Istanbul Airport (IST)

Istanbul International Airport is Turkey's main airport and one of the largest in the world. It lies just 50 km from the city centre.

Information of interest about the airport

  • Vueling check-in desks are usually located in zones P or R. In this interactive map you can look up where the desks are located, as well as check the distances and the location of the security controls and boarding gates.
  • The entire airport offers free and unlimited internet access.
  • We recommend expanding all the relevant information about the airport in this guide.

Getting to and from the airport

• By taxi: There are taxi ranks outside all terminals. The journey time to the city centre is 50 minutes.
• By bus: There are two bus services between the terminals and the main parts of the city, such as Sultanahmet. The journey takes about 90 minutes.
• By metro: The M11 line links the airport directly to the city.

More information on the airport website.

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