Istanbul metro
Metro lines on both continents joined by the Marmaray rail tunnel under the Bosphorus. The T1 tram through Sultanahmet and the ferries matter as much as the metro for visitors.
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Last train
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Plan for another night
After midnight counts as the night before: Saturday 01:30 is still Friday night's service.
Typical last trains from central stations; the ends of a line stop earlier, and holidays use their own timetable. Check the operator's app on the night.
Lines and key stations
Schematic, not to scale: only the stations visitors use most, in order along the line.
M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman
Colour: green · Yenikapı – Hacıosman
- YenikapıInterchangeMarmaray, M1
- VeznecilerSightsGrand Bazaar area
- Haliç
- ŞişhaneSightsGalata
- TaksimSights
- Osmanbey
- GayrettepeInterchangeM11 to the airport
- Levent
M11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul Airport
Colour: purple (check) · Gayrettepe – Halkalı
- GayrettepeInterchange
- Kağıthane
- Istanbul AirportAirport
- HalkalıInterchangeMarmaray
Marmaray
Colour: light blue (check) · Halkalı – Gebze
- YenikapıInterchange
- SirkeciSightsold city
- ÜsküdarInterchange
- Ayrılık ÇeşmesiInterchangeM4
- SöğütlüçeşmeInterchange
M4 Kadıköy–Sabiha Gökçen
Colour: pink · Kadıköy – Sabiha Gökçen Airport
- KadıköySightsferries, market
- Ayrılık ÇeşmesiInterchange
- Kozyatağı
- Kartal
- Sabiha Gökçen AirportAirport
T1 tram
Colour: blue · Kabataş – Bağcılar
- KabataşInterchangefunicular to Taksim
- KaraköySightsGalata
- EminönüSightsferries, Spice Bazaar
- SirkeciInterchange
- SultanahmetSightsHagia Sophia, Blue Mosque
- BeyazıtSightsGrand Bazaar
Also: M1A/B, M3, M5–M9, the Taksim–Kabataş funicular and many ferry routes.
First and last trainscheck
| System | Days | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Metro & tram | Daily | 06:00 – 00:006:00 AM – 12:00 AM |
| Weekend night metro (selected lines) | Fri, Sat | from 06:00, all nightfrom 6:00 AM, all night |
About 06:00–00:00 daily. On Friday and Saturday nights selected metro lines and Marmaray run through the night every 20 min or so (check which lines).About 6:00 AM–12:00 AM daily. On Friday and Saturday nights selected metro lines and Marmaray run through the night every 20 min or so (check which lines).
How oftencheck
- Rush hour
- 3–5 min
- Off-peak
- 5–10 min
- Night
- about every 20 min on weekend night lines
Airport rail linkcheck
Istanbul Airport (IST)
M11 to Gayrettepe (M2) or Halkalı (Marmaray), about 35 min to Gayrettepe; Havaist buses.
Last departure: About 00:00 (check); Havaist buses and taxis all nightAbout 12:00 AM (check); Havaist buses and taxis all night
Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
M4 to Kadıköy.
Last departure: About 00:00 (check); Havabus and taxisAbout 12:00 AM (check); Havabus and taxis
Farescheck
Flat-ish fares by distance, rising often with inflation (check). Payment: see the transit-cards tool.
Card to use: İstanbulkart
Stations to know
- AirportIstanbul AirportM11 Gayrettepe–Istanbul Airport
- AirportSabiha Gökçen AirportM4 Kadıköy–Sabiha Gökçen
- SightsVezneciler — Grand Bazaar areaM2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman
- SightsŞişhane — GalataM2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman
- SightsTaksimM2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman
- SightsSirkeci — old cityMarmaray
- SightsKadıköy — ferries, marketM4 Kadıköy–Sabiha Gökçen
- SightsKaraköy — GalataT1 tram
- SightsEminönü — ferries, Spice BazaarT1 tram
- SightsSultanahmet — Hagia Sophia, Blue MosqueT1 tram
- SightsBeyazıt — Grand BazaarT1 tram
Step-free accesscheck
Newer metro lines are step-free with lifts; the tram, ferries and old-city streets are harder (check).
Etiquette and rulescheck
- Offer seats to older people and women with children.
- Eating on the metro is frowned on; ferries have a tea bar.
- Keep bags closed on the T1 tram through Sultanahmet.
After the last traincheck
- Taxis (use BiTaksi or insist on the meter); Uber books yellow taxis.
- Night buses on main routes (check); ferries stop around 23:00.Night buses on main routes (check); ferries stop around 11:00 PM.
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Everything marked check — hours, fares, last departures, rules — changes with timetables, works and holidays; confirm with the operator before you rely on a last train. Line colours are the operators' own, always shown with a name; diagrams are schematic. Written from Voykit's own notes; checked 2026-09.