Beşiktaş, Bosphorus shore · European sideEuropean side
Çırağan Palace Kempinski airport transfer
Your fixed fare
From
Çırağan Palace Kempinski IstanbulEuropean side
€50
Same side as IST · fixed per vehicle
Eco Van · Same fare day and night
The driver holds a printed sign with this name.
A palace on the European shore
Kempinski gives the address as Çırağan Caddesi 32 in Beşiktaş and describes the hotel as the only Ottoman imperial palace on the Bosphorus that is also a hotel. It stands on the European bank of the strait, between Beşiktaş and Ortaköy, with the water directly in front.
Çırağan Caddesi is the shore road and is busy for much of the day. The van stops at the hotel entrance on that road, and the driver helps with the luggage.
Why the nearer airport costs more
From Sabiha Gökçen the drive is about 40 km and only about 29 minutes when the road is clear, quicker than from Istanbul Airport. Yet the SAW fare is the higher one. The reason is the Bosphorus: Sabiha Gökçen is on the Asian side, and reaching Çırağan means crossing the strait. Istanbul Airport is on the same European side as the palace.
- From IST to Çırağan Palace: €50 Eco Van, €60 Vito, €65 V-Class, €80 Sprinter.
- From SAW to Çırağan Palace: €70 Eco Van, €80 Vito, €85 V-Class, €100 Sprinter.
Arriving for a wedding or event
If you are coming for a wedding or celebration at the palace and your party lands on different flights, book one transfer per arrival time so each party has its own driver and its own name sign at the exit door. For a group arriving together, the Mercedes Sprinter takes up to 16 people in one vehicle; above that, two vehicles.
Payment at the palace
The fare is fixed when you book and paid to the driver at the end of the ride. Cash in euros, pounds or lira is accepted, and every car has a card terminal for Visa and Mastercard, contactless included. There is no prepayment and no fee if you cancel.
Leaving Çırağan Caddesi
The return drive from the hotel is about 40 km to Istanbul Airport and about 40 km to Sabiha Gökçen in free-flowing traffic. The shore road towards Beşiktaş is slow at rush hour, so allow a margin. Send your flight time and we suggest when the driver should come to the entrance.
At a glance
- District
- Beşiktaş
- Shore
- European side European side
- From IST
- about 43.9 km · about 44 min on an empty road
- From SAW
- about 40.1 km · about 29 min on an empty road
Departure planner
When to leave for Istanbul Airport
Enter your flight's departure time. The planner adds the time airlines usually ask you to spend at the airport, plus the drive with a margin for traffic.
Enter your departure time to see when to leave.
Example: for a 14:00 flight from Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, leave at 10:45.
Airlines set their own check-in times; check yours.
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Questions and answers
How much is a transfer from Istanbul Airport to Çırağan Palace?
€50 for a private Eco Van, one way, the same at any hour.
Why is Sabiha Gökçen to Çırağan Palace €70 if it is faster?
Because the ride crosses the Bosphorus from the Asian side. Our fares follow the side of the city, not the minutes on the road.
Does the car drive up to the Çırağan Palace entrance?
Yes. The van stops at the hotel entrance on Çırağan Caddesi.
Can wedding guests at Çırağan Palace each get their own transfer?
Yes. Book one transfer per flight, with the name each party should see on the sign.
How do we pay for the Çırağan Palace ride?
At the end, to the driver: EUR, GBP or TRY in cash, or Visa or Mastercard.