Transfer services
The tiring part of seeing Istanbul in a day is not the walking, it is the moving between places. Getting from the historic peninsula to the Bosphorus by public transport means half an hour and two changes every time; by the end of the day you remember the travelling more than the sights.
This service removes those transitions. The car and driver stay with you all day, wait at every stop and take you straight to the next one. You decide where and when; there is no set tour programme to fit into.
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In short
Cultural route hire is not a tour package but an hourly or daily car and driver service, with the programme set by the customer.
Roadviptransfer does not provide guiding; guiding in Turkey requires a separate licence, and commentary in museums and archaeological sites is delivered by licensed guides.
Museum and site entrance fees are not included in the hire amount and are paid on site by the visitor.
Vehicle access is restricted in the core of the historic peninsula; the car waits at the nearest legal point and the day resumes from there after the walk.
A day inside the city has two clusters: the historic peninsula and the Bosphorus shore. Both can be squeezed into one day, but that means one crossing landing in the evening traffic; splitting them across two days is more comfortable.
Where the sights are walked, the car waits and you do not have to keep track of it. The Road Companion pieces are written for exactly these waiting and travelling gaps: they tell you what the bridge you are crossing and the shore you are seeing actually are, while you are passing them.
The destinations you can reach and return from in one day are limited, and the limit is set by hours on the road rather than kilometres. Bursa, Sapanca, Şile, Ağva and İznik are within it: out and back stays under five hours in total, leaving time to actually be there.
Destinations such as Cappadocia and Pamukkale are not within it. One way takes roughly seven to eight hours, which makes a day programme nothing but travelling. Road transfers to those places can be planned separately, but we do not sell them as a day trip.
Rates
Hourly and daily amounts vary by vehicle class. The table below is the complete list; nothing outside these amounts appears at booking.
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| Vehicle | Hourly | 8 hours | 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Sedan | €35/h | €220 | €300 |
| VIP Van | €44/h | €275 | €375 |
| Luxury Van | €56/h | €352 | €480 |
| Minibus | €67/h | €418 | €570 |
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Vehicle access is restricted in the core of Sultanahmet and many hotels cannot be reached by car. The driver stops at the nearest legal drop-off point and carries your luggage to the door.
From
€50
Bursa is spread out: the base station of the Uludağ cable car, the historic bazaar and Cumalıkızık are far apart. Which one you are heading for is settled at booking, because moving between them inside the city takes half an hour.
From
€180
No. Guiding in Turkey requires its own licence, and we do not present an authorisation we do not hold as a service. We supply the car and driver; if you want to work with a licensed guide, you bring that person into the day and our vehicle carries them too.
No, entrance fees are not included in the hire amount and are paid on site. Our amount covers the car, the driver, fuel, parking and tolls.
No. A rough list is enough and you can change the order during the day. We only need to know in advance if you are leaving the city, because the kilometre allowance and the return time are planned around that.
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See your price, enter your flight number and complete the booking. Your confirmation arrives with the driver's details.