Directions to Taksim Sofa Hostel Istanbul

To come to Taksim Sofa Hostel From Ataturk Airport, you may find your way to TAKSIM SQUARE (The most famous meeting place in Istanbul):

1) Take the Subway (METRO)from Ataturk Airport (The First Stop) to AKSARAY (Last Stop) (1.65 Lira = $1,3). When you come out of subway cross the main street towards the Tramline and:

1a) take the Tram from YUSUFPASA Tram Stop (1.5 Lira) to KABATAS (Last Stop) direction, then the FUNICULAR (1.5 Lira) (underground train) to Taksim Square

or

1b) take a Public Bus (1.5 Lira) nearby the YUSUFPASA Tram Stop to Taksim Square

2) Take HAVAS BUS from ANY AIRPORT* to Taksim Square

*remember that there are 2 airports in istanbul (sabiha gokcen airport on the asian side and ataturk airport on the europian side.

- Taxi costs 35 Liras from Ataturk and more than 60 Liras from Sabiha Gokcen

THEN;

Walk into the ISTIKLAL STREET (famous pedestrian street), turn to the 4th corner on the left (SADRI ALISIK SOKAK) walk 200 m down to the end of the street. just turn left and then take the first right. Sofa is the second building on the left with a big green grapevine.

#If you take taxi to come to hostel.. just take a print of the turkish text below and show it to the driver.. istanbul is a big and a complex city.. it is a little chance for you to catch a driver who really knows the streets of beyoğlu..
-------------------TURKISH TEXT for driver -----------------
''' 1) sıraselviler caddesine çıkın...
2)taksim ilkyardım hastanesinin meydan tarafındaki yanından girin..
3)yolun sonundan sol tarafa aşağıya doğru inin (bayırda italyan lisesi var, aynı zamanda hastanenin arka tarafıdır .. bayırın sonuna varınca sağa dönün.. otel ilk soldaki sokakta 2. bina.. otelin sokağına araba girişi yoktur.. bagajlara da yardım edersiniz .. '''
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ELSE;

You ask for a Airport Pick-up and we arrange it for you.