Small-group boat trip · Kadıköy (Bostancı)
Şehir Hatları Bosphorus Moonlight Cruise
- Duration
- 7.5 hours
- Schedule
- 17:30–01:00
- Departs from
- Kadıköy (Bostancı)
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Şehir Hatları runs this moonlight cruise only on Saturday evenings in summer. The ferry leaves Bostancı and picks up passengers at Kadıköy, Eminönü, Üsküdar and Beşiktaş before heading north up the Bosphorus in the evening. It reaches Anadolu Kavağı at around eight, where passengers have about two and a half hours free; the restaurants near the pier serve dinner. On the way back you see the illuminated bridges and shores at night, and the ferry arrives in Bostancı after midnight. You can board at any of the outbound piers. For the 2026 season free live music on the Saturday sailings was announced.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Bostancı Pier, Kadıköy Pier, Eminönü Pier, Üsküdar Pier, Beşiktaş Pier, Rumeli Kavağı Pier, Anadolu Kavağı Pier, Bostancı Pier
- 17:30
- 18:05
- 18:25
- 18:40
- 18:50
- 19:55
- 20:05
- 01:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Ferry round trip on the Bosphorus
- Live music (announcement 2026)
Not included
- Dinner and drinks
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Kadıköy (Bostancı)
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- Late June - early September (Saturdays only)
- Prices
- Adult ₺460 · Child ₺260Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- This tour is not available during the winter season (7 September 2026 - 27 June 2027).
- It is recommended to go early to get a ticket during the summer season; tickets are purchased from the ticket booths at the pier.
- Children aged 0-6 free.
- Return after midnight; plan your transportation from the pier to your home in advance.
Guest reviews
- Captain & crew—
- Cleanliness—
- Food—
- Value for money—
- Safety—
Reviews are left for the boats on this route after the trip and are moderated.