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How to get to Büyükada in Istanbul by ferry, bus, metro or Dolmus & Minibus?

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Directions to Büyükada (Istanbul) with public transportation

The following transit lines have routes that pass near Büyükada

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Bus stations near Büyükada in Istanbul

  • Araba Meydani - Lunapark Yönü,4 min walk,

Ferry stations near Büyükada in Istanbul

  • Büyükada (Prenstur),7 min walk,
  • Büyükada (Dentur),7 min walk,
  • Büyükada,8 min walk,

Bus lines to Büyükada in Istanbul

  • BA-1,Araba Meydani -Çinar Caddesi,
  • BA-2,Lunapark -Araba Meydani,
  • BA-4,Çinar Caddesi -Beltur/Plaj,
  • BA-5,Araba Meydani -Araba Meydani,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the closest stations to Büyükada?

    The closest stations to Büyükada are:

    • Araba Meydani - Lunapark Yönü is 241 meters away, 4 min walk.
    • Büyükada (Prenstur) is 396 meters away, 7 min walk.
    • Büyükada is 414 meters away, 8 min walk.
    • Büyükada (Dentur) is 477 meters away, 7 min walk.
  • Which ferry lines stop near Büyükada?

    These ferry lines stop near Büyükada: BOSTANCI - ADALAR, KARTAL - BÜYÜKADA - HEYBELIADA, MALTEPE - BÜYÜKADA - HEYBELIADA - BURGAZADA - KINALIADA.

  • What’s the nearest bus stop to Büyükada in Istanbul?

    The nearest bus stop to Büyükada in Istanbul is Araba Meydani - Lunapark Yönü. It’s a 4 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest ferry station to Büyükada in Istanbul?

    The nearest ferry stations to Büyükada in Istanbul are Büyükada (Prenstur) and Büyükada (Dentur). The closest one is a 7 min walk away.

  • What time is the first bus to Büyükada in Istanbul?

    The BA-5 is the first bus that goes to Büyükada in Istanbul. It stops nearby at 5:50 AM.

  • What time is the last bus to Büyükada in Istanbul?

    The BA-4 is the last bus that goes to Büyükada in Istanbul. It stops nearby at 12:10 AM.

  • What time is the first ferry to Büyükada in Istanbul?

    The BOSTANCI - ADALAR is the first ferry that goes to Büyükada in Istanbul. It stops nearby at 3:10 AM.

  • What time is the last ferry to Büyükada in Istanbul?

    The BOSTANCI - ADALAR is the last ferry that goes to Büyükada in Istanbul. It stops nearby at 3:10 AM.

  • How much is the bus fare to Büyükada?

    The bus fare to Büyükada costs about ₺5.49 - ₺15.33.

  • How much is the metro fare to Büyükada?

    The metro fare to Büyükada costs about ₺7.67.

  • How much is the ferry fare to Büyükada?

    The ferry fare to Büyükada costs about ₺21.90.

  • How much is the Dolmus & Minibus fare to Büyükada?

    The Dolmus & Minibus fare to Büyükada costs about ₺5.25 - ₺7.75.

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Büyükada
BüyükadaBüyükada (Greek: Πρίγκηπος or Πρίγκιπος, rendered Prinkipos or Prinkipo), meaning "Big Island" in Turkish, is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about 2 square miles (5 square kilometres). It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar (Islands) district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. During the first half of the 20th century, the island was popular with prosperous Greeks, Jews and Armenians as a refuge from the summer heat of Istanbul. Nowadays the island is almost as solidly Turkish as any suburb of mainland Istanbul. Historically, many residents of Büyükada were fishermen. However, by the late 2010s tourism to Büyükada swelled enormously as it became a favourite day-trip destination for visitors from greenery-starved Arab countries in particular. The surge in tourism was a major factor in bringing to an end the tradition of using phaetons as the only transport on the island in 2020. Visitors have been writing about Büyükada since the Turkish travel writer Evliya Çelebi recorded in his Seyahatname (Book of Travels) that there were 200 Greek houses on the island in 1640 and that it was ringed with dalyan fishermen. In 1884 the French historian Gustave Schlumberger published Les Iles des Princes, describing his visit to the archipelago. Ernest Mamboury recorded the sites of the island in his Les Iles des Princes, published in 1943 and Jak Deleon updated his work in 2003 in his Büyükada: A Guide to the Monuments. After leaving the island in 1933 Trotsky wrote an essay called Farewell tp Prinkipo. In 1997 Çelik Gülersoy, who had worked to restore some of the island's buildings, published Büyükada Dün (Büyükada Yesterday). In 2007 John Freely's The Princes' Islands exhaustively listed the historic mansions on the island. In 2009 the poet and translator Joachim Sartorius published an exquisite short travelogue called The Princes' Islands: Istanbul's Archipelago which mainly focused on Büyükada. The island is accessible by Şehir Hatları ferries from Eminönü and Kabataş on the European side of Istanbul and from Kadıköy and Bostancı on the Asian side of the city.
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