Before booking your ticket to Istanbul, maybe you would like to know travel instructions.

By plane : Istanbul has two international airports.

1. Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) is the biggest one situated in European side. 20 km west of the city centre and about 15 km from the hotel.

To reach the Hotel from Istanbul Ataturk International Airport, all you need to catch the metro. There is direct metro line from Airport to the Hotel.*

2. Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is located on the Anatolian side of the city. Charter flights as well as European low cost carriers operate from here most of the time. It is 50 km away from the hotel.

The express bus service run by the local airport service called "Havaş" connects the airport with Taksim (a central district in European Side) for 18 TL and takes about an hour (two hours in heavy traffic). Then, reaching the hotel will be easy.*

By train : International trains from across Europe arrive at the station in Sirkeci, close to the Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy and the hotel.*

• Daily overnight train Balkan Express from Belgrade (Serbia) via Sofia (Bulgaria).
• Daily overnight Bosphorus Express from Bucharest (Romania)
• TransBalkan Express from Budapest (Hungary)
• Twice a day there are trains to Thessaloniki (Greece)

By coach : Buses and coaches terminate at the Esenler Otogar, about 10 km west of the city centre and 6 km from the hotel, located on the European side. There are several daily buses from cities in Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia and Romania.

There is direct metro line from coach station to the Hotel.

*Detailed directions will be sent to participants three weeks before the congress.

More information; logistics@epsa-congress2012.com