Car hire and driving in Büyükçekmece
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In Turkey traffic drives on the right. Picking up at IST means 31 km (19 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 Büyükçekmece
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Büyükçekmece to Sultangazi | Turkey | 26 km (16 mi) | about 23 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Zeytinburnu | Turkey | 27 km (17 mi) | about 25 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Fatih | Turkey | 30 km (19 mi) | about 27 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Istanbul | Turkey | 31 km (19 mi) | about 28 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Şişli | Turkey | 34 km (21 mi) | about 31 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Üsküdar | Turkey | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Ataşehir | Turkey | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Umraniye | Turkey | 45 km (28 mi) | about 41 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Maltepe | Turkey | 49 km (30 mi) | about 45 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Sancaktepe | Turkey | 54 km (34 mi) | about 50 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Sultanbeyli | Turkey | 58 km (36 mi) | about 53 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Çorlu | Turkey | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 2 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Ankara | Turkey | 381 km (237 mi) | about 5 h 49 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Berlin | Germany | 1,717 km (1,067 mi) | about 26 h 11 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Bursa | Turkey | 100 km (62 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,060 km (658 mi) | about 16 h 10 min |
| Büyükçekmece to İzmir | Turkey | 315 km (196 mi) | about 4 h 48 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Rome | Italy | 1,341 km (833 mi) | about 20 h 27 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Gaziantep | Turkey | 878 km (545 mi) | about 13 h 23 min |
| Büyükçekmece to Bucharest | Romania | 430 km (267 mi) | about 6 h 33 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Büyükçekmece?
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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.