How to get from Sabiha Gokcen airport to Sultanahmet

Most of tourists wonder about how to get from Sabiha Gokcen airport to Sultanahmet area in Istanbul. 

These are few ways how to do that. If you have enough time you can use transfer (Havatas) to get from the Sabiha Gokcen airport to the Kadikoy ferry boat station and then go by ship to the Eminonu. In the Eminonu you will need to use the speedy tramway to get to the Sultanahmet station. All ships departure due to the timetable, and sometimes it can take time to wait for departure. In fine, your trip will take at least 2-2.5 hours.

However, if you want to save your time you can use undersea railway Marmaray. It will be the most faster way to reach the Sultanahmet area.

From Sabiha to Sultanahmet by Marmaray

• You should take a bus Havatas near the entrance of the Sabiha Gokcen airport. You can see it easily with a huge name on the bus "Havatas". That transfer will take you straight to the Kadikoy.

• Arriving from the Sabiha Gokcen to Kadikoy you will see a column with letter M. This is a metro station (M4 line). Use that line to get to the Ayrilikcesme station.

• When you will get to the Ayrilikcesme metro station, you will see the Marmaray railway with the same station name - Ayrilikcesme. This two stations (metro and Marmaray) are in the same area, so you can find it easily. 
• Use Marmaray railway to get to the Sirkeci station.
• Go out on the street from the Marmaray railway platform and find a tramway station in front of the entrance of the Marmaray.
• Get in to the T1 speedy tramway and get out on the Sultanahmet station.

Marmaray station on the right. In the left you can see the rails of speedy tramway.

To make your trip easier, I prepared for you the info-graphic chart that you can download, print and take with you to your trip from the Sabiha Gokcen airport to the Sultanahmet.

Please, mention that with Istanbulkard you can save more money and your trip from the Sabiha Gokcen airport to the Sultanahmet area will cost at least 2 times less.