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How to go to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport from City Center?

Serving at a location that is 19 km to the city center, Ben Gurion Airport is one of the most dynamic transport hubs of Tel Aviv. In the international airport where flights to all corners of the world from Tel Aviv are performed, there are lounges, shopping stores, and food courts designed particularly for passengers. You can go to the airport from many parts of Tel Aviv by using different alternatives.

Train 

Let us tell you that train is the most economical and comfortable option you can choose to go to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport. You can go to the airport directly by riding one of the trains you can board in the city center as well as many peripheral districts. It takes 20 minutes on average to go to the airport from the city center by train. After getting off the train at Terminal 3 stop, you can enter the airport.

Bus 

Another alternative to go from Tel Aviv city center to the airport is bus. You can go to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport directly by riding the bus number 5 that departs from the city center. You can also benefit from the bus firms Kavi, Metropoline, Egged that serve in the city center to go to the airport, if you wish so.

Taxi 

You can use taxis to go to Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport from the city center comfortably. You can go to the airport comfortably by riding any one of the taxis you can find in numerous parts of the city any time of the day.

Rent a Car 

Car rental is one of the most preferred alternatives to go to the airport in Tel Aviv. You can rent a car in hourly, daily, weekly, and monthly packages from the firms that serve reciprocally in the city and the airport, and go to Ben Gurion Airport comfortably and safely.

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 its visitors. In addition to these, the Ottoman cuisine also known as the “palace cuisine” has also developed within the walls of 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 priest stew are also 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 (palace bite) and dry stuffed bun, Beykoz trotter soup, and Eyup 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 

One of the world’s most magnificent cities, Istanbul promises its visitors who want to explore the traditional and modern textures together an unforgettable travel. In this pleasant travel from Tel Aviv to Istanbul, AnadoluJet will accompany you. Get ready to explore Istanbul with its historical heritage, natural beauties, and venues where you will enjoy delicious flavors! Here are the things you must make sure to do in an enchanting Istanbul travel with Tel Aviv-Istanbul flight ticket.

• Take a walk in Gulhane Park, the most beautiful park of the Historical Peninsula, once a part of the garden of Topkapi Palace. 
• Explore the Historical Peninsula that hosts enchanting architectural works and a deep-rooted historical heritage. Visit the historical heritage items like Hagia Sophia Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, and Basilica Cistern.
• Walk across Galata Bridge. Explore the streets of Karakoy after the bridge. Have yourself photographed in front of the graffiti on the walls of the streets.
• Witness the panoramic view of Istanbul from Galata Tower. 
• Enjoy shopping on Baghdad Avenue, Kadikoy. 
• Tour the streets of Moda, Kadikoy. Explore the next generation coffee shops. 
• Rest your spirit at Buyukada, Heybeliada, Burgazada, and Kinaliada.
• Shop on Istiklal Avenue and visit the passages and cafés 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.
• Enjoy the sea on the beaches of Sile.
• Have your breakfast by the river in Agva.
• 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. 
• Meet Istanbul's green face by going to Atatürk Arboretum, Yildiz Park, Emirgan Grove, and Belgrade Forest. 
• Taste the Kanlica yogurt at Kanlica Shore of Beykoz. 
• Tour the Antiques Bazaar of Ferikoy. 
• Visit the most famous art galleries of the city. 
• Enjoy the sea-sand-sun trio on Kilyos beaches. 
• Have a mixed breakfast in Garipce Village.
• Experience the pleasure of traditional bathing in the historical Turkish baths of Istanbul.