Airport Options
✓ Recommended
Istanbul Airport (IST)
📍 30 min to the Exhibition Center
The main international hub, with over 200 direct international connections. The Exhibition Center can be reached by taxi or by airport bus services.
📞 +90 444 1 442
⚡ Alternative
Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW)
📍 55 min to the Exhibition Center
Located on the Asian side of the city. Taxi, metro and airport bus services connect the terminal to the European side and the Exhibition Center.
📞 +90 444 0 444Transportation to the Fair
Shuttle (HAVAIST)
- Regular services from IST and SAW to the city center
- Closest stop to IFM: Ataturk Airport
- For weekly schedules: havaist.com.tr
- Payment: Istanbulkart or Credit Card
Metro (M1A / M11)
- Istanbul Airport → Gayrettepe (M11 line)
- Transfer at Gayrettepe to M1A towards Ataturk Airport
- Exit at "World Trade Center / Istanbul Expo Center" station
- Total duration: ~50 minutes
By Car / Taxi
- Take E-5 Highway, Yesilkoy exit
- Address: Havalimani Cad. No:1, Bakirkoy, Istanbul
- Free parking is available at the exhibition area
Istanbul Metro Route
IST → Gayrettepe → Yenikapı → Bakırköy → IEC
M11 Airport–Gayrettepe
M2 Main Line
M1A West Line
★ IEC Exhibition Center
IST → M11 → Gayrettepe → M2 → Yenikapı → M1A → Bakırköy → 97Y → ★ IEC
Total Duration
~50 minutes
Ticket
Istanbulkart
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