🇮🇳 India → 🇹🇷 Istanbul

Istanbul Itinerary — 4-Day Trip Plan

Where Europe meets Asia — imperial mosques, Ottoman palaces, labyrinthine bazaars and the storied Bosphorus

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4
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14
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💡 Recommended trip length for Istanbul: 4–5 days — Sultanahmet’s mosques & palaces, the Grand & Spice bazaars, a Bosphorus cruise, Beyoğlu by night, and a Princes’ Islands escape.
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🍳Breakfast
A lavish Turkish kahvaltı spread with çay.
₺221.57 /person (est.)
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👑Topkapı Palace· Sultanahmet, Istanbul
The opulent court of the Ottoman sultans for 400 years — jewelled treasury, sacred relics, tiled pavilions and the Harem (separate ticket), set in courtyards above the Golden Horn. Closed Tuesdays. ⏱ Add the Harem ticket — it's the highlight. Allow a good half-day.
₺1700.00 (~₹3,453)⏱ 3 hoursculture
Topkapı Palace → Blue Mosque
🚶~15 min on foot · Gülhane (T1 tram) → Sultanahmet (T1 tram)
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🕌Blue Mosque· Sultanahmet, Istanbul
The Sultanahmet Mosque, famed for the 20,000 blue İznik tiles lining its cascading domes and its six minarets. Still an active mosque, free to enter between prayers, facing Hagia Sophia across a garden. ⏱ Free; closed to visitors during the five daily prayers. Modest dress required; robes and scarves provided.
Free⏱ 1 hourculture
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🥙Lunch
A balık-ekmek (fish sandwich), döner, or lahmacun.
₺492.37 /person (est.)
Blue Mosque → Spice Bazaar
🚊~10 min by tram / metro · Sultanahmet (T1 tram) → Eminönü (T1 tram)
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14:35
🌶Spice Bazaar & Eminönü· Eminönü, Istanbul
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Spice Bazaar → Süleymaniye Mosque
🚶~10 min on foot · Eminönü (T1 tram) → Vezneciler (M2)
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🕌Süleymaniye Mosque· Fatih, Istanbul
The magnificent 16th-century imperial mosque by the great architect Sinan, crowning a hill with sweeping views over the Golden Horn — grander and far calmer than the tourist-packed mosques below. ⏱ Sinan's grandest imperial mosque with sweeping Golden Horn views. Free; dress modestly, avoid prayer times.
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Süleymaniye Mosque → Galata Tower
🚊~10 min by tram / metro · Vezneciler (M2) → Şişhane (M2)
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17:25
🗼Galata Tower & Beyoğlu· Beyoğlu, Istanbul
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Galata Tower → İstiklal Avenue
🚊~10 min by tram / metro · Şişhane (M2) → Taksim (M2)
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🛍İstiklal Avenue & Taksim· Beyoğlu, Istanbul
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🍢Dinner
Dinner out — a meyhane meze feast, kebabs, and raki or Turkish wine.
₺837.03 /person (est.)
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Istanbul · 4 days · 2 adults
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👑 Topkapı Palace

Sultanahmet, Istanbul

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3 hours
🕒 09:00–18:00

The opulent court of the Ottoman sultans for 400 years — jewelled treasury, sacred relics, tiled pavilions and the Harem (separate ticket), set in courtyards above the Golden Horn. Closed Tuesdays.

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Adult₺1700.00 (~₹3,453)
Child (Under 8 free)Free
Under 8Free
www.topkapisarayi.gov.tr
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🕌 Blue Mosque

Sultanahmet, Istanbul

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1 hour
🕒 09:00–18:00

The Sultanahmet Mosque, famed for the 20,000 blue İznik tiles lining its cascading domes and its six minarets. Still an active mosque, free to enter between prayers, facing Hagia Sophia across a garden.

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🕌 Süleymaniye Mosque

Fatih, Istanbul

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The magnificent 16th-century imperial mosque by the great architect Sinan, crowning a hill with sweeping views over the Golden Horn — grander and far calmer than the tourist-packed mosques below.

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Airport → your hotel
Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 40 km from the city centre. The M11 metro links the airport to Gayrettepe (~42 TL), then transfer to M2 for the old city (~120 TL total to Sultanahmet, 75–85 min). Havaist shuttle buses run to Taksim and Sultanahmet (~275 TL, 60–90 min). A taxi is roughly ₺950–1,200 to Taksim, ₺2,300–2,500 to Sultanahmet (with tolls). Add your hotel on the Day-by-Day tab for an exact distance and fare. Verified Jul 2026.
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Mosque etiquette
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Bargain in the bazaars
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See the Bosphorus
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