Transportation

Transportation Options

Transportation options upon your arrival in İstanbul:

• If you arrive at İstanbul Airport (IST), you have several transportation choices. You can take a taxi from the designated taxi stands outside the terminal buildings. It is recommended to use the official taxi service and insist on using the taximeter. Alternatively, you can use ride-hailing apps like Uber or BiTaksi.
• There are shuttle services available from İstanbul Airport (IST). From there, you can easily take a taxi to reach the hotel. For detailed information on shuttle schedules and routes, you can visit the following link. https://www.istairport.com/en/airport/airport-transportation/?locale=en
• İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) is located in Pendik/Kurtköy, 40 km to Kadıköy, 12 km to downtown Pendik, and 50 km to Taksim.
• Other means of reaching our airport include
  • Public buses,
  • Havaist shuttles
  • Metro lines
  • You can also rent a car once you’re at the airport.

İstanbul City Card

You need a transportation card to use all public transit in İstanbul; boats, subways, buses, tramways, and funiculars. There is a special Unlimited Public Transportation Card which is created only for visitors: İstanbul City Card.

İstanbul City Card is a specially designed public transportation card for the needs of visitors. It is valid in every public transportation vehicle, including metro, trams, buses, metrobuses, and ferries. There is only one exception: dolmus and minibusses in İstanbul are still using cash.

You can obtain an Istanbul City Card from the metro station or from various mini market buffets at almost every bus station.

Congress Venue Transportation

Yildiz Technical University Davutpaşa Campus is in Esenler, which is close to the districts called Bakırköy, Bahçelievler, and some parts of Zeytinburnu.

How to get to Davutpaşa Campus from Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW):

You can take the M4 Sabiha Gökçen-Kadıköy Metro, get off at Ayrılık Çeşmesi, and transfer to Marmaray heading to Halkalı or Ataköy. Get off at Yenikapı Station and take the M1A Yenikapı- Atatürk Airport Metro Line (red line) and get off at “Davutpasa – YTU Campus” Station. For more information about metro & railway routes: https://www.metro.istanbul/

How to get to Davutpaşa Campus from Istanbul Airport (IST):

You can use airport shuttles, a taxi, or public transportation to get to Yıldız Campus from Istanbul Airport. Take the Havaist Airport shuttle to Otogar (Esenler) and from there you can transfer to M1 (Yenikapı-Atatürk Havalimanı) Metro Line heading to Atatürk Havalimanı and get off at ‘Davutpaşa-Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi’ stop. Check https://www.hava.ist/ for up-to-date Airport shuttle lines, bus schedules, and to purchase your ticket in advance.

How to get to Davutpaşa Campus

Via Bus: 41AT and 85C Bus Lines go directly to the campus. For bus routes and timetables, please check: https://www.iett.istanbul/en, search the keywords “Yildiz Teknik Universitesi Davutpasa”.

Via Marmaray: From Kazlıçeşme Marmaray Station, you can take bus 85C. This bus line runs between Kazlıçeşme Station and Davutpaşa Campus.

Via Metro: To reach the campus by metro, take M1A (Atatürk Airport – Yenikapı) Metro Line (red line) and get off at “Davutpasa – YTU Campus” Station.

For more information about metro & railway routes: https://www.metro.istanbul/

Via Metrobus: Get off at Cevizlibağ Station. Cross the bridge and at Cevizlibağ bus stop, to reach the campus, take either bus 41AT or the shuttle.

Via Shuttle Services: You can get to YTU using the campus shuttle services connecting both campuses, as well as a shuttle route from Cevizlibağ Metrobus Station. For further details, please refer to the section Campus Ring Service. For up-to-date information on Shuttle services, stops, and timetables, visit: https://sks.yildiz.edu.tr/duyurular/Ring-Servisleri-Hizmeti-ve-Hareket-Saatleri-Hakk%C4%B1nda/315