How to get fromIstanbul (State) to Adalarby train, ferry or bus

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There are 3 ways to get from Istanbul (State) to Adalar by train, ferry, or bus

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Train, ferry
best
1. Take the train from Yenikapi to MaltepeMarmaray Banliyö Treni
2. Take the ferry from Maltepe to Büyükada
1h 52m
₺47–67
Ferry
cheapest
1. Take the ferry from Kabataş to Büyükada
2h 57m
₺25–30
Train, line 4 bus, ferry
1. Take the train from Yenikapi to Söğütlüçeşme
2. Take the bus from Söğütlüçeşme Metrobüs to Maltepe Sahil4
3. Take the ferry from Maltepe to Büyükada
1h 55m
₺72–84

Questions & Answers

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Distance: 28.1 km
Duration: 1h 52m

What companies run services between Istanbul (State), Turkey and Adalar, Istanbul, Turkey?

Şehir Hatları operates a ferry from Kabataş to Büyükada hourly. Tickets cost ₺25–30 and the journey takes 1h 45m.

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Adalar, Türkiye

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Things to do in Adalar

Topkapı Palace(Opens in a new window)

The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı or in Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, Ṭopḳapu Sarāyı), or the Seraglio, is a large museum in Istanbul, Turkey. In the 15th century, it served as the main residence and administrative headquarters of the Ottoman sultans.

Hagia Sophia(Opens in a new window)

Hagia Sophia was a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal basilica (church), later an imperial mosque, and is now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey. The Roman Empire's first Christian Cathedral, from the date of its construction in 537 AD, and until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarch of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted by the Fourth Crusaders to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was later converted into an Ottoman mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931. It was then secularized and opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture and is said to have "changed the history of architecture". It remained the world's largest cathedral for nearly a thousand years, until Seville Cathedral was completed in 1520.

Basilica Cistern(Opens in a new window)

The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarnıcı – "Cistern Sinking Into Ground"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul (formerly Constantinople), Turkey. The cistern, located 500 ft southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

New Mosque(Opens in a new window)

The Yeni Cami (pronounced Yeni jami), meaning New Mosque; originally named the Valide Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Valide Sultan Camii) and later New Valide Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Yeni Valide Sultan Camii) after its partial reconstruction and completion between 1660 and 1665; is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Eminönü quarter of Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated on the Golden Horn, at the southern end of the Galata Bridge, and is one of the famous architectural landmarks of Istanbul.

Places to stay in Adalar

Ada Palas Buyukada(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Buyukada Princess Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Büyükada Splendid Palace Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Serguzest Otel(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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