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How to Buy Istanbulkart

Get your ISTANBULKART to use public transportation in Istanbul. You can use Bus, Ferry, Tram, Metro and Metrobus in Istanbul with single transportation card. I explain the following procedures:
- Buying your Istanbulkart
- Top up Istanbulkart
- Using Istanbulkart for public transportation
- Fees of Istanbulkart

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Section 1: What is Istanbulkart?
- Istanbulkart is a preapaid card offering a fast and safe payment option for public transportation in Istanbul
- One Istanbul card is enough to use bus, metro, ferry, tram and metrobus
- It can also be used at İstanbul metropolitian Municipality Social Facilities and cafeterias, WCs, vending machines, partner shops

Section 2: How to get Istanbulkart by yourself?
- You can purchase it from electronic ticket machine. It is 50TL and you need to pay cash
- You can purchase it from kiosks that sell Istanbulkart
- If you come to Istanbul Airport and Sabiha Gokcen Airport, you can go to the electronic ticket machine on the bus floor.

Section 3: Videoclip of buying Istanbulkart
- You can watch this videoclip to find out Istanbulkart purchase step-by-step

Section 4: Topping up Istanbulkart and how to use it for public transportation
- You can top up Istanbulkart from electronic machines
- You can top up from the mobile app of Istanbulkart
- You can top up at partner kiosks and Migros shops
- To use Istanbulkart, you need to press the card on the card reader

Section 5: Videoclip of topping up and using Istanbulkart
- You can watch this video clip to learn how to top up step-by-step

Section 6: Istanbulcard fee and costs of transportation
- Istanbulkart is 50 Turkish Lira
- For regular journeys (short-medium distance): 7.67TL
- In the first 2 hours of using the card, second use is 5.49 TL and the third use is 4.17TL
- Metrobus fee: 5.49TL - 11.38TL depending on distance