Sea transportation is widely used in İstanbul. By sea transportation you can avoid traffic and witness the eye-catching beauty of the Bosphorus. Ferries connect the two sides of the city from several ports and also there is also service to the Princes’ Islands.

There are also the Istanbul Lines (Şehir Hatları), sea bus (IDO) and private ferry options.

Istanbul Liners (Şehir Hatları)
T: +90 212 444 18 51

▪ Karaköy – Haydarpaşa – Kadıköy
▪ Kadıköy – Eminönü
▪ Üsküdar – Eminönü
▪ Üsküdar – Karaköy – Eminönü – Eyüp (The Golden Horn Route)
▪ Kadıköy – Besiktaş
▪ Kabatas – Uskudar – Harem
▪ Istinye – Emirgan – Kanlıca – Anadolu Hisarı – Kandilli – Bebek – Arnavutköy – Çengelköy (The Whole Bosphorus Route)
▪ Anadolu Kavağı – Rumeli Kavağı – Sariyer
▪ Eminönü – Kavaklar (Special Bosphorus Tour-Recommended For Tourists)
▪ Sirkeci – Adalar – Yalova – Cınarcık (The Princes’ Islands Route)

Sea bus: (IDO)
T: 444 44 36

The sea-buses (deniz otobüsü) follow the same routes. They are usually much faster than liners.
Bostancı – Kadıköy – Yenikapı -Bakırköy
Bostancı – Kabataş
Kabataş – Adalar – Bostancı
Maltepe – Bostancı – Kabataş – Bakırköy