A super useful guide for 3 days in Istanbul

📍Trip Overview
A 3-day trip to Kadikoy

🚩Route
Kadikoy⇒Besiktas⇒Karakoy⇒Sultanahmet⇒Balat⇒Moda

🏖️Photogenic spots
Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Galata Tower, Balat's colorful stairs, etc.

🚇Transportation
Basically, you can buy an Istanbul Card at a station, etc., and touch it to board trains, buses, and boats like you would with a Suica or ICOCA in Japan. If you're going around a lot, it's a good idea to buy it because you get discounts the more you ride (within a limit)!!

📷Recommended photo locations
My favorite was the Colorful Stairs in Balat!! So cute!!

🍜Exquisite food
I tried a variety of things, including pilaf and kebab, and they were all delicious!

🏠Recommended accommodation
To keep costs down, I stayed at the "Kadikoy Linda Hotel". There are only stairs, but the hotel staff will help you, so it was a relief!
💡Notes
The Istanbul Card transfer discount is only valid within 1 hour of your last ride!
There are so many slopes it's a bit overwhelming lol
If the distance isn't too far, it's often faster to walk than to take a taxi.

Post by _TI***4s | Apr 30, 2025