Beşiktaş airport transfer

In short

Beşiktaş is on Istanbul's European side. The closer airport is Sabiha Gökçen Airport: 39.4 km and about 40 minutes in light traffic (up to 65 at rush hour). From Istanbul Airport it is 44.2 km and about 60 minutes, so landing at SAW saves roughly 20 minutes on the road. Private transfers from both airports are priced per vehicle and fixed at booking.

Airport routes

From Sabiha Gökçen Airport to Beşiktaş: the route

Road distance 39.4 km.

1. Abdi İpekçi Caddesiabout 1.8 km
2. D-100 (E-5) highwayabout 23.2 km
3. O-1 ring roadabout 7.3 km
4. Barbaros Bulvarıabout 1 km

The Bosphorus is crossed via the 15 July Martyrs Bridge. Source: OpenStreetMap. The road may change with traffic; the price does not.

From Istanbul Airport to Beşiktaş: the route

Road distance 44.2 km.

1. airport highway (D-020)about 20.8 km
2. TEM motorway (O-2)about 3.6 km
3. Büyükdere Caddesiabout 3.1 km
4. Barbaros Bulvarıabout 3.2 km

Source: OpenStreetMap. The road may change with traffic; the price does not.

Good to know

• Arrivals typically come down via Zincirlikuyu and Barbaros Boulevard or through the Dolmabahçe Tunnel; Barbaros Boulevard slows sharply on weekday evenings.
• Prices are per vehicle and fixed at booking; traffic or delays never change them.

Highlights of Beşiktaş

Beşiktaş is a central Bosphorus district that pairs palaces and museums with a lively, everyday neighbourhood feel. The waterfront from Dolmabahçe Palace to Çırağan is lined with some of the city's best-known luxury hotels, while the market streets inland are packed with student cafés, taverns and breakfast spots. On match days the area around Tüpraş Stadium takes on an energy all of its own. Ferries leave the Beşiktaş pier regularly for Üsküdar and Kadıköy, which makes hopping over to the Asian side easy. Hotels on Çırağan and Dolmabahçe avenues are simple to reach right up to the entrance, but the market lanes are narrow, crowded and partly pedestrianised. The junction where Barbaros Boulevard meets the coast road is one of the city's notorious bottlenecks in the late afternoon. Roads around the stadium can be closed on match days, so allow extra time then.

When to leave Beşiktaş for the airport

Time to leave before departure (quiet – rush hour). Your airline's advice comes first.

City transfers from Beşiktaş

Door-to-door transfers with a driver also run between districts, not just to the airport. Popular routes:

Hotels in Beşiktaş

Frequently asked questions