Secure your seat and book your Round-Trip ferry ticket online now!

Enjoy a cruise on the Marmara Sea to the Princes' Islands with the leading ferry company in Istanbul!

The ferry will bring you safe and secure in 75 minutes to the Princes' Island (in Turkish called Büyükada).

On the way to the Island you can admire the never ending skyline of Istanbul at the open air deck, enjoy refreshments from the kiosk or listen to stories about the Bosphorus in our audio guide app on your smartphone, do not forget your headphones.

In order to download this application and use it properly, you must have a device with at least android version 10 or later.

Princes' Island Ferry Departure Times:

• Departure times are:
  09:45 AM, 10:45 AM, 11:45 AM, 13:00 PM
• Return times from Büyükada Island:
  15:30 PM

Ferry Departure Point:

From Kabatas Pier, across tram line   T1  , the taksim funicular   F1   and Maiden Tower ferry line   B1 , or 2 minutes walk from Dolmabahce Palace.

Directions:

• Find our pier on google map 
• From Taksim: walking or funicular  F1  (5 min)
• From Dolmabahce Palace: walking (5 min)
• From Sultanahmet: tram  T1  (15 min)
• From Besiktas: walking or bus (5 min)
• From Galataport: walking (10 min)
• From Galata Tower: walking and tram  T1  (15 min)

Included in this Round-Trip Ferry Ticket:

• Round-Trip ticket to the Princes' Island
• Fast track entry on boat from the online ticket window
• Bosphorus audio guide app for IOS and Android in 10 languages:
  English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese
   

How this Ticket works:

• Instant confirmation!
   
• After your order you will receive a confirmation with the exact departure point,
  and the download details for the Bosphorus audio app
   
• Show the confirmation to the Istanbul Welcome Card Marine Officer in the online window
   
• Get on the boat and enjoy your cruise to Princes' Island

Rebooking & Cancellation Policy:
You have missed your departure time? No problem, you can come to our next meeting time or day. You want to cancel? No problem, you can cancel your reservation anytime and get your refund.

Princes' Islands Istanbul

If you want to spend a calm day far away from the hustle and bustle of Istanbul, this excursion to Princes' Island is perfect!

In the times of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire the islands were used as exile sites and as a monastery region. Today only 4 of the total 9 Princes’ Islands are open to public settlement. Your boat will bring you to the most famous and most beautiful of these islands called Büyükada. The name is meaning Big Island and the size of the island is 5,4 km2 and has 7.300 inhabitants. Except fire brigade, police and ambulance only mini-buses and bicycles are allowed here.

What you can do:

• Take a walk through the center and get used to the silence that reigns on the island.

• See the Merkez Eczanesi, a pharmacy from 1870, and feel like beeing in a time tunnel.

• Go to the Hamlaci Street 4 and see the ruin of the villa, in which Trotsky lived in exile between 1929 and 1933, writing his autobiography and the three volumes on the "History of the Russian Revolution".

• Rent a bike and take a round trip on the island. Along the way, admire the magnificent old villas lining up the streets.

• Explore the Greek Orthodox St. George Church on top of the island's talles hill

• Enjoy fantastic views of Istanbul, the Marmara Sea and the neighboring islands.

• Stop over and visit the former Greek Orphanage, Europe’s largest and the worlds second largest wooden house.

• Have a delicious lunch in one of the many restaurants around the harbour.

• Go to one of the public beaches (halk plaji) or beach clubs for swimming and sunbathing or keep on exploring the island.

• If you like hiking, you can also walk the island tour.

We wish you a wonderful day at the Princes' Island!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Your Istanbul Welcome Card Team