Kadıköy to Karaköy Ferry: Timetable, Fares and Return Trips

Choose the direction and the service day when your evening starts. The list includes every published departure for that service day. Times from midnight through 01:00 belong to the following calendar date: for a Tuesday service day, those departures are early Wednesday. Reverse the direction to plan your return. The fare displayed is the full base fare; read the night-tariff conditions below before travelling after midnight.

The first weekday Kadıköy departure is 06:10. Saturday service starts at 06:30, and Sunday and public-holiday service starts at 07:00. The last listed departure is 01:00 after midnight on the following date. Use the day list matching your service day; the early weekday departures are not available every day. These are Kadıköy departures towards Karaköy, not the neighbouring Eminönü departure column. The complete operator timetable also shows calls at other stops.

The first weekday Karaköy departure is 06:35. Saturday service starts at 06:55, and Sunday and public-holiday service starts at 07:20. The published service-day list continues through 01:00 after midnight. The 20:55 Karaköy entry carries the operator’s no-boarding note and is excluded from the departures here. Use the independent return list rather than copying Kadıköy times. If you need to reach Eminönü instead, check the Eminönü–Kadıköy timetable: the late Karaköy sailings do not establish a late service to Eminönü.

The full Şehir Hatları base Istanbulkart fare for this pair is TRY 65.21 per crossing, checked 3 November 2026. Buying the physical card is a separate cost. Where night service is provided, the operator’s fare notes apply 2× the current fare between 00:30 and 05:30; the base fare shown above is not an all-night price promise. This line has no distance-based fare refund. Transfer discounts have separate personalised-card conditions and do not apply to night services. Use the Istanbulkart buying and top-up guide for card and balance instructions. Another operator’s fares and tickets are separate.

Use the Şehir Hatları entrance displaying your selected destination and departure. The official Kadıköy page names more than one pier, including a separate Beşiktaş pier; a general Kadıköy waterfront pin is not sufficient to choose your entrance. The Karaköy page identifies the operator’s pier, but neither an area name nor a map pin confirms a particular departure gate. Check the destination display or ask staff before the turnstiles. No exact gate, walking time or step-free entrance route is established here. Our ferry boarding guide explains the boarding sequence.

If the old, new or Beşiktaş pier names are unclear, use the Kadıköy ferry pier guide to distinguish the operator listings before boarding.

At the Karaköy end, compare the Karaköy ferry piers and operator maps before choosing a boarding entrance.

Yes. Some early departures do not run on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays. The separate lists below retain these exclusions. The search checks your selected service day against the stored season, 7 September 2026 to 27 June 2027, and the known holiday calendar. A half-day holiday with an unconfirmed service rule produces an official-timetable message instead of a guessed list. Keep the service day separate from the calendar date after midnight; choosing the following day selects that new day’s service list. A published time does not confirm today’s operation. Check current notices and the pier display before relying on your last return.

From Karaköy, use the Beyoğlu, Galata and Karaköy walking guide. From Kadıköy, follow the Kadıköy and Moda walking route. Choose your return direction and service day before you start walking.