# Which Istanbul airport is closer to the old city?

Place: [İstanbul](https://dccreationstravel.com/tag/istanbul)  
Topics: airports  
Asked by mert_kaya on 13 November 2026  
0 votes, 1 answer, 9 views  
Page: https://dccreationstravel.com/questions/499-which-istanbul-airport-is-closer-to-the-old-city

Booking flights, IST or SAW?

## 1 answer

### Answer by ola_n · score 0 · 13 Nov 2026

IST (Istanbul Airport) is on the European side, the old city is also European side. SAW is on the Asian side. Both are far, traffic decides.

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