BUSFORUS Istanbul Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour - Bosphorus & Golden Horn Routes

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Explore two very different sides of Istanbul at your own pace. BusForUs operates two Sultanahmet-based routes: the Red Route (Bosphorus Line) following the Bosphorus shoreline into the Asian side, and the Blue Route (Golden Horn / Halic Line) circling the historic Golden Horn.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Your ticket lets you hop off at any stop, explore the area, and hop back on the next bus - no fixed schedule to follow. Build your own route through the day and see the city the way you want.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Red Route - Bosphorus Line (12 stops, approx. 1 h 55 min): Sultanahmet, Eminonu Pier, Karakoy, Galataport, Dolmabahce Palace, Naval Museum, Beylerbeyi Palace (Asian side), Besiktas Bazaar, Taksim Square, Sishane, Spice Bazaar, Sarayburnu and back to Sultanahmet. Along the way you will pass Topkapi Palace, the Galata Tower area, Tophane, Nusretiye Mosque, Dolmabahce Palace, Ciragan Palace and cross the Bosphorus Bridge to reach Beylerbeyi Palace on the Asian side.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Blue Route - Golden Horn Line (10 stops, approx. 1 h 25 min): Sultanahmet, Eminonu, Cibali, Fener-Balat, Eyup Sultan (Cable Car), Sutluce (Miniaturk - DDM), Haskoy (Rahmi Koc Museum), Kasimpasa (Halic Shipyard - Santral Istanbul), Eminonu (Spice Bazaar), Sarayburnu and back to Sultanahmet. Highlights include the colourful houses of Fener and Balat, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, the Iron Church, Eyup Sultan Mosque and the Pierre Loti Hill reached by cable car.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Departure times: Red Route runs 10:00 - 16:45, approx. every 45 minutes, 10 departures daily. Blue Route runs 10:00 - 17:00, approx. every 90 minutes, 6 departures daily. Both routes start and end at Sultanahmet, and you can transfer between them at Sultanahmet, Eminonu and Sarayburnu.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Highlights: Two routes and 20&#43; stops on one ticket; more than 90 historical and cultural landmarks along the way; unlimited hop-on / hop-off flexibility; open-top panoramic double-decker buses; easy transfer between routes at Sultanahmet, Eminonu and Sarayburnu.</p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:#57646f;margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em">Good to know: The last two Red Route departures (16:00 and 16:45) do not serve the Beylerbeyi Palace stop, so guests wishing to visit Beylerbeyi should board the 15:15 departure at the latest. All times are estimates and may vary with traffic. Museum and palace entrance fees are not included in the tour ticket.</p>