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Transport to and from İstanbul Airport

Istanbul, TürkiyeIATA: ISTICAO: LTFM
Current airport: IST

4 options to İstanbul Airport, showing where you arrive.

Metro

Metro line M11 (Gayrettepe - Istanbul Airport)

To and from the airport
Where
Metro station on the M11 line (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • The M11 connects Gayrettepe with the airport. The station has a baby care room, a health room, prayer rooms, free toilets, a lost and found office and a money exchange office.

Bus

Havaist

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stops on transportation floor -2 (inside the terminal)

Good to know

  • Havaist operates 11 different routes between the airport and the city center. You board on transportation floor -2 and alight at Entrance Gates 1, 2, 3 and 4 for Departures. The Taksim-Besiktas line takes 15 minutes.

IETT

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stops on transportation floor -2 (inside the terminal)

Good to know

  • IETT operates 5 different routes between the airport and the city center, from transportation floor -2. The IETT buses available at the airport are wheelchair accessible.

Istanbul Seyahat

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stops on transportation floor -2 (inside the terminal)

Good to know

  • Istanbul Seyahat runs intercity buses to destinations including Bursa, Tekirdag, Edirne, Kocaeli and Sakarya, from platform 18 on transportation floor -2.

Times, tickets and disruptions

Timetables, fares and current disruptions are published by the airport and the carriers themselves; we deliberately do not copy them.

Go to the official travel page of İstanbul Airport

Official external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on September 15, 2026.