TRANSFER TIME & DISTANCEİstanbul Airport to The Elysium Istanbul MGallery by Sofitel: distance and transfer time
The drive from İstanbul Airport to The Elysium Istanbul MGallery by Sofitel is about 41.6 km and usually takes around 42 minutes. Traffic, terminal conditions and the hotel entrance can affect the journey time. See route prices and vehicles →
In our listings The Elysium Istanbul MGallery by Sofitel is filed under Taksim, Istanbul. Taksim is a busy hotel and transport area around Taksim Square on Istanbul's European side; İstiklal Avenue starts here. Address on record: Yedi Kuyular Caddesi.
Airport and meeting: Istanbul has two major airports: Istanbul Airport (IST) on the European side and Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) on the Asian side. Before booking, check the airport code on your ticket (IST or SAW); the two airports are on opposite sides of the city, so choosing wrongly costs a lot of time. Traffic in Istanbul varies greatly during the day and between weekdays and weekends, so the journey time cannot be given as one figure and it is wise to leave a margin. If your flight is a connection, enter the number of the last flight into Türkiye.
At the property: In the evening and at weekends the roads around Taksim are busy; choosing a pick-up or drop-off point on a side street away from the crowding saves time. İstiklal Avenue is a pedestrian zone closed to vehicles; hotels near it are approached from side streets or from surrounding roads such as Tarlabaşı and Sıraselviler. That is why it matters which street your hotel entrance is on. Around Taksim, Galata, Cihangir and Karaköy there are many hotels with the same or similar names; checking by address or street name prevents being sent to the wrong hotel.
Return transfer: On the return from Beyoğlu to the airport, Istanbul traffic varies a lot by time of day and between weekdays and weekends; plan the pick-up with a wide margin counted back from departure, and if the hotel is on a narrow street, find out the corner where the car will wait and tell the driver. For the return, check on your ticket which airport you fly from (IST or SAW) and plan the pick-up counted back from departure with a wide margin. On the morning of the pick-up, settle checkout beforehand, keep your luggage ready and make sure the phone number on your booking is switched on.
In short: the right airport, the right property name and area, the right flight number, a reachable phone. If these four are correct, the rest of the transfer usually goes smoothly.