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 A jetton (both sides) and a 1
Lira coin by gilabrand
At this point, we actually transferred to the "tramway" (pronounced “tram-vi” with a long “I” sound), after going down a flight of steps and buying another jeton, but finding our hotel at night on a little side street turned out to be too confusing. We wandered around for quite a while until we found it, and by that time we were exhausted. So a taxi is your best bet, at least until you figure out where your hotel is in relation to things. Make sure the taxi driver turns on the meter. From Zeytinburnu, the ride is much less expensive than from the airport. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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 Istanbul's Tunel by hekate
The southern end of Istiklal Caddesi at Tunel Meydani (Tunnel Square) is one of the two stops of the underground train. This is what you see on the picture.
The other stop is Galata (Karakoy). This stop doesnt look as attractive as the Tunnel Square stop.
Duration:
It is a very short ride. I think not more than 5 min.
Price:
As far as I remember the price is modest, only YTL 1 which is less than USD 1.
Some facts and history:
The Tunel has just one train of two steel cars with pneumatic tires, and its cruising speed is roughly 25 km/h. It is an underground funicular with only two stations, and a uphill track of approximately 573 meters. The denivalation of the two stops is about 60 meters.
The Tunel was originally conceived by the French engineer Henri Gavand in 1867. Two years later, on 6 November 1869, he received permission from the Ottoman sultan Abd-ul-Aziz to start the project.
After finding foreign funding, construction began on 30 July 1871 and ended in December 1874.
The Tunel was opened on 17 January 1875 to provide an easy ride between the two neighborhoods of Pera and Galata, both in the new district of Istanbul on the hill north of the Golden Horn. Galata and Pera are now called Karakoy, and Beyoglu, respectively.
When it opened, the Tunel was powered by horses. The line began being powered by electricity in 1910. The Tunel was nationalized in 1939 to became part of the new IETT (Ýstanbul Elektrik Tramvay ve Tunel) transportation organization.
In 1971, it was renovated and modernized, and the original wooden cars were replaced by metal ones. Leave a Comment
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The daily train from Burcharest in Romania to Istanbul is quite an experience. First, you have to dodge all the shady people in the Bucharest train station. Then you pass through Romanian border patrol, cross the Danube River and wait as the Bulgarian border patrol tries to figure out if you are a smuggler. As you wait for the train to start moving, children beg alongside men in adidas track suits who will ask if you want to change money. The rest of your day will be awfully boring as the Bulgarian landscape is not that interesting. I have passed through it six times, so I know what I'm talking about. In the middle of the night, you will be awoken by whistles as you arrive at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey. Everyone has to get out of the train on the Turkish side and buy a visa (unless you are from a select few countries which don't need one). The train will be stopped for at least an hour, maybe longer.
As you travel through western Turkey, the train will rattle back and forth. It is actually a scary experience as it seems as though the train will fall off the tracks. As nerve wrecking as this may be, try to enjoy the sunrise and the beautiful landscape. In a couple of hours, you will be at Sirkeci station for your Istanbul adventure. Theme: Train
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Istanbul is a very large city.Larger than New York,larger than Rome,Paris and London
So its very difficult for foreigners to understand the system of transportation
I just want to give you some hints to make your life easier during your stay
We have :
Bus
Metro
Tramway
Light Railway
Nostalgic Tramway
Funicular ( we call it tunel)
the new Funicular (Kabatas-Taksim)
systems within city transportation
and we have city boats for city transportation too
this services are organized by the municipality
Beside this transport facilities we have private :
taxis (yellow cab)
dolmus (still yellow but they help to the people which want to go to same direction and you share the cost of the transport)
minibusses
and busses
I am giving you the official websites ,the second is for the boats
good luck and enjoy your stay .I hope that it was helpful )))
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Istanbul has 2 big part.One is the Asian side and the other is european side.We live on two continents.I travel every day from asian side to european side.my home in Asian side my work in European side.
So about 15milion people are living in Istanbul that means lots of traffic and wasting lots of time.
I suggest you to use sea and trains and metro-ligth metro or tram.Keep away from the Bus and Taxis.Taxi is cheaper than the other big cities of the world but to much time you will loose in the traffic.In the old city (sultanahmet area)use your feet.
Best thing is walk.For to reach other parts of the istanbul use the other transportation vehicles.
I give you all transport links of the istanbul.
Sea lines(Fast ferry and public boats) www.ido.com.tr
Train (Suburbian trains) www.tcdd.gov.tr
Public bus www.iett.gov.tr
Subway www.istanbul-ulasim.com.tr
All those weblinks have english pages.
On this page at the contact line you can see the istanbul metropolitan municipality web page.
also you can get more transport info from that page. Leave a Comment
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 by MalenaN
Bus T4 is going between Sultanahmet and Taksim. From Taksim and Eminönü buses are going to places all over Istanbul. If you don't know the busnumber you can always ask in the ticket-booth. If you don't speek Turkish it can be good with a paper and pen so you can have the numbers written down for you. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 The key to exploring
Istanbul by Tijavi
Except for the language problem that I encountered when I bought my first (and only) Akbil at the Zeytinburnu metro station, everything else went fine. Got a YTL 20 load plus another reload of YTL 20 and it was more than enough to take me around the city for a week going to Eyup, Prince's Islands, Taksim, etc.
Akbils can be easily purchased and reloaded from tram and metro stations. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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Akbil is short for "akilli bilet" or 'clever ticket'. It is a small plastic thing with a metal round bit that slots into machines on public transport, acting a bit like a swipe card. the plastic bit conveniently attaches to a keyring, so you can keep it handy.
Akbil can be bought at certain I.E.T.T booths around the city (where you can but bus tickets too). There are different types of Akbil...one which you buy and top up when necessary; one which gives you free travel for a week; one which gives unlimited travel for one day, two days, etc... If you plan on staying a while in istanbul, it makes sense to buy a standard Akbil, as it gives you discounts on all public transport. For example, a ticket on my bus cost me 1.4 YTL, but using Akbil only 1YTL. Once you have used up all the money on your Akbil, you can top it up at any I.E.T.T office with an amount of your choice.
You can use Akbil on buses, trams, the metro and on ferries. As well as saving you money, it saves you time too....you don't have to queue for tickets, just click your Akbil in the machine and away you go! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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I flew roundtrip from Istanbul to Adana in southern Turkey for $90! The service was pretty good. It was about the same as Turkish Air. Onur Air travels from Istanbul to places such as Izmir, Antalya and Trabzon. All are about the same price.
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