Seconds after your reservation, you will receive the Boshorus Tour tickets in a mail as QR codes as your name will be added on the name list of the day.

The tour starts out from Turyol Eminonu Bosphorus Station !

As of Summer 2024, the boats depart every hour between 10:00 and 19:00 (or even 20:00 especially weekends). 

Starting the Winter Season 2024-2025, the final departures are set at 18:00. The first Bosphorus Cruise departure has not changed as it still moves at 10:00 each day. 

Once you make the purchase here, your ticket comes into your mail immediately. All you should do is showing your digital ticket on your screen at the station. Our team will be waiting for you with your name on their list!

Bosphorus is the name of the strait connecting the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It is 32 kilometers long channel separating the European and Asian continents. Because of Bosphorus’ strategic location, the city and port attached to it have played an important role in the world history since the ancient times. 

The shores of Istanbul along Bosphorus were always garnished with beautiful flora as you may see natural parks over the surrounding hills today as well. Moreover, the impressive architecture displays many of spectacular faces of Istanbul as many houses, mansions and palaces pass by before you. 

According to the mythological literature, The word “Bosphorus” comes from Ancient Greek, it is a compound word “βοὸς” (Bos) + “πόρος” (poros), meaning cattle strait. The original name was written with a “π” (p) in Ancient Greek. Yet, in the Middle Ages, the word started to be written with a “φ” (phi), which transformed the spelling from “Bosporus” to “Bosphorus” and its derivatives in all the Romance languages (French, Spanish, Italian, etc.) and in Russian.

There are factors that affect the exact experience through the Bosphorus and the efficiency of your entire program.

1. Location: According to the location of your hotel or the visits you make in Istanbul, there are alternatives that would help you to save time and energy. This page provides you a departure from the heart of the Old Town where you can reach by walking from Galata, Eminonu, Egyptian Spice Market, Topkapi Palace etc in 2 to 15 minnutes. But, in case of looking the nearest departure from the monumenal sites like Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque or Topkpai Palace again, there is one boat that provide a guide pick-up tight from the these must-see areas. This is where you can find the relevant link: BOSPHORUS CRUISE TOUR FROM HAGIA SOPHIA. This one comes with a longer duration than most of the cruise tours in Istanbul. In addition, there is another company starting from a location nearby Dolmabahce Palace too where you can go for the ticket windows and buy tickets as well. If you are staying on the Asia side, Kadıköy Pier is your option to buy from the windows in the ferry station. 
2. Departure Times: As Istanbul is a giant metropolitan city on ancient foundations, it is not easy to go around the old town where the majorty of the things to see. So, being perfectly on time is not easy while moving between impressive monuments in Istanbul. There is a great advantage as the ticket you could book here on this page gives you a great flexibility from mornign hours to evening times (10:00 - 20:00 in summer time). The Bosphorus cruise boats from Hiagia Sophia and Blue Mosque is departing 2 oe 3 times in a day (mostly 12:00, 15:30 and 18:00* (*except winter seson).