Istanbul Taxi Fares Every Tourist Ought To Know

Just like everywhere else in the world, some Istanbul taxi drivers have several tricks up their sleeve to hustle unaware tourists. The most common practice is to extend the travel duration by making (huge) unnecessary detours. And since you’re not an Istanbulite, they’re pretty confident that you wouldn’t notice — and you won’t! But with this list of Istanbul taxi fares from Taksim and Sultanahmet to the most common tourist destinations, you are sure to pay the correct cab fare!

Image of taxi sign on a cab in Istanbul, Turkey. — © Photo by Martin Terber

Istanbul Taxi Flat Rate and Increments

When you enter the taxi, the driver will activate the meter. The display should read 4 TL — the current flat rate.
This fare is incremented with approximately 2,5 TL every kilometer.
If a taxi gets caught up in traffic and doesn’t move or has to wait on your behalf for over 5 minutes, 0.35 TL will be added per minute.
The minimum fare is 10 TL (to prevent people taking taxis for too short distances)
There used to be a night and day rate, but that has been abolished. Don’t let him tell you different!

Istanbul Taxi Fares from the Atatürk International Airport

to Sultanahmet — 54 TL
to Taksim — 67 TL

Istanbul Taxi Fares from the Sahiba Gökçen Airport

to Sultanahmet — 123 TL
to Taksim — 107 TL
Shocking fares, right? Here are better options on how to get from the Sabiha Gökçen Airport to your hotel!

Istanbul Taxi Fares from Sultanahmet (and vice versa)

to Akmerkez Shopping Mall — 34 TL
to Bebek — 42 TL
to Beşiktaş — 25 TL
to BuzAda — 37 TL
to Cehavir Shopping Mall — 22 TL
to Dolmabahçe Palace — 19 TL
to Fatih — 15 TL
to Galata Tower — 19 TL
to İstiniye Park Shopping Mall — 44 TL
to Kadıköy — 58 TL
to Kanyon Shopping Mall — 32 TL
to Metrocity Shopping Mall — 32 TL
to Nişantaşı — 24 TL
to Ortaköy — 32 TL
to Pierre Loti Cafe — 24 TL
to Reina — 34 TL
to Rumeli Hisarı — 47 TL
to Taksim — 17 TL
to Yıldız Park — 29 TL

Istanbul Taxi Fares from Taksim (and vice versa)

to Akmerkez Shopping Mall — 27 TL
to Bebek — 32 TL
to Beşiktaş — 10 TL
to BuzAda — 24 TL
to Cehavir Shopping Mall — 14 TL
to Dolmabahçe Palace — 10 TL
to Fatih — 18 TL
to Galata Tower — 15 TL
to İstiniye Park Shopping Mall — 40 TL
to Kadıköy — 49 TL
to Kanyon Shopping Mall — 28 TL
to Metrocity Shopping Mall — 28 TL
to Nişantaşı — 12 TL
to Ortaköy — 22 TL
to Pierre Loti — 49 TL
to Reina — 22 TL
to Rumeli Hisarı — 29 TL
to Sultanahmet — 17 TL
to Yıldız Park — 17 TL

Please Use Common Sense

Print or copy this list prior to your departure for Istanbul. You may not be able to browse this site while you’re in the taxi.
These fares are indications based on rides I took myself. They are correct and up-to-date, but Istanbul road conditions change every day. Don’t argue with your driver or call for the police unless the meter shows a significant deviation from the fare mentioned here.

Further Recommended Reading

Last updated on 29/10/2017

Comments

MK says
December 18, 2018 at 3:51 am

I took local taxi on 12 Dec 2018 from vodafone Park ,which is Besiktas club stadium, to Galatarsaray club then Fenebeche. The driver waited for me.
I was taking some sight seeing photos and took the front view of the car unintentionally .
The driver started to behave strangely and twisted the angle of the back mirror which showed the meter of travel distance, unable to be taken the record .
At last I was charged usd 300 , didn’t send me back to hotel, saying the taxis are not allowed to enter to hotel,
I said it couldn’t be possible and insist to drive to hotel however he started to drive away from hotel.
It was my worst experience in life.
This is their country , the image they are promoting by cheating , conning , canning made them proud of their country.
I took photo of him, the car plate etc and would love to report to Police and tourism authority to place some control measure or open the Channels for tourists who would have been in same situation.
I will spread to whoever I know the experience I have with Turkish taxis via all social networks channels.
Good luck to Turkish taxis, you guys made your country proud for your actions.
- Erlend says
  December 18, 2018 at 3:34 pm
  
  I am sorry that you had such a bad experience.
  To avoid taxi scams please read these following articles:
  https://theistanbulinsider.com/tips-to-prevent-popular-istanbul-taxi-scams/
  https://theistanbulinsider.com/more-tips-to-prevent-popular-istanbul-taxi-scams/
  In case, unfortunately, you are still a victim of a taxi scam you have a few options to make a complaint.
  You can send an email to beyazmasa@ibb.gov.tr (the help desk of Istanbul Municipality that controls all the public transport in Istanbul).
  You can download the app of the Istanbul Municipality from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tr.gov.ibb.beyazmasav2&hl=tr
  and make a complaint and follow your complaint status.
  153 is the landline number for the same help desk or you can send an SMS to 1530 to make a complaint.
  This information applies for complaints about any type of public transportation in Istanbul, including airport bus line (Havaist), sea taxi, ferries, metro and metrobus.
  I recommend you to get help with the Turkish though as it is more likely to proceed quicker in Turkish.
  Reporting the plate number of the vehicle is a must, the name of the driver helps the case as it is very common to have more than one person working on the same car with shifts.