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How to get to santralistanbul

Dear PCG2014 Participants,

With the conference starting next week we would like to give you some information on how to get to santralistanbul.

santralistanbul is located at the upper end of Golden Horn and is easily reachable by regular shuttle services, bus, taxi, end even by boat.

Istanbul Bilgi University Shuttle Bus Service:

Istanbul Bilgi University Shuttle Bus Service is free for all and the schedule is as follows.

(Please check the conference website and this website for further details and updates on the schedule at the week of the conference!)

 

UPDATE: Istanbul Bilgi University Shuttle Bus Schedule has been changed for the duration of the conference. Please check the current schedules (weekdays – weekends) before planning your trip to santralistanbul!

 

…to santralistanbul (Bilgi University): from santralistanbul (Bilgi University) to…:
Kabataş (at the port, in front of Hekimoğlu Ali Paşa Fountain) – santralistanbul:between 08:00 – 20:00 “Ring Service” (week days)On Saturdays, shuttles run every half an hour between 08:30-19:30. To reach Kabataş Port for the shuttle bus, it is possible to take the F1 Funicular from Taksim Square, inside Taksim Metro Station. santralistanbul – Kabataş:between 08:30 – 20:00 “Ring Service”20:20– 20:40 – 21:00 – 21:20 – 21:40 – 22:00 – 22:30 santralistanbul – Kabataş shuttles: On Saturdays, shuttles run every half an hour between 08:30-19:30.
Dolapdere – santralistanbul :08:00 – 08:20 – 08:40 – 09:00 – 09:20 – 09:40 – 10:00 – 10:20 – 10:40 – 11:00 – 11:20 – 11:40 -12:00 – 12:20 – 12:40 – 13:00 – 13:20 – 13:40 – 14:00 – 14:20 – 14:40 – 15:00 – 15:20 – 15:40 – 16:00 – 16:20 – 16:40 – 17:00 – 17:20 – 17:40 – 18:15 – 19:15No shuttle services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays. santralistanbul – Dolapdere:08:00 – 08:20 – 08:40 – 09:00 – 09:20 – 09:40 – 10:00 – 10:20 – 10:40 – 11:00 – 11:20 – 11:40 – 12:00 12:20 -12:40 – 13:00 – 13:20 – 13:40 – 14:00 – 14:20 – 14:40 – 15:00 – 15:20 – 15:40 – 16:00 – 16:20 16:40 – 17:00 – 17:20 – 17:40 – 18:00No shuttle services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Mecidiyeköy (Trump Towers) – santralistanbul:08:15 – 08-35 – 09:05 – 09:35 – 10:35 – 11:35 – 12:35 – 13:35 – 14:35 – 15:35 – 16:35 – 17:05 – 17:35 – 18:05No shuttle services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays. santralistanbul – Kuştepe (Trump Towers*):08:00 – 08:30 – 08:50 – 09:30 – 10:00 – 10:50 – 11:50 – 12:50 – 13:50 – 14:50 – 15:50 – 16:30 – 17:00 – 17:30 – 18:00 – 19:00 – 19:30* Until 10 a.m. shuttles arrive in front of the Trump Towers; after 10 a.m. they arrive at the parking lot behind the Trump Towers. No shuttle services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays.
Halıcıoğlu – santralistanbul:08:15 – 08:30 – 08:45 – 09:00 – 09:15 – 09:30 – 10:00- 10:30- 11:00- 11:30- 12:00- 12:30- 13:00- 13:30- 14:00 – 14:30 – 15:00- 15:30- 16:00- 16:30- 17:00 – 17:30- 18:00- 18:30- 19:00- 19:30- 21:00No shuttle services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays. santralistanbul – Halıcıoğlu (Metrobüs station):08:30- 08:45- 09:00- 09:15 – 09:45 – 10:15 – 10:45 – 11:15 – 11:45 12:15 – 12:45 – 13:15 – 13:45 – 14:15 – 14:45 – 15:15 – 15:45 – 16:15 -16:45 – 17:15- 17:45- 18:15- 18:45 – 19:00- 19:15 – 20:15 – 20:45 – 21:15 – 21:45 – 22:15 – 22:30No shuttle services will be available on Saturdays and Sundays.

Public Transportation:

There are basically two ways to pay for the fare: either you get a token (jeton) (for metro, tram and finicular) and from the sales booth or vending machines (jetonmatik), or you use the Istanbul Card (Istanbul Kart) – an electronic boarding pass  (for bus, metro, tram and finicular). If you use a token you will pay 3 TL per ride, with an Istanbul Card you only pay 1,95 TL per ride, and get discounts for every transfer you make.

The easiest way to get the Istanbul Kart is to buy it at major transit stops such as the airport, Taksim, Beşiktaş, Eminönü. To buy an Istanbul Kart, you need to pay a non-refundable 6 TL fee (for the actual card and the service), and of course an amount of your choice to load onto the card. 20 TL should be enough for 2-3 use per day for 4 days. To reload the card, you can either go to the newsstands and small shops (Akbil Dolum Noktası) which offer this service, use self-service special purpose machines at major transit stations. The machines accept notes of 5, 10, 20, and 50 TL and have instructions in multiple languages.

There are two bus stops next to santralistanbul; SİLAHTARAĞA CADDESİ and BİLGİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ. Below is the list of bus lines passing through these stations:

Bus Lines Passing from SİLAHTARAĞA CADDESİ  Stop Bus Lines Passing from BİLGİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ Stop
No Line No Line
36CE CEBECİ MAHALLESİ – EMİNÖNÜ 36T CEBECİ – TAKSİM
37T YILDIZTABYA – TAKSİM 37T YILDIZTABYA – TAKSİM
38G GAZİOSMANPAŞA DEVLET HASTANESİ – MECİDİYEKÖY 38G GAZİOSMANPAŞA DEVLET HASTANESİ – MECİDİYEKÖY
39 AKŞEMSETTİN MAHALLESİ – YENİKAPI 38M CEVATPAŞA – KÜÇÜKKÖY – MECİDİYEKÖY
399B GÜZELTEPE – EMİNÖNÜ 399B GÜZELTEPE – EMİNÖNÜ
399C ESENTEPE MAHALLESİ – EMİNÖNÜ 41Y AYAZAĞAKÖYÜ – KAĞITHANE – YENİKAPI
39B İMAR BLOKLARI – VEZNECİLER 44B HAMİDİYE MAHALLESİ – EMİNÖNÜ
39D YEŞİLPINAR – YENİKAPI 47 YEŞİLPINAR – EMİNÖNÜ
39O YEŞİLPINAR – OTOGAR 47E BİNEVLER – EMİNÖNÜ
39Y YEŞİLPINAR – VEZNECİLER 47N NUR SİTESİ – EMİNÖNÜ
39Ç HAMİDİYE MAHALLESİ – AKSARAY 47Ç GÜZELTEPE – EMİNÖNÜ
41Y AYAZAĞAKÖYÜ – KAĞITHANE – YENİKAPI 49 YUNUS EMRE MAHALLESİ – ŞİŞLİ
44B HAMİDİYE MAHALLESİ – EMİNÖNÜ 49A AKŞEMSETTİN – ŞİŞLİ
48A GÖKTÜRK – KAZLIÇEŞME MARMARAY 49B İMAR BLOKLARI – ŞİŞLİ
48E GÖKTÜRK – EMİNÖNÜ 49G YUNUS EMRE MAHALLESİ – ŞİŞLİ
55B GAZİOSMANPAŞA – BEŞİKTAŞ 49GB YUNUS EMRE MAHALLESİ – BARAJ YOLU – ŞİŞLİ
94Y YEŞİLPINAR – BAKIRKÖY 49K KARADOLAP MAHALLESİ – BİNEVLER – ŞİŞLİ
99 AKŞEMSETTİN MAHALLESİ – EMİNÖNÜ 49M KAZIM KARABEKİR MAHALLESİ – ŞİŞLİ
49T YEŞİLPINAR – TAKSİM
49Y YEŞİLPINAR – ŞİŞLİ
55B GAZİOSMANPAŞA – BEŞİKTAŞ

For further information on bus lines please visit the IETT website.

Please note that travelling by bus in Istanbul might not be as convenient as other means of transportation for guests and tourists. Especially in rush hours buses tend to be very crowded and do not always rely on their departure time related to Istanbul’s traffic jam.

Taxi:

Taxis are a good and easy way to get around in Istanbul. They are inexpensive, have meters and are, most of the time, easy to find. The transportation speed however depends on the overall traffic of course. Hotels generally call taxies, that will be present within a few minutes. Please note, taxi fare is in Turkish Lira, not Euro or US Dollar. (You can use online taksi price calculation services to plan your trip.) Most of Istanbul’s public transportation lines operate between 06:00 and 00:00, so outside of these hours you must rely on a taxi.

Boat:

Although there is no pier at santralistanbul you may consider to take the HALİÇ boat line (Haliç Hattı) to come to Eyüp, from where you can reach santralistanbul either by bus or taxi very easily in less than 10 minutes. The trip from Üsküdar on the Asian side to Eyüp on the European side takes about 1 hour and visits each pier on the Golden Horn. Although not the fastest way to travel in Istanbul, it is one of the finest ways to experience the water ways of the city. You can find the schedule and the list of stops of the HALİÇ Line here.

Sincerely,

Conference Organization Committee

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