Sabiha Gökçen Airport Transfer

From Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) to Kadıköy, the main district on the Asian side, a GET4S transfer covers 33 km in about 50 minutes and costs from €46. Taksim is 41 km and about 66 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen, from €55; Karaköy and Galata in Beyoğlu are 41.5 km and about 61 minutes, also from €55. Beşiktaş with the Bosphorus hotels is 47.5 km and about 56 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen, from €61, and Şişli and Nişantaşı are 48 km and about 60 minutes, from €62.

Sultanahmet in the Old City is 50 km and about 70 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, from €64, the longest of the city transfers because the route crosses the strait and then continues into Fatih. The airport-to-airport transfer from Sabiha Gökçen to Istanbul Airport (IST) runs 96.5 km over the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and the Northern Marmara Motorway in about 76 minutes, from €95. All Sabiha Gökçen prices are per Mercedes E-Class sedan with every bridge, tunnel and motorway toll included; a Vito adds about €2 and a Sprinter minibus for 12 to 16 passengers roughly €20.

At Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) the GET4S driver waits inside the arrivals hall, at the exit, holding a board with the passenger's name. After passport control and baggage reclaim, walk out into the arrivals hall of Sabiha Gökçen and look for the name board before the doors to the forecourt; there is no car park to find and no phone call to make. The driver's name and mobile number are in the GET4S confirmation email, so you can also send a message the moment you land.

GET4S tracks every flight landing at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, and the 60 minutes of free waiting time count from the actual landing time, not the scheduled one. A late aircraft therefore costs nothing extra, and when a flight lands early the Sabiha Gökçen driver is already waiting in the hall. A landing at Sabiha Gökçen at 03:00 has the same meeting point and the same fixed price as a landing at noon.

Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in Pendik on the Asian side, so a transfer to Kadıköy stays on the same continent: 33 km, about 50 minutes and €46, the shortest and cheapest GET4S route from Sabiha Gökçen. Every European-side district, Taksim, Karaköy, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Nişantaşı and Sultanahmet, requires a crossing of the Bosphorus by bridge or through the Eurasia Tunnel. Taksim is only 8 km further from Sabiha Gökçen than Kadıköy yet takes 16 minutes longer off-peak, and the crossing toll is included in the GET4S fixed price, so Taksim costs €55 and Sultanahmet €64 with nothing paid at the toll gate.

The route from Sabiha Gökçen to a European-side hotel crosses the Bosphorus by one of the bridges or through the Eurasia Tunnel, depending on the destination. On weekdays between 07:30 and 10:00 and between 17:00 and 20:30 the crossing is the slowest part of a Sabiha Gökçen transfer and can add 20 to 40 minutes to the off-peak figures. Passengers who land at Sabiha Gökçen and depart from Istanbul Airport skip the city altogether: the airport-to-airport transfer takes the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, 96.5 km in about 76 minutes for €95.

An Istanbul taxi from Sabiha Gökçen Airport runs on the meter, which since 20 July 2026 opens at ₺71.94, charges ₺47.92 per kilometre with a ₺230 minimum, and keeps counting while the car waits in traffic. The bridge or tunnel toll to the European side is added on top and the final amount is not fixed, so a taxi from Sabiha Gökçen to Taksim in the evening peak costs noticeably more than the same ride at night. A GET4S Mercedes E-Class from Sabiha Gökçen to Taksim is a fixed €55 per vehicle with the toll included, whatever the traffic.

The Havabus airport bus from Sabiha Gökçen to Taksim or Kadıköy takes 60 to 100 minutes, followed by a walk or a taxi from the stop to the hotel. The metro M4 from Sabiha Gökçen runs to Kadıköy, and from Kadıköy a further change is needed to reach the European side. Public transport from Sabiha Gökçen suits a solo traveller with hand luggage; a family with suitcases reaches the hotel door in Kadıköy in about 50 minutes with a GET4S transfer for €46 per vehicle.

The durations quoted for Sabiha Gökçen routes are off-peak averages; on weekdays between 07:30 and 10:00 and between 17:00 and 20:30 add 20 to 40 minutes to Taksim, Sultanahmet or Beşiktaş. The Bosphorus bridge or Eurasia Tunnel toll and every motorway toll are included in each GET4S price from Sabiha Gökçen, so nothing is added to the fare during the ride. Night arrivals at Sabiha Gökçen are served at the same fixed price, with the driver in the arrivals hall at any hour.

Child seats are free on request at Sabiha Gökçen; add each child's age when booking so the correct seat is fitted before the car arrives. You can pay online by card when booking or in cash to the driver in EUR, USD, GBP or TRY, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before pickup. GET4S is a TÜRSAB-licensed agency, licence 14225, with English-speaking drivers and a fleet of Mercedes E-Class sedans, Vito and Maybach Vito vans and Sprinter minibuses.