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 airline is like Turkey's version of Southwest Airlines. No frills, cheap fares. I flew with…read morePegasus from Beirut to Istanbul, and Istanbul to Tel Aviv. If you're looking for a deal on getting around the Middle East or Eastern Europe, this airline is the answer. No frills means no freebies. Want seat preference? That'll cost you. Want a drink? Be prepared to shill out some Lira. Meals? Sure! Dinars, please! Fortunately, they accept cash. They put ads all over the interior of the planes on this airline. I always like how they advertise for themselves. If we're on the flight, we've already drank the kool-aid. I'd fly these guys again, since most of the flights are cheap, the staff seems competent, and the flight seemed safe. We arrived on time. They didn't lose my luggage. Overall, I'm a fan.

I picked Pegasus over Turkish airlines due to location in Asian side of the city. However, ground…read moreservices are not well organized. They advertised as budget airlines which I found absurd because I ended up paying more. Flight crew didn't seem like so happy either.

SAW was a 30 minute and 300,00 TL taxi ride from our hotel in Bostanci. The terminal is…read moreconsiderably smaller than that at IST ... and easier to navigate. SAW is also now accessible by Metro. There are two levels of security -- first bag and person scanning to get into the terminal, and a second security screening after check-in on way to gates. Lines were long but moved quickly. Check-in for Turkish Airlines (TK) flights was long and slow. Fortunately, we used TK mobile check-in and didn't wait in a queue. Our flight was delayed by 30 minutes, and we passed the time at a relatively empty terminal coffee shop

Another trip, another gem, and by gem I mean SAW İstanbul, where travel dreams go to die. First…read moreoff, nothing screams "welcome" like being herded through security twice because why not spice things up with a little déjà vu and a bonus pat-down? The signage? Oh, it's there. Somewhere. Probably hiding behind a guy chain-smoking under a No Smoking sign. Yes, this airport smells like a tavern. Staff range from visibly annoyed to outright hostile, as if your very presence personally offended them. Honestly, I think the ticketing agents made a blood pact to make sure no one leaves here with their sanity intact. Are you hungry? Hope you brought a second mortgage. You can treat yourself to a sad sandwich that tastes like betrayal and costs more than your flight.