Where a car takes you from Istanbul
These are the day trips from Istanbul on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Bursa (Iskender Kebap) Bursa, the southern Marmara city across the sea from Istanbul, is the birthplace of iskender kebap, thinly sliced lamb over pita with tomato butter
- Edirne (Tava Ciğer) Edirne, the old Ottoman capital near the Bulgarian-Greek border, fries paper-thin liver with peppers and onions; the city is famous enough that day-tr
- Büyükada (Princes' Islands) Büyükada, the largest of the Princes' Islands, runs car-free with horse-cart food deliveries; its quay restaurants do the day's catch from the surroun
- Polonezköy (Polish Village) Polonezköy, a Polish émigré village founded in the 1840s on the Asian-side forest fringe, runs a weekend brunch culture famous across Istanbul for its
- Şile (Black Sea Fish) Şile, the small Black Sea harbour town an hour and a half from Istanbul, runs a working fish fleet whose quayside lokantas serve the catch within hour
Booking a car in Istanbul
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 20.44 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz, Keddy, National
- Pick up at
- Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport · Istanbul, Airport · Istanbul Airport · Istanbul Yenibosna Station · Istanbul Pendik Railway Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.