New Istanbul Airport

[kpc]

There's finally a direct metro line to Istanbul Airport open now.

Kağıthane - Istanbul Airport metro line opens

Turkey's president has officially opened a new metro route in Istanbul which is now the fastest such line in the country.

www.railjournal.com

In March, we land at Saw and depart from Ist, so will checkout the Metro from the city to Ist. Edit: looking at the metro map below, it looks like you have to change at 4 metro stations if you are coming from Sultanahmet area before you get to Kagithane to catch the train to Ist!...so it might be easier to take a taxi / Uber if you have luggage! https://www.metro.istanbul/YolcuHizmetleri/AgHaritalari

 

[burmans]

In March, we land at Saw and depart from Ist, so will checkout the Metro from the city to Ist. Edit: looking at the metro map below, it looks like you have to change at 4 metro stations if you are coming from Sultanahmet area before you get to Kagithane to catch the train to Ist!...so it might be easier to take a taxi / Uber if you have luggage! https://www.metro.istanbul/YolcuHizmetleri/AgHaritalari

I was checking this out recently and believe there is a direct bus SAW to IST, depends how much of a hurry you are in but seemed relatively well priced and scheduling wasn’t bad.

 

[kpc]

I was checking this out recently and believe there is a direct bus SAW to IST, depends how much of a hurry you are in but seemed relatively well priced and scheduling wasn’t bad.

I priced a Uber recently from SAW to our hotel in Istanbul...if you take the highest price of TL 577, it is ~A$43....with 2 pax and baggage and at night, I will be catching an Uber

 

[Scarlett]

Interesting to note that they’ve planned ahead and have an IST terminal 2 station on that metro line before there is even a terminal 2.
Maybe it’s a future LCC terminal, although they tend to fly to SAW. Maybe a domestic terminal?

Speaking of SAW, here’s what it looked like on descent into IST in late December. Highway construction ongoing and then the new runway can be completed.