Istanbul for dummies

[kingrollo]

I'm hoping to attend the Europa League final in Istanbul on May 20.

Never been to Turkey before .and a lot of my friends have winced at the thought of attending a football match in Istanbul!!!

The game is at the bekistas stadium - anyone any insights about which district (or whatever) this is in ? - distance from the airport, availability of transport, Taxis etc.

 

[si_c]

Transport in Istanbul is pretty good - one thing that caught us out is that you want to get a Red transit card not the tourist card from the airport. Just get a ticket for the train all the way in then you can a pre-pay transit card at one of the metro/tram stop vending machines. You can apparently get one in the airport but got the wrong one (3 day pass) you just need the red prepay card.