The Stay Bosphorus Hotel

The queue for taxis outside international arrivals can run long, and the fare on the meter stays a mystery until the ride is over.

Guests of The Stay Bosphorus, the nineteenth-century Balyan mansion on Salhane Sokak in Ortakoy, know that decision well. Public transport usually means a metro ride toward Sisli, a bus down to the coast, and a final stretch on foot with a suitcase, or else a taxi whose price depends on the day's traffic. Both Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport send travelers this way, and the drive can stretch past an hour from either one.

With City Transfer Turkey, the fare is agreed before takeoff, your flight is tracked whether it lands at Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport, and your driver waits with your name on a sign the moment you clear customs, no shuttle stops first, no hunting for a taxi. There is no real comparison with working out a bus route on no sleep: it is simply the faster, safer way in, and language is never an issue with our drivers.

We run a comfortable sedan for two or a VIP minivan for families, always with a licensed driver. The Stay Bosphorus is where the ride stops once you book with us. Call it an Ortakoy airport transfer, a weekend Istanbul transfer, or part of a longer Istanbul airport transfer — every private transfer we handle gets the same unhurried treatment.