Coverage
We drive throughout Istanbul at one rate per car, on both sides of the Bosphorus. The city's working life is concentrated in a few districts, spread far apart. This page shows them on one schematic, with a page for each that explains who works there, where a car can stop and how to plan a day around the traffic.
Where Are the Business Districts?
A schematic, not to scale.
Do Rates Change by District?
Not inside Istanbul. Four hours costs the same in Levent as in Ataşehir, because the rate covers time, not distance. What changes is how much of that time goes on the road. A day that starts in the centre and goes to Beylikdüzü or Tuzla is usually an eight-hour day. Gebze and other sites in Kocaeli are quoted when you send the address.
How Do I Plan a Day Across Districts?
Keep each half of the day on one side of the Bosphorus if you can, and put any crossing in the middle of the day. Our guide to moving between business districts goes through the bridges and the tunnel, and your driver will advise you on the morning itself.