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

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 and the world's first female fighter pilot. Sabiha Gokcen Airport is the only airport of Istanbul Anatolian side and Turkey's second highest capacity airport.

In addition to the easiness of transportation to the centers like Pendik, Kartal, Bostanci, Kadıkoy, Taksim, Besiktas, Levent, it also provides the cities like Kocaeli, Sakarya, Yalova, Duzce, Bolu, and Bursa with transportation opportunity. Having a strategic position in Turkey's air traffic, approximately 30 million domestic and international passenger flights are performed at Sabiha Gokcen Airport every 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 Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

By taxi you can find almost everywhere in Istanbul, you can go up to the departing passenger gate easily. 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 from certain points in European and Anatolian sides for a direct transfer to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from the city center is one of the alternatives preferred for fast transportation.

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

Marmaray-Metro

You can benefit from the developed public transport system of the city to go to the airport. You can come to Ayrilik Cesmesi by riding the Marmaray trains, where you can change to Kadikoy-Kartal metro. After getting to Kartal, you can get on E-9 buses that go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

Bus

There are bus services that will enable you to get to Sabiha Gokcen Airport from numerous points in Anatolian and European sides.

You can ride the buses number E11and E10 departing from Kadıkoy, E9 from Bostanci, E18 from Altunizade and Umraniye and KM20 from Pendik. If you will go to the airport from 4. Levent, the bus number E3 will help you.

Car Rental

You can use the car rental firms that have branches at the airport to go to Sabiha Gokcen Airport.

You can visit the national and international car rental offices in Istanbul. Besides, you can ensure that your car is prepared in advance by booking one online.

General Information on Batman

One of the oldest settlements in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, Batman has a deep-rooted history going back to circa 500 B.C. The city offers the travelers a wide cultural spectrum with its fertile grounds that have hosted numerous civilizations and religious beliefs, traditional architectural structures, and local tastes.

This city that preserves the cultures of the Anatolian and Mesopotamian lands has become a work site for many archeologists. The researches made have revealed that the region has a history that goes back to the Neolithic Age. With the Tigris River, churches, monasteries, the bridges surviving since the Medieval Age, and most importantly the Ancient City of Hasankeyf, Batman is on the way of becoming one of the most important legs of the cultural tourism in Turkey.

How to go to the City Center from Batman Airport?

Batman Airport where direct or connecting flights from Turkey's numerous cities are performed has been serving the passengers since 1998. Batman Airport also functions as a bridge for Batman and the neighboring cities in both domestic transportation and international transportation via Istanbul and Ankara.

It is possible to go to the city center from Batman Airport that is 7 km to the city center in a short span of time.

Taxi

Taxi is one of the easiest and fastest means of transportation from Batman Airport to the city center. It takes approximately 10 minutes to go to the city center by taxi you can find in front of Batman Airport arrivals exit gate 24 hours a day. You can travel by taxi that is rather affordable compared with many cities.

Bus

The public transport alternative for transfer from Batman Airport to the city center is the municipality buses. The bus services are based on the landing times of the arriving flights. The municipality buses that operate on the route of Gultepe Junction and the old state hospital provide fast transfer to the city center.

Car Rental

The car rental that is a private transportation alternative for your transfer to the city center and travels in the city provides you with a comfortable transportation and an opportunity to travel in the city to your heart's content. You can experience a fast and personal travel by renting the right car for you from the car rental offices at Batman Airport.

What to eat in Batman?

One of the best representatives of the Eastern cuisine, Batman keeps excellent taste and plenty of varieties on its tables. Batman cuisine, outstanding for its dominant bakery products and red meat dishes, is rather precise about the use of plenty of spices. The stuffing culture is also prominent in Batman. Vegetables stuffed with fillings that include sumac, stuffed sheep sausages, and stuffed intestines are some of the first dishes coming to mind. Cigkofte (steak tartar a la turca) and perde pilaf are two of the most beloved tastes. Tandoor bread is the most consumed bakery product in the region.

You can explore the local dishes, which you can taste in the steakhouses or the restaurants serving the local dishes in the city center, throughout your travel.

Where to stay in Batman?

Batman, which welcomes numerous domestic and foreign guests every year, has many accommodation options, since it receives strong demand. There are numerous comfortable hotels for every pocket, which are affordable and close to the city center. You can also stay in the establishments other than the hotels, like TPAO, teacher's lodge, guest house, or police lodge if you want.

Must-Do's in Batman

The Istanbul-Batman flight ticket you will book will carry you to a city that has witnessed thousands of events, good and bad, throughout its history. This is a city that deserves its place in history with a past of thousands of years. When you are in Batman, you do not need to search for the historical places one by one, because the city is surrounded by them. If you are ready, let’s have a look at the things you must make sure to do in Batman.

• Visit Hasankeyf, one of the world’s most important historical heritage sites for its 11-thousand-year-old deep-rooted history.
• Visit Hasankeyf Cultural Park to see important ancient articles.
• Visit Batman Museum to know the city better.
• Enjoy the unique view from Malabadi Bridge.
• Feel the historical atmosphere of Memikan Bridge.
• If you are a fan of historical buildings, visit Zeynel Bey Tomb.
• Go to Imam Abdullah Hermitage and visit the tomb of Imam Abdullah known to be a descendant of Hz. Mohammad.