Dubai Istanbul Flight Ticket

How to go to Dubai International Airport from City Center?

The busiest airport of the Middle East, Dubai International Airport reveals the magnificence of the city to its guests even at the first step with its architecture, food courts, resting places, lounges, and shopping venues.

The airport, where 140 airline companies perform 7,700 flights weekly to over 270 destinations across the world, is composed of 3 terminals in total. A shuttle service is given among the terminals. You can also use Wi-Fi free of charge for the first half hour. The alternatives available to go to the airport from the city center make the transport rather easy.

Metro

You can go to the airport rapidly by using the metro available in Dubai. If you are not near the metro line, you can go to the metro stations by taxi. The metro line called the red line takes you directly to the airport.

Bus

Yo can go to the airport by riding a bus you can get on at the city center stops. Going to the airport by bus may take a little longer than the other options. If you prefer to ride a bus, we recommend you to check the bus lines against your departure time.

Taxi

You can find taxi in the city center 24/7. The taxis using taximeter are generally the licensed ones. If you prefer the licensed taxis, you can go to the airport comfortably and safely.

Rent a Car 

If you want to experience a private ride to the airport, you can consider the car rental option. You can book a car online in the segment you desire before renting it.

General Information on Istanbul 

With its crowded population, location at the intersection of two continents, historical texture, deep-rooted history exceeding 8 thousand years, festivals in many branches of art, unique tastes, and architectural works, Istanbul is one of the most important and special cultural capitals of the world. In addition to industrial activities, the heart of the business world also beats in Istanbul. In this city where the means of education are rather developed, there are numerous students and a huge young population. With its never-ending energy, ability to keep the traditional and the modern on the same lands, and magnificent urban spirit, Istanbul is the tourists’ favorite city.

Istanbul, which is preferred for tourism all seasons of the year, is known to have an advanced public transportation network composed of bus, metro, metrobus, tram, Marmaray, funicular, train, and marine public transportation vehicles. In Istanbul that is Turkey’s most crowded and most developed city, it is possible to commute comfortably and pleasantly between two sides of Bosporus through Marmaray and Eurasia Tunnel as well as July 15 Martyrs Bridge, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge that connect European and Anatolian sides of Istanbul.

How to go to the City Center from Sabiha Gokcen Airport?

Put into service in the year 2001 together with its elegant architecture, functional means of transport, and airport services, Sabiha Gokcen Airport has been named after Sabiha Gokcen, Turkey's first female pilot. Sabiha Gokcen Airport is the only airport of Istanbul Anatolian Side and Turkey's second highest capacity airport.

Sabiha Gokcen Airport is preferred rather frequently for the easiness of transfer to the centers like Pendik, Kartal, Bostanci, Kadikoy, Taksim, Besiktas, and Levent. Strategically located in Turkey’s air traffic, Sabiha Gokcen Airport hosts almost 30 million domestic and foreign passengers a year.

Taxi 

Although the factors like traffic density, weather conditions, work start and finish times can be determinant, taxi is a transportation option you can prefer to go to the city center from the airport.

The taxi stands are located in front of the passenger lounge exit of Sabiha Gokcen Airport. You can use various taxi fare calculation applications to calculate the cost of a taxi journey in Istanbul.

Havabus 

Havabus that provides shuttle bus service to certain points in European and Anatolian sides for a direct transfer from Sabiha Gokcen Airport to the city center is one of the alternatives preferred for fast transportation.

Serving on Taksim, Kadıkoy, and Yenisahra routes, Havabus provides a practical service by departing at brief intervals. For detailed information on Havabus services and fares, please click here.

Metro & Marmaray

You can get on the bus number E-9 to Kartal, which departs from Sabiha Gokcen Airport, and arrive at Kartal Metro station after a brief walk. In this way, you can go to Kadikoy easily by metro, or change to Marmaray for Yenikapi line at Ayrilik Cesmesi station.

Bus 

There are bus services that will enable you to get to numerous points in the Anatolian and European sides from the airport.

You can ride the buses number E11 and E10 for Kadikoy, E9 for Bostanci, E18 for Altunizade and Umraniye, 16S for Uzuncayir Metrobus, KM20 for Pendik, and E3 for 4. Levent.

Car Rental 

You can use the car rental firms that have branches at the airport to go to various points in Istanbul from the airport. Besides, you can ensure that your car is prepared in advance by booking one online.

What to eat in Istanbul?

Istanbul, which was home to numerous different civilizations and capital to great empires, is a city that has transferred its cultural richness to its culinary culture as well. In addition to the meals of the European cuisine, the meals of the Asian cuisine and the Middle Eastern cuisine also play an important role in formation of the food culture in the city. Located at the connection point of two continents and an important commercial center, the city has a wide-ranging cuisine culture with the contributions of the tradespeople and visitors. In addition to these, the Ottoman cuisine also known as the “palace cuisine” has also developed within the city and enriched the culinary culture of Istanbul. Istanbul cuisine, which is composed of the meals mostly made of lamb meat, veal, and mutton, offers a rich feast of flavors with meals special to the districts of the city. The meals like olive oil dishes, pastry varieties, hunkar tarhana soup, Istanbul rice, and papaz stew are the meals that constitute the cuisine of the city.

In almost every locale in Istanbul that has a rich cuisine, you can find meals that are identified with that locale. Ortakoy kumpir (baked and stuffed potato), Vefa boza, Eminonu fish sandwich, Kanlica yogurt, and Sariyer filo pastry top the list of the foodstuffs that must be tasted in the city absolutely. Likewise, wet hamburger and kokorec identified with Beyoglu, Karakoy saray lokmasi and dry stuffed bun, Beykoz trotter soup, and Eyub kebab and cream are also the delicious tastes that will cheer up your palate during your Istanbul visit. Since it is a very big city, you can find almost every region’s authentic meals and tastes in Istanbul, as cooked by the masters of those meals.

Where to stay in Istanbul?

In Istanbul that is the biggest and most crowded city of Turkey, there are very different accommodation facilities. You can find many options ranging from the luxurious hotels with Bosporus view to decent boarding houses where you can stay for an affordable price. In the city where you can find another accommodation facility in almost every locality, you can stay in historical mansions or wooden houses in nature, as you wish. You can also have a look at the boarding house options that meet your budget in Kadikoy, Besiktas, Mecidiyekoy, and the other districts. Additionally, the houses rented daily, weekly, or monthly are also available for those who look for the comfort of a house. However, if you want to be in touch with nature, join nature walks, and camp under the sky, you can also make a camp and stay in your own tent in the permitted areas of the national parks and forests.

Must-Do's in Istanbul

After booking the Dubai-Istanbul flight ticket, AnadoluJet will let you have a perfect journey experience. When you have arrived at the city center from Sabiha Gokcen Airport, you must start exploring Istanbul without losing any time. The city is full of places to be explored. However, an Istanbul tour has its own musts. Here are the experiences you must make sure to have in the city for a thorough Istanbul travel.

• Explore the Historical Peninsula and the historic buildings there such as Hagia Sophia Mosque, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and Basilica Cistern.
• After a pleasant walk in Gulhane Park, drink samovar tea.
• Witness the panoramic view of Istanbul from Galata Tower.
• After shopping on Baghdad Avenue of Kadikoy, breathe some sea air at the shore.
• Tour the streets of Moda, Kadikoy. Explore the next generation coffee shops.
• Visit the Princes’ Islands, which are the pearls of Istanbul. Rest your spirit at Buyukada, Heybeliada, Burgazada, and Kinaliada. Remember to climb the Hagia Yorgi Hill at Buyukada.
• Shop on Istiklal Avenue and visit the passages and cafes on the avenue. Make sure to eat wet hamburger here.
• Go to Istanbul Museum of Modern Art and Pera Museum while you are within the borders of Beyoglu. Walk the streets of Balat. Remember to examine the historical buildings.
• Walk along Bebek coast. Let us state that this is a great location for morning walks.
• See Maiden's Tower, one of Istanbul's symbols; feel nostalgic in Uskudar Kuzguncuk; enjoy unique Bosporus scenery from Nakkastepe Nation's Garden.
• Meet Istanbul's green face by going to Atatürk Arboretum, Yildiz Park, Emirgan Grove, and Belgrade Forest.
• Enjoy the sea on the beaches of Sile.
• Have your breakfast by the river in Agva.
• Tour the Antiques Bazaar of Ferikoy.
• Walk across Galata Bridge to the Historical Peninsula.
• Enjoy the Golden Horn view from the Pierre Loti Hill of Eyupsultan.
• Enjoy your coffee in the cafés of Ihlamur Pavilions.
• Enjoy a shopping tour brimful of flavors in Spice Bazaar of Eminonu.
• Taste the Kanlica yogurt at Kanlica Shore of Beykoz.