Travel information Accreditation for beginners, how to implement ISO 15189? February 23-24, 2012, Istanbul, Turkey Workshop venue A. Sevim Büyükdevrim Kütüphanesi (A. Sevim Büyükdevrim Library) Institute for Experimental Medical Research (DETAE) Vakif Gureba Cad. Istanbul University 34093 Çapa İstanbul Turkey X Meeting place E-mail: [email protected] 1 of 4 Tel: +32 (0)16 34 58 81 Akgun Hotel X Holiday Inn Meeting place Crowne Plaza E-mail: [email protected] 2 of 4 Tel: +32 (0)16 34 58 81 Istanbul Atatürk Airport is located 20 km west of the city centre. From the airport, there are various options for getting into Istanbul: Meeting place Transport to the workshop place by bus You can take the express bus service run by the local airport service called "Havaş" which departs half-hourly between 4AM-midnight and costs 10 TL to Taksim (and also to Etiler, and Kozyatağı). You can take the public bus (line #96T) run by İETT costing 5 TL (3.5 with İstanbulKart), which also stops at Aksaray close to Sultanahmet. Travel times are 20–40 minutes, but depend a lot on traffic, and Istanbul is heavily congested! http://www.iett.gov.tr/en/ Transport to the workshop place by taxi You can take a taxi (about 30-35 Turkish lira (TL) to Taksim. About the same to Sultanahmet). http://www.ataturkairport.com/en-EN/Transportation/Pages/Taxi.aspx Transport to the workshop place by metro You can take the metro (signposted "light rail" in the airport, when you get outside the baggage claim it is about a 10 minute walk in the airport to the metro line. Just follow the signs), which will take you directly to the Otogar (bus station) or to numerous stops within Istanbul (Aksaray in the city centre is the last stop, transfer stations for tram heading for deeper into old city is available at Zeytinburnu and Aksaray). It costs 1.50 TL (+ an extra 1.50 TL when boarding the tram) and getting to Aksaray takes around 45 minutes. It is possible to be at your bus departing from Otogar within less than one hour after landing by taking the metro. When entering the metro station, you need to buy a jeton (token) for 2 lira. Just hand the cashier 2 lira and he'll give you a token, or use the automatic dispenser (Jetonmatik), which accepts banknotes (5 TL, 10 TL) as well as coins. Use 'select' to choose the number of jetons and then push 'ok'. They don't accept credit card or foreign currency here. This will get you on the red metro line (towards Aksaray). From this line, if you are going to Sultanahmet, E-mail: [email protected] 3 of 4 Tel: +32 (0)16 34 58 81 you can transfer at Zeytinburnu and buy another jeton (1.50 lira). Note that the jeton token here is different than the first one. From Zeytinburnu, take the blue tram line T1, towards Kabataş which passes by: Sultanahmet, Eminönu and Tophane. The trip from the airport to Sultanahmet takes about 45 min. Route: Aksaray, Emniyet - Fatih, Topkapi - Ulubatli, Bayrampasa - Maltepe, Sagmalcilar, Kartaltepe - Kocatepe, Esenler Otogar, Terazidere, Davutpasa - YTU, Merter, Zeytinburnu, Bakirkoy - Incirli, Bahcelievler, Atakoy - Sirinevler, Yenibosna, DTM Istanbul Fuar Merkezi, Ataturk Airport http://www.ulasimas.com/images/RayliSistemler.jpg Akgun Hotel – Metro stop: Topkap-Ulubatli Holiday Inn - Tram stop: Crowne Plaza – Tram Pazartekke stop: Capa-Sehremini Detailed information on time tables and rail system fees: http://www.ulasimas.com/default.asp E-mail: [email protected] 4 of 4 Tel: +32 (0)16 34 58 81 .