yeseye
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Istanbul Bar and Food prices
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Thisishowitfeels
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Hi @kerem gokmen many thank for all the useful info you’re posting. We’re arriving into SAW airport early evening on Friday and planning on getting the metro and then the marmaray train to our hotel as we’re staying near Marmaray Sirkeci station. I was going to buy an Istanbulkart and load credit onto that for the journey - is it correct that 2 people can travel on 1 card and can I buy it from the machine with my credit/debit card or do the machines only take TL?you may use your contactless debit credit card on metros. i ve never tried it actually (i am an academician, i have a discount card). i will control and let you know next week.
otherwise you should buy a istanbulcard
How to get Istanbulkart | Istanbul Public Transportation Card
You can use Istanbul Kart or Istanbul Pubic Trasport Card to travel to Istanbul through the public transport system. The card prices depend on your requirements and needs.istanbulepass.com
Or is there any point in buying an Istanbulkart if we can just use contactless credit/debit card on all public transport?
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Really not going to need much. They'll no doubt bump up prices everywhere because the finals in town and they can make a killing but food is apparently really cheap so even with a premium that's not going to cost much at all.
As for drinking, there is no alcohol in the ground which is insane given who one of the main sponsors are. if you're drinking in the fan park, they'll be uefa prices. I expect them to be charging standard event prices with not much change out of a tenner for a single warm Heineken, I'll be drinking primarily around taksim and getting to the ground much later and pretty much avoiding the fan park, I expect taksim will be much cheaper and just better.
The only other real expense most will have to cover over there is your airport transport. Remember we get access to free shuttle buses on the Saturday so you won't need to pay for any travel on the saturday but you'll need roughly £30 one way to get to or from the airport any other days.
Also worth noting they've got a strict no coins policy in the stadium so get rid of all your change before going to the ground or lose it.
Given the current climate, I'd say take less rather than more than you think you'll need, you're not going to want a load of turkish lira to change back.
Two of us will be there pretty much all Saturday and Sunday, I'll probably only take about £100 in cash for both of us for anywhere thats cash only or i just want to use cash and then I'll have my card and contactless as the extra option.
As for drinking, there is no alcohol in the ground which is insane given who one of the main sponsors are. if you're drinking in the fan park, they'll be uefa prices. I expect them to be charging standard event prices with not much change out of a tenner for a single warm Heineken, I'll be drinking primarily around taksim and getting to the ground much later and pretty much avoiding the fan park, I expect taksim will be much cheaper and just better.
The only other real expense most will have to cover over there is your airport transport. Remember we get access to free shuttle buses on the Saturday so you won't need to pay for any travel on the saturday but you'll need roughly £30 one way to get to or from the airport any other days.
Also worth noting they've got a strict no coins policy in the stadium so get rid of all your change before going to the ground or lose it.
Given the current climate, I'd say take less rather than more than you think you'll need, you're not going to want a load of turkish lira to change back.
Two of us will be there pretty much all Saturday and Sunday, I'll probably only take about £100 in cash for both of us for anywhere thats cash only or i just want to use cash and then I'll have my card and contactless as the extra option.
kerem gokmen
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hi, your welcome.
yes 2 people can travel with 1 istanbulcard. Most of the machines take only TL cash for loading. There are some other machines but i dont trust in them. i use this app to load my card. Check this app.
İstanbulkart - Dijital Hesabım - Apps on Google Play
Ä°stanbulkart Mobil has become more user-friendly.
Your are right. Since the start of 2023, contactless credit/debit cards can be used.
Istanbul set to accept credit cards for mass transit passes
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) signed an agreement with top payment processing company Mastercard for the use of contactless credit and debit...
www.dailysabah.com
but i ve never tried it. i will try this week and let you know. is that ok?
so if my credit/debit card works, (99% will) you dont neet to buy an istanbulcard then.
cheers.
Oi fingy, can you lend me 10p. I wonder how many on here are still waiting for their lent 10p to be returned.
jimharri
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First world problems, eh?
AshtonBlueMooner
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UEFA putting free shuttle buses to and from Taksim Square on matchday.
From UEFA.com
Free Shuttle Bus service on matchday
Make use of the free Shuttle Bus services between the airports, the city centre, and Atatürk Olympic Stadium, both before and after the match!
A detailed schedule will be published closer to the Final.
kerem gokmen
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Hi, no worries,
best way from taksim to stadium is metro. After the game to taksim, again metro, but there will also be busses there. Metro entrance will be too crowded. So you may also get the bus (since there will be no traffic after 00.00, when the game ends.
if you can, sure, prebook a taxi. but i dont think finding a taxi at sabiha will be a problem.
taxis like to travel long distances in istanbul. so in airports, there are lots of taxis.
cheers.
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I am vegan and looking forward to excellent vegan food in Istabul.