
Thank you very much for this loving, fantastic and informative video. You are the best!
Thank you so much for the kind words! We are happy you liked our video!! 🥰
Great Guide thx! It will be very usefull on my next Trip to Istanbul 🎉😊
Happy to hear it!! Thanks so much for watching!
I got the guide! Will use it to the fullest!
Great! We hope you have a great trip!
Brilliant insightful video. Keep up the good work
Thanks so much!!
Thx, that was very helpful. Coming to Istanbul in June for 3 days.
So glad you found our video helpful! Have a great trip!
I appreciate your efforts very good thanks for info
Thanks so much!!
Two weeks and counting until I arrive:)
We hope you have a great trip!!
@@WaypointofViewIt was great! thank you so much, and thank you for the fantastic information!
The explanation of buying the istanbulkart is the best I have seen, congratulations
That is wonderful to hear! Thank you so much!!
This is so helpful because I will be visiting in September.
So happy to hear this! Have a great trip!
Very helpful indeed. We will be making our first trip on 1 May. Will check out your other videos on the guide. ❤
Thanks so much for the kind comment! Glad you liked our video! We hope you have a great trip!
Just saw your videos and got the Istanbul guide. Found your videos to be most helpful. Coming for a 4.5 days trip to Istanbul and Cappadocia at the end of March. Will be fasting so fingers crossed. Keep up the great work. You guys are awesome.
We are so happy to hear you have found our videos helpful! And thank you for your purchase of our guide! 😊😊 we hope you have a great trip!!
Thanks for sharing ❤
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Heres something you may find interesting. :)
The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird 'turkey'......
.....but the name of the bird does have a connection with the name of my country, let me explain. :)
In the past 40 years 37 countries have changed their name.
Obviously one can not change the name of an apple or an orange etc in other languages,
but country names are like peoples' individual names, so if you're named John we don't call you Karen. :)
Name of my country has always been Türkiye, it's been known as such since around the 1200's.
The name it self has a suffix, '-iye', that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means 'land of/belonging to',
just like the Latin suffix of '-ia', which exists in such country names like
Austr-ia, Austral-ia, Indones-ia etc.
Basically, the use of '-iye/-ia' is the same as the the use of '-land' suffix in country names like
Ire(Eire)-land, Po(le)-land, Eng(Anglo)-land and so on and so on.
Many would remember the country Czechoslovak-ia which changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia).
The Latin suffix -ia probably originates from Turkish -iye as Turkish been over 10,000 years is much older than Latin which is around 1300 years old.
Spelled in different languages in different ways to phonetically resemble (to sound like) 'Türkiye'
we got various spellings like;
Turq-uía (in Spanish),
Turch-ia (in Italian),
Turq-uie (in French)
Turk-ei (in German)
Turk-ey (in English)
Mind you this was way before the animal we currently know as turkey was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas. The bird was first sent to europe from north americas in the year 1519, so up until that point there was no bird named turkey....
...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird 'Turkey Fowl' to define 'Turkish Chicken'...
....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc.
In time you don't get to call the harehound simply as Greek or you don't call the terrier Britirsh, or shepherd as simply German,
but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just 'Turkey' and later 'turkey', and this went on for hundreds of years.
Now in modern times, this caused confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their own country on an atlas.
Basically we didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : )
So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : )
Best wishes. ;)
Oh wow this is very interesting indeed, thank you so much for sharing!!
@@WaypointofView Glad you found it interesting, have the best time in all your journeys. :)
Cool informations and very clear to understand 👍🧿
Thanks for watching!
Sehr informativ. Vielen Dank für die Hinweise ❤
Thanks so much for watching!!
thank you / thank you
Thanks for watching!
Just watch your video. Im visiting ISTANBUL soon & this video is very helpful. Can you guys make video guide on how to get from ISTANBUL AIRPORT to SIRKECI area preferly by bus cause my hotel is their. Thanks
You both are so sweet, I enjoyed your videos. KEEP IT UP
Thanks so much!!
Very informative video, what is the price of your product, and how we can get inside or out Istabul
I just walked 25000 steps. Up hills. Down hills. So tired. I need the card. I wish they put an app out there.
Can you please suggest and inform details about the Istanbul tourist pass?
Hi, I am going to be Istanbul for few days is June, I am going to be staying in the Zeytinburnu area hoping to get then B1 Marmary train to Sekici to commute to the tourist spots in the city….
Do you know if these stations are wheelchair friendly and have lifts/ elevator to the platform and street level…
Thanks :)
Update, the minibuses will likely start accepting İstanbulkart in the coming months. Metropolitan municipality is currently testing it in Arnavutköy.
Hi. Can you use contact less credit card. Thanks
Where should one exchange money when arriving in Turkey (Istanbul Airport)?
Is the Istambul City Card valid for hours or calendar days? E.g. 3 - day card i.e. for 72h from card activation? And can the card be purchased early and activated later?
I like to take havabus from sabiha gokcen airport to kadikoy and stay four days but I would like to visit the Europe side by ferry
Which card do you advise me
Thanks
Do I need one for 2 people for 2 days, and can I pay by cash for 2 days
Red card. U can use for multiple people and its cost is 70 and u must add money to it like 500. Each ride costs 20 and ferry 30. The blue city card is for days. Unlimited and it’s only for one person. It costs more and as expensive as taking 11 rides a day.
I don't think that you mention that if you take the Marmaray line that you have the full cost of a journey to the end of the line deducted when you touch in with the Istanbulkart but cannot get the refund, if you journey only a part of the way, at the refund machines when you touch out unless your card is registered, which, as a tourist, you are unlikely to do or even know how to do. I found this out to my cost! However I must say this is the clearest vieo on how to get this card and the pros and con compared to the City Card.
How do you get a residence permit
Thank you immensely for sharing this incredible video. I have a couple of questions regarding the Istanbul City Card. Firstly, does it grant access to public restrooms? Secondly, can it be used for the Hop-On Hop-Off service, and if so, what is the process for utilizing it in this manner? Your assistance is greatly appreciated in advance.
Thanks for watching! It is our understanding that you can use the Istanbul city card for the public bathrooms, but to be honest we have never one of these cards so we can’t verify that first hand. As far as the hop on hop off buses, that is a completely different private company… so it is not considered apart of the public transit system and it is not included with this card.
I sincerely appreciate your prompt response. The reason behind my inquiry regarding hop-on-hop-off buses stems from a recommendation by another TH-camr. According to them, I can utilize this card in conjunction with hop-on-hop-off services. Here's the link to the video for reference: th-cam.com/video/q18mx6zfQQg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you once again for your assistance.
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Hi I just bought your guide to Istanbul as will be visiting coming April. I wanted to ask why some entrance fees are in Euro while others are in TL? Would you recommend buying the Istanbul Pass? Thank you very much.
Over the past few months the entry fees have been shifting from Turkish lira prices to euro prices. We suspect this is because of the inflation the country has been experiencing, we update prices of the sites in our guide every month and in the past year they were being changed almost monthly to keep up with the inflation. We think they have started publishing them in euros so they won’t have to keep changing them. We might make a video about the entry fees next 😀! As for the Istanbul museum pass… not all sites are included in the pass and it is quite expensive so you need to look at what you plan to visit to see if it will make sense for you. We call out which sites are and which main sites are not included in our guide to help! I hope this helps!
@@WaypointofView Thank you so much for responding! Your guide will be of great help!
Hello,
Can the 10 pass ticket be used by two people and is it valid on the airport buses i.e Havaist/HVIST buses?
The 10 pass tickets can be used to scan in multiple people so each time you scan the card it counts as 1 of your 10 passes. If you scan 3 people onto a ferry, then that is 3 of 10.
With the Havaist buses, the cost for 1 person is somewhere around 170TL (+\- depending on where you are going) so if you have an İstanbulkart with enough credit on it, I think they can scan the İstanbulkart to take your payment because it has an actual monetary balance on the card.
I do not think that you can use the 10 pass ticket because the Havaist bus will want their full fair which is almost 10x a normal ride on public transit.. also I don’t believe there is a way to extract a set amount of money from the 10 pass tickets. I hope this helps!
I’m going to Istanbul alone next month and my partner is meeting me at Istanbul airport. Is he allowed into the airport to arrival to meet me or does he have to wait out side. Your videos are great
Thanks so much! Lola’s you are enjoying our videos! Don’t worry, he is fine to come into the arrival hall! They just don’t want the drivers with their signs inside the arrival hall but he can go in and wait for you! There is security at the outer doors but he won’t have to show any tickets or anything to enter 😀!
Hello. I am wondering if you can use a credit card (Visa) for public transport in Istanbul or if you have to buy their card (istanbulcard)
You have to buy their card.
You have to buy their card.. but at some machines you can use your credit card to buy the IstanbulKart :)
Hi, if i buy the Istanbulkart, do i have to register ot online as before i remember i had to register a HES code or something?
Back during the early part of COVID it was required to register. You no longer need to do that!
@@WaypointofView Ah great, thank u
Does USA citizens need a visa to visit Turkey?
Not anymore as of the beginning of this year 🤗
I’m arriving Istanbul and using TourIstanbul with Turkish Airlines. The Layover is 13 hours but the tour is just 3.5 hours. We want to extend it by a few hours so we won’t return to IST with the tour group. Should we return from Hagia Sofia by Metro or other? We are well travelled and know city Metro travel but want to make sure we return to the IST airport in time. What do you suggest? My preference is the Metro so traffic cannot delay us. Am I being rational for this city and its Metro?
If you have not already, you should watch our video about getting from Istanbul airport into the city center. In the video, my last leg is on the T1 tram line to Sirkeci which is about 2 stops (5 min) before Hagia Sophia which is at the Sultanahmet stop. th-cam.com/video/SFP31etfWow/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jBya4tuUGOulernd
That video will give you a really good idea of what your journey will look like in reverse from Hagia Sophia back to the airport. I would give yourself a minimum of 2 hours maybe more! The subway line to the airport only runs every 20 minutes so if you miss it by a minute or two it can cost you some serious time. But if you are needing to get to the airport around rush hour then I would definitely avoid buses or taxis
@@WaypointofView: Our tour of Hagia Sofia ends at 3:00pm. Flight leaves 6:35 pm. When leaving Hagia Sofia, what starting point Metro stop should I begin my return journey?
@@thomassalvi maybe I should clarify.. the minimum of 2 hours I mentioned initially is roughly the time it would take you to make the journey from Sultanahmet area to IST on public transit.
If it were me… leaving there at 3pm for a 6:30 flight is cutting it too close 😅😳. Up to you of course but not something we would recommend.
@@WaypointofView Thank you for the advice. In April, on a Friday, can we just get tickets to get into Hagia Sofia? What are the limits? What do you recommend?
Use the HavaIst bus (airport express).
Hey there I’m
I am in istanbul for 7 days..2 adults and 2 ( 8 and 3 years old kids ) which card should I buy.. I am staying in Taksim square
Honestly no matter who it is we really only recommend getting the red İstanbulkart card 😂. You can use one for your whole family and don’t quote me on this but I think your 3 year old should be free…
The new top-up limit is ₺2750 now.😊
Aha nice!!! Thanks for letting us know!! We were very curious but weren’t willing to go higher 1200 that day 😂😂
That's good news. I got tired of buying a new card after every 500 TL. It used to be unlimited as I used one card for a couple of years.
Honestly, it's a more informative video for Istanbul cards. Please give me some more information about the Istanbul kart. If I buy a '10 pass ticket' with 200 TL then can I use it for 2 people?
The IstanbulKart (the red one) is the one we talk about for the whole first half of the video. The 10 pass ticket you mentioned is something different and yes you can use it for 2 people. Have a great trip.
@@WaypointofView thanks for your information! ❤️
how to get a subscription on card.. make video for students and worker for their subscription card. i heard that 250 Tl for monthly rides for students. and also 1400 rides for worker
I am new here...could you please explain this.
You have to collect your documents and visit the nearest Istanbulkart Application Center to apply for and receive your Mavi Kart, OR Another way which is the fastest method to apply for the Mavi Kart online.
People saying this is the best, BUT its completely shit! Come on guys! YOU DONT NEED TO BUY ANY CARD, simply use your phones to pay straight away
Our understanding is that the app requires a turkish ID/ residency number which tourists will not have and therefore cannot use the app. If this isn’t the case or it has changed, this would certainly be helpful!
Hi thank you for the information.
I have question about public transport. Is the Bus, ferry, Metro Train, Tram and Marmary is free for Children's, if so then what is the age limit ?
Also which month is hot, July or August ?
To be honest both July and August are pretty hot 😀 I don’t think I would say one month is better than the other… As for children on public transit, I am not 100% sure but I believe that children under the age of 6 are free… but again I am not 100% sure of this rule.
@@WaypointofView Thank you.. 😊