This bus takes you from the airport in Istanbul (Ataturk) right into the center of the area…read more(Taksim) and it stops regularly. It looks like it does have other buses for other stops, but Taksim was most common. It can be found as soon as you leave the airport as there are always several lined up by the taxis and many say Havatas and Taksim on the outside. It's approximately 30 minutes from the airport to the final destination in Taksim and about 22 Turkish Lira (from other reviewers it looks like it can vary depending on day) but it ends up being around 7 dollars. Driving in Istanbul looks to me like an insurance claim waiting to happen. The only thing that worried me about taking this bus, was wondering where I would end up (how close to hotel), so attaching map pic I used to help me decide where to book. If you don't take the Havatas, taking the metro would mean changing several trains from the airport and would also take more than an hour. The only other good option (in my experience) is to uber as it's much cheaper than a taxi in Istanbul and there are a lot of uber drivers.

Service from Sabiha Gokcen airport to Taksim was 15TL per person and well worth it. A taxi would…read morehave cost us at least 100TL. The Havatas shuttle has a couple of different routes. Make sure to double check your destination with the driver. Tickets are purchased on the shuttle bus. The shuttle leaves every 30 minutes from 4am to 1am. I would definitely use this service again.

This is the best company!!! My family and I have used them multiple times. anytime we…read moretravel to Istanbul these ppl are our go too. NEVER disappointing! always professional, helpful and courteous. thank you for always making us feel like family!

We have used this service for both to and from the airport and during our stay in Istanbul…read more The driver was very polite, helpfull and carefull. The car was comfy and clean. I can not compare the prices with other services but it was really cheap comparing back home. If you consider crazy drivers and street taxis of old cars and if you are not suicidal, use this service. We totally felt safe and we were really happy that we chose them. Their website is istanbulrides.com.