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Airport Transfers
Bookings for the official hotels and transportation will be handled
by the Organisation Committee of Istanbul 09 (OC
Istanbul 09). Maximum travel time between official
hotels and the venue has been targeted for 30 minutes.
The OC Istanbul 09 will provide shuttle service between
the official hotels, the airport and the venue only to
those who have made their bookings to the official
hotels through the OC Istanbul 09.
Local Transfers
Daily transfers will be
organized for all accredited VIP, Media, Referees and
Teams when staying in an official hotel with the booking
having been made through the OC Istanbul 09. The
transfers will be scheduled in accordance with the
official training and competition schedules.
Travel
By Air : Ataturk International
Airport is 20 km from the
city centre. This new airport is the biggest in the
country, with the most international flights. There
are direct flights to every European capital, and
many to Asia, the USA
and the Middle East.
The domestic terminal
has flights to every domestic airport in the
country, with several per day to major cities such
as Ankara and Izmir.
Turkish Airlines (THY) is the national carrier.
By Road : Not
surprisingly, Istanbul is well connected to every part of Turkey. Buses
are comfortable, frequent and plentiful, and the
main bus station (otogar) is in Esenler, on the
European side.
There are countless
private bus companies, all of which have a ticket
office at the main bus station and while the larger
ones also have offices dotted around town,
particularly in areas such as Taksim, Sultanahmet
and Besiktas.
Prices vary slightly
according to quality of the vehicle. There are also
departures from Harem, on the Asian side. For
journeys further afield, there are buses to
Greece,
Macedonia, Germany, France,
Austria, Switzerland, Saudi
Arabia,
Syria,
Iran, Russia, Georgia,
Romania, Bulgaria and Jordan.
Bus Station Tel:
(+90-212) 658 05 05, 658 10 10, 333 37 63, 310 63
63.
Within the city,
public transport is a good way to get around. There
are minibuses, buses, taxis, trams (from Aksaray), a
new subway (between Taskim and Levent) and a famous
historical trolley from Taksim to Beyoğlu.
By Rail : Not
as popular a mode of transportation as buses, and
with a much smaller network, there are rail
connections from Istanbul
to Ankara,
Izmir and
eastern Anatolian cities. Most of the services are
slower than buses although, between the three main
cities, there are the mavi tren, mototren or
ekspress, which are fast and comfortable.
Reservations are
essential for these journeys, and there are several
classes of seats and sleepers. International
services from Sirkeci (on the European side) and
Haydarpasa (on the Asian side) stations include
Vienna, Munich,
Budapest, Salonica, (via
Eskisehir,
Konya, and Gaziantep),
Aleppo, (via Tatvan and Van),
Tehran,
Moscow and
Bucharest. Trains heading
west leave from Sirkeci, and east from Haydarpasa
station.
Sirkeci İnformation
Tel: (+90-212) 527 0050/51. Reservations Tel:
(+90-212) 520 6575
Haydarpasa
İnformation Tel: (+90-216) 336 0475/2063.
Reservations Tel: (+90-216) 336 4470, 337 8724.
By Boat :
Maritime Lines run both the urban and national
transport.
Marinas
also have connections with European ports.
Urban Maritime
Transportation runs ships which operate between the
following destinations within Istanbul: Kadikoy –
Haydarpasa – Karakoy; Eminonu – Uskudar; Eminonu –
Kadikoy; Bridge – Yenikoy; Beykoz – Kavaklar;
Sirkeci - Bostanci, Bridge – Prince’s Islands;
Bridge – Yalova; Kabatas – Cinarcik; Bostanci -
Cinarcik.
Boats operate from
Istanbul
to the following Black Sea towns: Zonguldak, Sinop,
Samsun, Giresun,
Trabzon, Rize, as well as Izmir. Marmara Lines run
to
Marmara Island, Bandirma and Mudanya.
Useful contacts:
Port Tel : (+90-212)
245 53 66/249 71 78/249 18 96.
Address: TDY Maritime
Lines Agency, Rihtim Cad. Kadikoy,
Istanbul
Head Office Tel:
(+90-212) 245 53 66/249 71 78/249 18 96.
Reservation Tel:
(+90-212) 249 92 22/293 74 54
Information Tel:
(+90-212) 244 25 02/244 02 07
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