Istanbul Public Transport Cards

Istanbul Public Transport Cards

There are two kind of public transport cards in Istanbul for tourists: “Istanbulkart” and “Istanbul City Card.” You can get these cards at airport or city centre on machines with your credit card or cash in Turkish Lira.

Istanbulkart
To get this card you have to pay first a card fee (50 TL, in May 2023). Then you have to charge money on it with a machine. The charge limit for one month is 500 TL (in May 2023). If this card is not used for 2 years, it becomes out of use.
In order to use the card in a transportation vehicle, you must have your card swiped. A one ride takes 9.90 Turkish lira (May 2023).
Istanbulkart is valid in buses, funicular, metrobus, metro, suburban trains, ferry, tram, İstanbul metropolitan municipality social facilities, public toilets, some markets (Migros, Carrefour…).
If there’s money on your card, you can’t get it back, but you can use it on markets or social facilities.

Istanbul City Card
Istanbul City Card is a prepaid public transportation card that gives you unlimited access to public transportation for the number of days you choose: 1, 3, 5, 7, 15.

1 DAY UNLIMITED € 25
3 DAYS UNLIMITED € 35
5 DAYS UNLIMITED € 44
7 DAYS UNLIMITED € 52
15 DAYS UNLIMITED € 78

You can use it like the “Istanbulkart.” The only difference is, that this “Istanbul City card” is unlimited for one person.

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