Taxi Fare Estimator

Practical tips

Istanbul's yellow taxis are plentiful and easy to flag down on the street just about anywhere, and Uber operates here too, though after a legal dispute with the taxi industry it now works only by connecting you with a licensed yellow or turquoise taxi rather than an ordinary private car — in practice it functions as another way to book the same taxis. BiTaksi is the homegrown app most residents actually use, showing an estimated fare and the driver's details before the ride starts, which many visitors find more reassuring than a cold street hail. At Istanbul Airport, taxis are organized by color into three tiers — standard orange, mid-range turquoise, and luxury black — each queuing at its own marked rank just outside arrivals, with turquoise and black charging more than the standard orange cars for the same trip. Tipping isn't customary for a taxi ride, though rounding the fare up to the next convenient note is a normal, appreciated gesture.