Car hire and driving in Üsküdar
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 SAW means 28 km (17 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 Üsküdar
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Üsküdar to Esenyurt | Turkey | 28 km (18 mi) | about 26 min |
| Üsküdar to Arnavutköy | Turkey | 29 km (18 mi) | about 27 min |
| Üsküdar to Beylikdüzü | Turkey | 32 km (20 mi) | about 29 min |
| Üsküdar to Büyükçekmece | Turkey | 36 km (22 mi) | about 33 min |
| Üsküdar to Gebze | Turkey | 43 km (27 mi) | about 39 min |
| Üsküdar to Derince | Turkey | 74 km (46 mi) | about 1 h 7 min |
| Üsküdar to İzmit | Turkey | 82 km (51 mi) | about 1 h 15 min |
| Üsküdar to Nilüfer | Turkey | 90 km (56 mi) | about 1 h 23 min |
| Üsküdar to Bursa | Turkey | 92 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 24 min |
| Üsküdar to Çorlu | Turkey | 103 km (64 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Üsküdar to İnegol | Turkey | 113 km (70 mi) | about 1 h 44 min |
| Üsküdar to Bandırma | Turkey | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 45 min |
| Üsküdar to Ankara | Turkey | 347 km (216 mi) | about 5 h 18 min |
| Üsküdar to Berlin | Germany | 1,738 km (1,080 mi) | about 26 h 31 min |
| Üsküdar to Kyiv | Ukraine | 1,055 km (656 mi) | about 16 h 6 min |
| Üsküdar to İzmir | Turkey | 332 km (206 mi) | about 5 h 3 min |
| Üsküdar to Rome | Italy | 1,376 km (855 mi) | about 20 h 59 min |
| Üsküdar to Gaziantep | Turkey | 846 km (526 mi) | about 12 h 54 min |
| Üsküdar to Bucharest | Romania | 447 km (278 mi) | about 6 h 49 min |
| Üsküdar to Diyarbakır | Turkey | 1,021 km (634 mi) | about 15 h 34 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 Üsküdar?
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.