Another cool little ferry terminal on the Istanbul system. This one again is a gorgeous old…read morebuilding that's well-maintained, prime waterfront real estate duh. Search three main lines that are well marked and as always they have several Istanbul Kart station, which are essential if you want to use a public transportation system here.

Led by our intrepid tour guide, Gayle and I spent several stretches Day 2 in Instanbul on Public…read moreTransit. All we needed to do was scan our credit card at the entrance turnstyles and for 88 cents US, we were on our way. We found Istanbul public transit to be a safe, clean, and efficient experience, of which people watching the locals was fun and interesting. Our adventure included lots of light rail choices, plus 2 funiculars, of which the Taksim Karaköy Tünel was the most interesting. This historical line, which opened on 17 January 1875, covers the 573-metre route (uphill for us) between Karaköy and Beyoğlu in approximately 102 seconds. And before I could pull my camera out and frame a shot, our ride was over!

a great and economical way to see the bosphorousread more

This is an important connecting station in the Istanbul metro system. We took the M2 metro line…read moreand got off here to transfer to the Marmaray suburban train line.' The station itself is huge....to go from the Marmaray tracks to the metro tracks, it took several long escalator trips and many hundreds of feet to connect. Still, the station is efficient and very busy. The Yenikapi transfer station is located in south-central Fatih in the old town part of the city. The complex is right next to the Yenikapı railway station serving the T6 light rail line and a short walk away from the Yenikapı Ferry Terminal and İDO ferry service. Yenikapı complex links two stations (M1 and M2) of Istanbul Metro to a railway station of the Turkish State Railways on the trans-Bosphorus Marmaray tunnel. Yenikapı is the largest rapid transit station in Turkey.

A new metro line that will stretch between Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and IST can also be…read morecaught here.Clean and efficient metro station. You can take several metro lines from here, including one that will take you directly to KEMAL Atatürk International Airport (IST). This is my second favorite mode of public transport to the airport. reasonable price too. The other is Havaş Bus (12 Turkish Lira now). A new metro line that will stretch between Sabiha Gokcen International Airport and IST can also be caught here.

From here you can go to a few different places in Istanbul by the sea bus, which can get you to…read morethese places pretty quickly especially while getting to skip traffic which is the main benefit of taking this besides getting good air and scenery.