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How to get from Kartal to Altunizade
Checked: 14 October 2026- KartalStart
- Soğanlık~3 min
- Hastane-Adliye~5 min
- Esenkent~7 min
- Gülsuyu~9 min
- Huzurevi~11 min
- Maltepe~13 min
- Küçükyalı~15 min
- Bostancı~19 min
- Kozyatağı~21 min M8
- Yenisahra~23 min
- Göztepe~26 min
- ÜnalanChange to Metrobus · ~28 min
- Ünalan → Uzunçayır: walk, ~7 min
- Acıbadem~39 min
- AltunizadeArrive · ~42 min M5
About this route
There's no single line from Kartal to Altunizade. The quickest way: take the M4 metro train towards Kadıköy at Kartal and get off after 12 stops at Ünalan; then walk from Ünalan to Uzunçayır (about 7 minutes); then take the Metrobus bus towards Beylikdüzü Sondurak at Uzunçayır and get off after 2 stops at Altunizade.
That's 14 stops and 1 change in total. Time on board is about 35 minutes; with the changes, allow about 42 minutes.
A second option goes via M4 metro, Marmaray, and M5 metro: 18 stops, 2 changes, about 51 minutes.
Some of these times are calculated from distances, so they can be a few minutes off.
Within walking distance of Altunizade: İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi Altunizade Yerleşkesi (117 m), Altunizade Mosque (225 m), Acıbadem Hospital (407 m), Başkent Üniversitesi İstanbul Sağlık Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi Hastanesi (422 m), Üsküdar Üniversitesi Güney Yerleşkesi (431 m).
Step by step
- M4Take the M4 metro train towards Kadıköy at Kartal and get off after 12 stops at Ünalan. 12 stops, about 28 min
- Walk from Ünalan to Uzunçayır (about 7 minutes).
- MBTake the Metrobus bus towards Beylikdüzü Sondurak at Uzunçayır and get off after 2 stops at Altunizade. 2 stops, about 7 min
Changing lines
- M4MBChange 1: ÜnalanGet off the M4 metro at Ünalan. Walk to Uzunçayır (about 7 minutes), change to the Metrobus and board towards Beylikdüzü Sondurak. Allow about 7 minutes for the change.
Fares and holidays
- Full fare
- 46,20 TL
- Student
- 22,55 TL
- Teacher / age 60+
- 33,08 TL
- Age 65+
- Free
With a full-fare İstanbulkart the trip comes to about 85,77 TL: M4 46,20 TL (first boarding), Metrobus 39,57 TL (2 stops).
Changing vehicles within 120 minutes of the first tap costs 34,40 TL for the first transfer, 26,42 TL for the second and 17,18 TL after that. There's no transfer discount when you get on the Metrobus.
On holidays İBB lines are often free (with an Istanbulkart registered to your ID); Marmaray and the M11 need a separate presidential decision. Public holidays
Fares in effect since 20 July 2026. All fares
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Frequently asked questions
Where do I change between Kartal and Altunizade?
At Ünalan.
How many stops is it from Kartal to Altunizade?
14 stops with 1 change, about 42 minutes.
Is there another way?
Yes: via M4 metro, Marmaray, and M5 metro, 18 stops, 2 changes, about 51 minutes.
When are the first and last M4 metro services?
The first M4 metro service leaves at 06:00 and the last at 23:59. These are the line's opening hours; the time it passes your stop can be a few minutes later.
How much does it cost from Kartal to Altunizade?
With a full-fare İstanbulkart the trip comes to about 85,77 TL: M4 46,20 TL (first boarding), Metrobus 39,57 TL (2 stops).
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Route data: Metro İstanbul, İETTChecked: 14 October 2026Sources and method