If you have a connecting international flight in İstanbul, and a layover between six and 24 hours, you can take advantage of our complimentary Touristanbul service to discover İstanbul.
You can select one of the eight tours offered by Touristanbul according to the time frame best suited to your flight arrival and departure schedule. During the tours, you can visit İstanbul’s most notable historical sites and enjoy authentic Turkish cuisine. In the city that never sleeps, Touristanbul offers an unforgettable experience.
After landing at İstanbul Airport, you will be picked up by a vehicle and driven back to the airport at the end of the tour.
Although the tour times are carefully arranged and planned, if a guest is unable to make their flight in cases that are our responsibility, we will ensure that the passenger reaches their destination smoothly via the next flight.
If you are on an international flight that connects through İstanbul with a layover between six and 24 hours, you can enjoy the Touristanbul. After your Turkish Airlines connecting international flight lands in İstanbul, you can sign up for Touristanbul at the Hotel Desk in the International Arrivals Terminal of İstanbul Airport or from our Touristanbul Desk Office in the Transfer desk area.
Passengers can take advantage of free tour using their ticket number only ıf issued by Turkish Airlines ticket number starting 235. Touristanbul is available for Turkish Airlines’ flights including codeshare flights.
Before visiting Türkiye, you can obtain an e-visa at www.evisa.gov.tr/ website. Please check your country’s requirements to see if it is necessary to obtain a visa to enter Türkiye.
If you are eligible for an e-visa you may obtain it from the Turkish Airlines Sales / Ticket Desks before or on the day of your departure.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Sightseeing tour*
Yedikule Fortress
Old Samatya Armenian District
Yenikapı Harbour
Walls of Constantine
Eminonu District
Photo break on Galata Bridge for 10 mins
*Outer visit & Sightseeing tour
Dolmabahçe Palace
Free time at Dolmabahçe Palace for 20 mins
Departure from Dolmabahçe Palace
Taksim Square
Galata Tower
Golden Horn
Aqueduct of Valens
Yenikapı Harbour
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Church of St. Mary
Balat**
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
**a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Topkapı Palace
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Topkapı Palace
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Topkapı Palace
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Golden Horn and Bosphorus Cruise*
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*Depending on the weather conditions in winter, whole day Sultanahmet tour is planned
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Departure from İstanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Lunch
Return of İstanbul Airport
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Obelisk of Thedosius
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Topkapı Palace
Lunch
Grand Covered Bazaar
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Thedosius
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Lunch
Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
New Mosque and Spice Bazaar
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Thedosius
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Topkapı Palace
Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
Lunch
New Mosque and Spice Bazaar
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Topkapı Palace
Lunch
Grand Covered Bazaar
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Golden Horn and Bosphorus Cruise*
Hagia Sophia Mosque
*Depending on the weather conditions in winter, whole day Sultanahmet tour is planned
Lunch
Return to Istanbul AirportDeparture from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Caferaga Medrese
Topkapı Palace
Lunch
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Breakfast
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Obelisk of Theodosius
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Lunch
Topkapı Palace
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Lunch
Pierre Loti Hill & Coffee House
Eyüp Sultan Mosque & Square
Byzantine City Walls
Ayvansaray Sahaba Tombs
Church of St. Mary (Panagia - Blachernae)
Balat**
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church*
Ahrida Synagogue*
Fener Greek Orthodox College*
Patriarchate of Istanbul
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
*a walk through the streets with ancient houses
Departure from İstanbul Airport.
Ortaköy Square, where Ottoman Sultan Beyazıd 2nd welcomed the Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain by the religious disturbance of the Spanish king and queen
Free time
Dolmabahçe Palace
Late Lunch
Departure from Istanbul Airport.
Ortaköy Square, where Ottoman Sultan Beyazıd 2nd welcomed the Sephardic Jews expelled from Spain by the religious disturbance of the Spanish king and queen
Free time
Dolmabahçe Palace
Late Lunch
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Lunch
Taksim Square
The Statue of Liberty
Consulate General of France
Aya Triada Church
Aga Mosque
Saint Antonine Church
Galata Mevlevihane**
Galata Tower*
Free time
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
*Lodge used by Mevlevi dervishes
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Lunch
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Lunch
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
Serpentine Column
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Obelisk of Theodosius
Caferaga Medrese
Hagia Sophia Mosque
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Lunch
Blue Mosque*
Hippodrome: German Fountain
*The Blue Mosque complex is closed to visitors between 2 January and 21 April 2023.
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Topkapı Palace
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Yenikapı Harbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Yenikapı Harbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
Grand Bazaar
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Yenikapı Harbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
Grand Bazaar
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
YenikapıHarbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
Grand Bazaar
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Yenikapı Harbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
Grand Bazaar
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Yenikapı Harbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
Grand Bazaar
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Following the Coastal Road
Yenikapı Harbour
Beyazit Square
Istanbul University*
Beyazit Tower
Old Book Market
Grand Bazaar
Çorlulu Ali Pasha Mosque
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Tomb of Mahmud the 2nd
Column of Constantine
Hippodrome Square
German Fountain
Egyptian Obelisk
Serpentine Column
Obelisk of Theodosius
Blue Mosque*
Hagia Sophia*
Dinner
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Information is provided about its historical and cultural importance without entering the building.
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Bosphorus Tour
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner (Takeaway)
Bosphorus Cruise*
Return to Istanbul Airport
*Operating between 01 May - 30 November
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport
Departure from Istanbul Airport
Dinner
Shopping in Galataport
Return to Istanbul Airport