Cheap Istanbul to Kariye (Chora) Mosque Taxi — from €50
Getting from your hotel in Istanbul to Kariye (Chora) Mosque should not depend on tour-bus timetables or a taxi meter. SooTransfer picks you up at your hotel door and drives the ~5 km privately for a fixed €50 per vehicle (up to 6 passengers) — leave when you want, stay as long as you want, and message the same driver when you are ready to head back.
Istanbul → Kariye (Chora) Mosque transfer price
| Vehicle | Passengers | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Eco Van | up to 6 | €50 |
| Mercedes Vito | up to 7 | €60 |
| Mercedes V-Class | up to 6 | €65 |
| Mercedes Sprinter | up to 16 | €80 |
One way, hotel pickup included: €50 per vehicle in an Eco Van (1–6 passengers, 6 bags). Mercedes Vito (up to 7): €60. V-Class executive: €65. Sprinter for larger groups (up to 16): €80. The price is per car, not per person — a family of four rides for the same €50.
Planning it as a day out? Book the return leg at the same fixed rate and tell the driver your pickup time — or message us from Kariye (Chora) Mosque when you are ready and a car comes back for you. No meter, no night surcharge, first child seat free.
Cheap for the group, still fully private
The €50 fare covers the whole car — up to 6 passengers ride for the price of one shared-tour ticket or two, with no strangers, no fixed timetable and no per-person maths. That is what makes the cheap option cheap: you split one fixed fare, not buy six seats.
Visiting Kariye (Chora) Mosque
See Byzantium's most dazzling mosaics without the metro-and-taxi shuffle — a private SooTransfer car drops you at Chora's quiet Edirnekapı gate straight from IST or SAW. Tucked beside the Theodosian land walls in Edirnekapı, the Kariye Mosque — the Byzantine Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora — preserves what many art historians call the finest surviving cycle of late-Byzantine mosaics and frescoes anywhere. The building took…
Opening hours: Approximately 09:00–18:00 for sightseeing; closed to visitors on Fridays, with short pauses around the five daily prayers — confirm locally before you go. · Entry: Paid entry for foreign visitors (the Istanbul Museum Pass is not accepted); worshippers enter free. Check current arrangements on site. · A weekday morning right at opening, for soft light on the gold mosaics and thin crowds; April–June and September–October are the most comfortable months.
★ Late-Byzantine mosaics — Domes and vaults shimmer with gold-ground scenes of the lives of Christ and the Virgin — the artistic high point of the Byzantine renaissance,…
★ The Anastasis fresco — In the side funerary chapel (parekklesion), Christ hauls Adam and Eve from their tombs in a fresco widely considered one of the greatest works of…
★ Sixteen centuries of history — Founded as a Byzantine monastery church, converted to a mosque in Ottoman times, run as a museum from 1945, and reopened as a mosque in 2024 after…
💡 Dress modestly as in any working mosque…: Dress modestly as in any working mosque — shoulders and knees covered, headscarves for women — and remove shoes where indicated.
Book the Kariye (Chora) Mosque ride in 60 seconds
Message +90 551 464 26 32 on WhatsApp with your hotel name in Istanbul and your preferred pickup time. You get the driver's name, the car's plate and the locked €50 price back within minutes. Payment is cash to the driver — EUR, USD, GBP or TRY — after the ride.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a transfer from Istanbul to Kariye (Chora) Mosque?
€50 fixed per vehicle one way (up to 6 passengers), hotel-door pickup included. Vito €60, V-Class €65, Sprinter €80.
How long is the drive from Istanbul?
About 14 minutes for the ~5 km, traffic depending.
Can the driver wait and bring us back?
Yes — wait-and-return is our most popular option for Kariye (Chora) Mosque. Agree the pickup time with the driver, or WhatsApp us when you are ready; the return runs at the same fixed rate.
Is it per person or per car?
Per car. Up to 6 passengers ride for one fixed €50 — with a child seat free if you need one.
Can you pick us up late at night after the visit?
Yes, at the same price — there is no night surcharge. Evening pickups from Kariye (Chora) Mosque are routine in summer.
Is the cheap price a shared shuttle?
No — every SooTransfer booking is a private vehicle for your party only. The €50 fare covers the whole car, which is what makes it cheap per seat without sharing.
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