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Getting around Istanbul, and how long it really takes

The 30 journeys in our Istanbul itinerary, measured between places with real coordinates. How much you walk, how much you ride.

5h 33m

on the move, over 5 days

on foot

3h 58m 71%

28 legs

by public transport

1h 35m 29%

2 legs

The longest single journey

1h 10m · by public transport

The lines the itinerary names

  • Tram T5 · Balat → Eyüpsultan, along the Golden Horn shore
  • Golden Horn ferry: Eyüp pier → Eminönü pier, then on foot towards Kumkapı

Tickets and fares: the official site

We do not print ticket prices here, and that is deliberate: they change, and a page that quotes them turns false on its own without anyone noticing. We send you straight to the operator.

İETT

link checked on August 18, 2026

⚠️ These are the times of OUR itinerary: calculated on the route between two places with real coordinates, not pulled live from the transport service. They show you what a day in Istanbul is shaped like, not what the tram timetable says: strikes, works and queues are beyond us.

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