Istanbulkart 2026: 130 TL to Buy, 27 TL a Ride

Last reviewed: 5 September 2026 by İlyas Bayrak, licensed Turkish guide. ✓ Last reviewed: May 2026 — Verified and updated by our licensed Turkey travel experts. Prices, opening hours and visa rules reflect the latest 2026 guidance. Istanbul 360 — a 360° look at Istanbul filmed on our private city tour. Quick Answer: The Istanbulkart is your essential, reloadable travel pass for all public transport in Istanbul, Turkey , including metros, trams, buses, and ferries. You can buy the card for a one-time fee of around $2.50 USD and then load it with credit. It offers significant savings over single-ride tickets and can be purchased easily from yellow Biletimatik machines at both Istanbul Airport (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) . Live Istanbul public transport fares (2 September 2026) Quick answer: a single ride on Istanbul's metro, tram, bus, metrobüs, funicular or Marmaray with an anonymous İstanbulkart costs 46,20 ₺ . The table below is pulled straight from the Metro İstanbul (İBB) official fare tariff and re-synced automatically every month, so it never goes stale after a fare rise. Anonymous Istanbulkart (pay per ride) Fare type Price (Turkish lira) Full Fare 46,20 ₺ Student Card 22,55 ₺ Students Who Have Reached the Age of 30 41,58 ₺ Social 33,08 ₺ Mavi Kart (monthly unlimited-style pass) Fare type Price (Turkish lira) Full Fare/180 Usage 3.628 ₺ Student/200 Usage 653 ₺ Students Who Have Reached the Age of 30 3.265 ₺ Social/200 Usage 2.256 ₺ Limited-use electronic ticket Fare type Price (Turkish lira) 1 Pass Card 65 ₺ 2 Passes Card 120 ₺ 3 Passes Card 185 ₺ 4 Passes Card 175 ₺ 5 Passes Card 275 ₺ 10 Passes Card 530 ₺ What visitors actually need to know Buy one İstanbulkart per person at any airport or station kiosk, then load lira credit. The card itself is charged separately from your rides. Transfers are discounted. Within 120 minutes of your first tap, each following transfer costs less than a fresh full fare — so metro → tram → ferry chains are cheap. Ferr