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Başakşehir · Turkey

Car hire and driving in Başakşehir

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Picking up at IST means 19 km (12 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25743529.

Drives from Başakşehir

Car rental from Başakşehir: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Başakşehir to UmraniyeTurkey30 km (18 mi)about 27 min
Başakşehir to AtaşehirTurkey31 km (19 mi)about 28 min
Başakşehir to MaltepeTurkey36 km (22 mi)about 33 min
Başakşehir to SancaktepeTurkey39 km (24 mi)about 35 min
Başakşehir to SultanbeyliTurkey43 km (27 mi)about 40 min
Başakşehir to GebzeTurkey63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Başakşehir to ÇorluTurkey83 km (52 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Başakşehir to DerinceTurkey94 km (59 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Başakşehir to NilüferTurkey100 km (62 mi)about 1 h 31 min
Başakşehir to İzmitTurkey103 km (64 mi)about 1 h 34 min
Başakşehir to BursaTurkey104 km (64 mi)about 1 h 35 min
Başakşehir to TekirdağTurkey108 km (67 mi)about 1 h 39 min
Başakşehir to AnkaraTurkey368 km (229 mi)about 5 h 37 min
Başakşehir to BerlinGermany1,720 km (1,069 mi)about 26 h 14 min
Başakşehir to KyivUkraine1,048 km (651 mi)about 15 h 59 min
Başakşehir to İzmirTurkey331 km (206 mi)about 5 h 3 min
Başakşehir to RomeItaly1,357 km (843 mi)about 20 h 41 min
Başakşehir to GaziantepTurkey867 km (539 mi)about 13 h 13 min
Başakşehir to BucharestRomania430 km (267 mi)about 6 h 33 min
Başakşehir to DiyarbakırTurkey1,042 km (647 mi)about 15 h 53 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Başakşehir?

The right, as everywhere in Turkey.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.