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Amira is the old-city value pick. Hotels.com lists a 24-hour gym, two restaurants, free parking and an airport shuttle at €75 a car for up to four.
The terminal is about 2.7 km off, across the Golden Horn, which is why it ranks near the bottom for the night before.
It’s a strong choice for a sightseeing night before you move closer to the port.
Book it if
- You want a priced airport pick-up
- You want the old city on foot
- You’re adding a night of sightseeing
Look elsewhere if
- You want to be near the ship
- You’re bringing a pet or a service animal
- You want a pool
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Hotel Amira publishes and our own map estimates.
Two restaurants, a bar and lounge and a coffee shop, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 2.7 km in a straight line, across the Golden Horn, so plan a taxi.
Hotels.com lists a buffet for a surcharge, 07:30 to 10:30, with no price. Check your rate.
The Galataport terminal is about 2.7 km away in a straight line, so it’s a ride, not a walk. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists free on-site parking for your stay. Nothing says you can leave a car for a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 21 of 100
Every point comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Hotel Amira is about 35.5 km from Istanbul Airport in a straight line, and about 2.7 km from the Galataport terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
An airport shuttle on request, 24 hours, €75 a vehicle one way for up to four, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 2.7 km in a straight line, across the Golden Horn, so plan a taxi.
From IST without a hotel shuttle
Cunard puts Istanbul Airport about 40 km and roughly 40 minutes from the terminal; Guided Istanbul Tours says about 45 km and 40 to 50 minutes by taxi. Istanbul’s July 2026 meter tariff is 71.94 lira to start and 47.92 lira a km, per Habertürk, so by our arithmetic the meter runs to about 2,000 to 2,250 lira before any tolls. Havaist’s Sultanahmet line is 470 lira, per Havaist. The airport page has the fares.
Hotels.com lists free on-site parking for your stay. Nothing says you can leave a car for a cruise.
Parking for your stay: Free self-parking on site (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 2.7 km in a straight line, across the Golden Horn, so plan a taxi.
Flying in the morning you sail? It’s about 40 to 50 minutes from Istanbul Airport and you’ll be coming off an overnight flight, so the airport page recommends the day before; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the Galataport terminalShips turn around at Galataport, on the Bosphorus in Karaköy, where check-in, passport control and customs are all underground, per Galataport. Hotel Amira is about 2.7 km from our pin for the terminal in a straight line. Azamara says terminal assignments come closer to the sail date, so check your documents; the Istanbul cruise guide has the rest.
Source: galataport.comDistance
~2.7 km, straight lineAbout 2.7 km from the Galataport terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedNo hotel here publishes an airport-bus stop. Havaist runs from Istanbul Airport’s Transportation floor, -2, per the airport; its Sultanahmet line costs 470 lira, per Havaist.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists free on-site parking for your stay. Nothing says you can leave a car for a cruise.
In town
Galataport garage, no rate publishedGalataport has an underground car park for 2,400 vehicles, open 24 hours, and charges after 30 minutes, but it publishes no hourly rate and no cruise rate. Azamara says parking is paid, with no restrictions. Azamara also says driving in from the airport isn’t recommended.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteTwo restaurants, a bar and lounge and a coffee shop, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast
ExtraHotels.com lists a buffet for a surcharge, 07:30 to 10:30, with no price. Check your rate.
Address
Mustafa Paşa Sokak, SultanahmetKüçük Ayasofya Mah. Mustafa Paşa Sokak No: 43, Sultanahmet, 34122 Istanbul
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Hotel Amira and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm breakfast price, accessible rooms, the hotel’s own pages, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Hotels.com lists a buffet for a surcharge, 07:30 to 10:30, with no price. Check your rate.
Parking for your stay
Free self-parking on site (Hotels.com)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
No pets or service animals, per Hotels.com.
Food and drink on site
- Two restaurants
- Bar and lounge
Rooms
34 rooms over five floors, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
Hotel Amira’s pages we read don’t detail accessible rooms, so ask before you book one.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedNo
Also worth knowing
- 24-hour fitness centre, per Hotels.com
- Free parking for your stay
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is a surcharge, price not listed.
- Shuttle €75 a car, up to four.
- No pets or service animals.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Breakfast price
- Accessible rooms
- The hotel’s own pages
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotels.com’s listing (we couldn’t reach the hotel’s own site), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin is our estimate from its address.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Hotel Amira: the Istanbul cruise guide and Istanbul as a port of call.
The old city by day, a taxi across the bridge to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Hotel Amira for the night before. No payment on the form.
Hotel Amira FAQ
Does Hotel Amira Istanbul have an airport shuttle?
Yes, on request, 24 hours, €75 a vehicle one way for up to four, per Hotels.com.
How far is Hotel Amira from the Istanbul cruise terminal?
About 2.7 km in a straight line by our map, across the Golden Horn. Take a taxi.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Hotel Amira, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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