Transfer services
On an intercity journey the real problem is not the vehicle, it is the gap at either end. A coach leaves you at a terminal, and the terminal is not where you were going; a train departs at a set hour, and your plan has to bend to that hour.
A private transfer removes both constraints: door to door, and you choose the departure time. The table below states the kilometres, the minutes and the euros for each destination, so there is no quotation to wait for.
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In short
Roadviptransfer runs intercity private transfers from Istanbul to the provinces of Sakarya, Kocaeli, Bursa, Yalova, Bolu, Tekirdağ and Edirne.
On intercity transfers, bridge, tunnel and motorway tolls and fuel are included in the price, and no payment is requested along the way.
Since the Osmangazi Bridge and the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge opened, road journeys to destinations around the Sea of Marmara no longer depend on a ferry timetable.
Intercity transfers booked as a return receive a discount off the total amount.
If you are staying overnight, the outward and return legs are two separate journeys; booking them together takes a discount off the total and saves you looking for a car again on the way back.
If you are returning the same day and will need the car at the destination, the arithmetic changes: having the car wait for you is usually cheaper than two separate transfers. In that case daily hire is the right product, and we work out together at booking which one fits your day.
On drives over two hours the break plan is part of the job. Service areas along the route are agreed in advance, and break time is not counted inside the stated journey time, so stopping does not make you late.
In winter the road towards Bolu and Abant is a mountain road, and the vehicle and tyre choice changes with the conditions. On dates where snow is likely we say so at booking and, if needed, suggest an earlier departure. If weather forces us to cancel the journey, the fare is refunded.
Destination
Price follows the band, not the odometer: every destination inside a band costs the same. Amounts are one way from Istanbul in the sedan class; van and minibus scale by the same ratio.
| Destination | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Nearby destinationsBusiness Sedan, One way | €130 | |
| ŞileThe closest seaside town to Istanbul, on the Black Sea coast; in summer it is a day trip with an evening return. | 72 km70–95 min | |
| AğvaKnown for the boutique hotels where two rivers meet the sea; public transport is awkward, so almost everyone arrives by car. | 96 km95–120 min | |
| KartepeSkiing in winter and the summit road in summer; it is the only ski area you can leave Istanbul for and return from the same day. | 118 km100–130 min | |
| Mid-range destinationsBusiness Sedan, One way | €180 | |
| YalovaKnown for its thermal springs; since the Osmangazi Bridge opened, the road journey has been more predictable than the ferry. | 124 km105–140 min | |
| SapancaThe centre of the weekend escape, with its lakeside bungalow hotels; the hotels are scattered up the hillside, so the last kilometres are hard without a car. | 140 km110–145 min | |
| BursaThe first Ottoman capital, the Uludağ cable car and Cumalıkızık; the city is spread out, so moving between sights during the day needs a car. | 155 km130–165 min | |
| İznikA walled lakeside town and the source of the Ottoman tile tradition; reaching it by public transport takes two changes. | 172 km135–170 min | |
| Long-distance destinationsBusiness Sedan, One way | €300 | |
| EdirneThe Selimiye Mosque and the Bulgarian and Greek border crossings; one-way transfers are often requested by travellers heading for the border. | 235 km165–195 min | |
| AbantThe lake plateau above Bolu; when snow falls the final stretch is a mountain road and requires winter tyres. | 272 km200–240 min | |
| ÇanakkaleThe Gallipoli Peninsula and Troy; since the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge opened, the journey no longer depends on a ferry timetable. | 318 km255–290 min | |
The band price is flat, so a destination at the far end of a band costs less per kilometre. Distances are measured from central Istanbul and change with your pickup address; durations include bridge and motorway crossings but exclude stops. A round trip takes a discount off the total.
Popular routes
The bungalows and lake houses around Sapanca are scattered around the shore, and satellite positioning is often unreliable at hillside addresses. Giving the exact name of the property at booking, and a location link where possible, saves half an hour of searching in the dark.
From
€180
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
Per vehicle. Whether one person or four travels to Sapanca, the amount in the same class is identical, which closes the gap with a coach fare quickly on an intercity run.
The destinations in the table are the most requested ones, not a limit. Message us on WhatsApp for another province and a fixed price based on the distance comes back the same day.
Yes, and it is the most requested intercity service. Your flight is tracked, the driver waits in arrivals with a name board and the journey runs straight to the destination city, with no need to stop overnight in Istanbul.
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