How do you combine Istanbul and İzmit?
Yes. Istanbul and İzmit combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 3 days in Istanbul and a full day in İzmit, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Istanbul and İzmit are only about 87 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. Both are served by Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), so a single arrival airport covers the pair.
Suggested days
- Istanbul
- 3 days
- İzmit
- a full day
- Together
- 4 days · about 87 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Istanbul
- ISTANBUL BEST: Iconic Landmarks Full Day PRIVATE Guided City Tour
- İstanbul Mega Lüfer Dinner Cruise Bosphorus and Show - Pvt. Table
- Best of Istanbul 1, 2 or 3-Day Private Guided Istanbul Tour
- Istanbul Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern with Tickets
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.