How to get to Istanbul Airport by metro?

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Transportation to Istanbul Airport is provided by metro. You can reach Istanbul Airport by using the metro that goes to Istanbul Airport. You can transfer from other metro lines and other means of transportation to the metro that goes to Istanbul Airport. Here you can find out how to get to Istanbul Airport by metro.

Istanbul Airport metro is M11 Gayrettepe – Istanbul Airport – Halkalı Metro Line. The M11 metro line is also named as U1 and U2 lines by the Ministry of Transport. The currently active stations of the line; Gayrettepe, Kağıthane, Hasdal, Kemerburgaz, Göktürk, İhsaniye, Istanbul Airport, Cargo Terminal.

To go to the airport by metro

  • If you are going to transfer from the metro, the number of metro lines and stations where you can transfer to the airport metro is limited. You can transfer from M2 Yenikapı-Seyrantepe-Hacıosman Metro lines passing through Gayrettepe and M7 Yıldız-Mahmutbey Metro lines passing through Kağıthane.
  • If you are going to transfer from the metrobus, get off at Mecidiyeköy, take the M2 metro in the direction of Gayrettepe, get off the metro at Gayrettepe and transfer to the airport metro. Thus, you can reach the airport by metro by transferring from the metrobus.
  • If you are going to transfer from Marmaray, get off at Yenikapı, take the M2 metro towards Hacıosman, get off the metro at Gayrettepe and transfer to the airport metro. Thus, you can reach the airport by metro by transferring from Marmaray.
  • If you are going to transfer from IETT bus, IETT buses going to Kağıthane metro; 46T Çağlayan – Topkapı, 46Ç Kağıthane – Eminönü, 62 Kağıthane / Gültepe – Kabataş, 63 Kağıthane / Çeliktepe – Kabataş, 65G Kağıthane / Gültepe – Şişli
  • You can also reach Kağıthane station by minibuses from Şişli – Güzeltepe, Başak Konutları – Şişli, Topkapı – Seyrantepe and Köprübaşı Mahallesi.

To go to the airport using the subway

There are also lines where you can transfer from the metro to the airport. The steps you need to follow for this are as follows:

  • You can use the M2 Yenikapı – Hacıosman Metro Line to get off in Gayrettepe and transfer to the airport metro.
  • You can use the M7 Yıldız – Mahmutbey Metro Line to get off in Kağıthane and transfer to the airport metro.
  • You can use the M7 Yıldız – Mahmutbey Metro Line to get off the metro in Mahmutbey and transfer to the H-1 Mahmutbey Metro – Istanbul Airport IETT bus.
  • You can go to Mecidiyeköy by using the M2 Yenikapı – Hacıosman Metro Line and take the Havaist bus from there. You can also transfer from Mecidiyeköy to the M7 Kağıthane metro and transfer from Kağıthane to the airport metro.
  • You can go to Hacıosman by using the M2 Yenikapı – Hacıosman Metro Line and transfer to the H-8 Hacıosman Metro – İstanbul Airport İETT bus.