Originally Posted by
bryanwallace
thanks-how long to get into central ist and cost?
I always take the Metro from the Airport, changing at Zeytinburnu to the Tram (when staying in the Golden Horn area) - depending where you go, you might want to change elsewhere, or not having to change at all. Going by Metro+Tram, it takes roughly 1 hour. A cab might not be faster during rush hour.
http://istanbulkart.iett.gov.tr/en/i...pages/menu/427
You can buy a Standard Istanbul Kart at the airport (the shop just left to the Metro entrance is selling them) for 6 TYL (card itself) and maybe want to load 20 TYL for a few rides on top of that. Rides itself are quite cheap, a few TYL from the airport to the city.