Sirkeci Railway Station

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Curdin

Level 23 Local Expert

Lovely historic train station with charming architecture and a nostalgic vibe. It’s worth a visit even if you’re not catching a train. If you’re planning to travel to Ankara or other major destinations, be sure to book your tickets well in advance — options can fill up quickly

Оксана

Level 12 Local Expert

Nice quite 🤗

Хуршида Атыджы

Level 7 Local Expert

Super

Мадина

Level 8 Local Expert

Sirkeci Train Station in Istanbul is a really cool place! The legendary Orient Express stopped here, which gives this place a special atmosphere. Although the station itself won't say that it's straight wow, but it's definitely worth a look if you're passing by. The station has a metro line, which makes it convenient to visit. You can also find cafes serving delicious tea here — a great place to relax after a walk.

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Ирина Оро

Level 15 Local Expert

It's a beautiful place. We came to see the departure point of the Orient Express from a historical point. Everything is beautiful. Inside the cafe by appointment. Outside, you can drink tea at the tables. But we were unlucky, the waiter was very angry, the service was at zero. For this, a minus point

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Светлана Я.

Level 30 Local Expert

The first time in Istanbul, we just looked at the train station from the hotel terrace, the next time we walked around the station, although repairs are underway. Sirkeci is one of Istanbul's main railway stations, deeply intertwined with the history of the Orient Express. He gained worldwide fame thanks to the detective novel by Agatha Christie, who was one of the passengers of the Orient Express. Near the station there are such sights of the city as Topkapi Palace, Gulhane Park, Galata Bridge and Egyptian Bazaar, Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet Mosque, Grand Bazaar. When Sirkeci opened, it was considered a very modern train station for its time with gas lamps and Austrian tiled stoves. Sirkeci station is currently not used for international transportation. After walking around the Bosphorus, the city, and the train station, I wanted to reread Agatha Christie.

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Евгения

Level 10 Local Expert

The legendary place where the Orient Express left from. There is a functioning cafe inside. An interesting old building, very atmospheric. Very close to all the main attractions in Istanbul. A must-visit.

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Анна Егорова

Level 12 Local Expert

The train station described in the Orient Express. I expected something more. There is a cafe and a free museum. By the way, I liked the museum. There are many authentic exhibits, although everything is located in a small room.

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Татьяна

Level 11 Local Expert

Sirkeci Railway Station in Istanbul is an operational railway station. Most likely, it has been repaired many times, but it will leave an impression in your memory. There is a cafe where you can drink tea or coffee. It was interesting to see the train station that once connected Istanbul with Europe.

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Калашникова Надежда

Level 6 Local Expert

An authentic place. Convenient location. At the exit from the metro, opposite the ticket offices, there is a luggage storage (separate self-service cameras). The scoreboard is in different languages (there is also Russian). Rent for 12 hours costs 200 lira (but does not accept one bill, prepare small ones) - this is about 700 rubles. It is very convenient for those who want to take a light walk to Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

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Дарья Х.

Level 13 Local Expert

It's a very beautiful train station. You can come and admire it as a local landmark. At the same time, despite the historical part, there is also a modern building where you can find everything you need.

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Ильдар Ирзаевич Мистякимов

Level 5 Local Expert

Simple, understandable, authentic. It is necessary to visit Istanbul as a tourist attraction. The place of departure of the Orient Express. You need to visit.

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Наталия С.

Level 11 Local Expert

Once in Istanbul during the New Year holidays, the park was once again used by Marmaray. High-speed trains connect the European and Asian parts of Istanbul. You can also take the Subway. It is very convenient, fast and inexpensive, 40 liras (according to the Istanbul map). In rubles, no more than 150 rubles Since we lived in the Fatih area, there was an entrance to the railway station around the corner of the hotel.

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Сергей Дьячков

Level 6 Local Expert

It is a very interesting and atmospheric place. The spirit of the era of the early 20th century. Agatha Christie- Murder on the Orient Express. If this is not an empty phrase for you, then you are definitely in court. Free museum on the territory of the station. Great photo zones.

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Alya Tartysheva

Level 20 Local Expert

The historical part is perfectly preserved. The best coffee in an inconspicuous cafe with seals. But there is a cat smell. It didn't stop us from having a cup of Turkish coffee.

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Вероника

Level 19 Local Expert

It's nice to stand where Agatha Christie herself once stood, and there's also a restaurant inside the station, to sit in an atmospheric way and enjoy this moment. Turkish coffee from Turki - 110 liras.

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Оксана Р.

Level 12 Local Expert

Viewing for 10 minutes maximum if you do not go to the cafe. More for Poirot lovers than just tourists, but there is an exit to the Galata Bridge nearby.

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Ольга Б.

Level 12 Local Expert

It's a beautiful train station, and there's an interesting free museum.

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Level 11 Local Expert

The renovation is underway, and I hope that the architecture will be preserved after the renovation. An interesting place. There is a museum, but it is small, although it accommodates many exhibits. They promise that the museum will be big.

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Bugakov Aleksey

Level 11 Local Expert

The very train station! An interesting exhibit inside, dedicated to the Orient Express.

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Ксения Каракчиева

Level 13 Local Expert

Sirkeci Museum, near the entrance to the metro line. There are always a lot of people, but for a tourist everything is clear and adaptive.

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Beka Beka

Level 10 Local Expert

The cleanest train station I've ever seen. It's not really loaded, there are only 3 branches, but it can be crowded. And after leaving the station, there are great views. I recommend a visit.

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Знаток

Level 20 Local Expert

What a beautiful building. Unusual architecture. It was from this station that the well-known Orient Express left. I definitely advise you to visit and admire this beauty. There is a restaurant and a tea room, you can combine pleasant and delicious.

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Александра Яковенко

Level 30 Local Expert

The train station where the Orient Express arrived. On the left there is a cafe and a restaurant decorated in a historical style. There is a free museum

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hakim k.

Level 10 Local Expert

It's really a pity that our historical heritage is waiting to stick with the pier that has been established for 30 years, next to which the parking lot is a disgrace, both very expensive and ruined places have died, I'm very sad that when we get here, an urgent hand needs to be taken

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Хайме Альгерсуари

Level 26 Local Expert

It was at the end of January 2023, and I didn't like the fact that the waiting room wasn't heated (it was cold) and it was very small.

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Николай Лукин

Level 27 Local Expert

We visited in the autumn of 2022. The museum was not working. The place is like a movie set. The visit will take 5 minutes, but it will definitely be remembered. I recommend a visit.

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Dmitry V

Level 9 Local Expert

As of 09.2025, the station is closed for reconstruction, it is impossible to approach

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Ольга Булычева

Level 8 Local Expert

An atmospheric place. An interesting museum.

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Александр Бобышкин

Level 10 Local Expert

The Museum of Railway Transport is represented by a single steam locomotive lurking next to the building, and a sign for the Orient Express and a bell, as if it were the one that rang when that very express arrived.

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Valentnost

Level 21 Local Expert

Now the building is in a depressing condition. Closed for restoration. I hope it will be beautiful later!

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Елена О.

Level 6 Local Expert

I came specifically to see the old Sirkeci train station, from which the legendary Orient Express, known to everyone from the film based on the work of Agatha Christie, once departed. So what? The building is surrounded by a fence and a piece can be seen from the entrance to the subway) And that's it)) Is the building closed for restoration? Anyway, due to time constraints, I didn't look for more, it seems that the museum is open there until 17 :00, but I was in the evening and therefore decided not to return here. Goodbye, old railway station!!

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Level 16 Local Expert

Guys, it's like the Orient Express with Agatha Christie just left, a gorgeous, free-to-visit museum of railway transport, just take a look for a minute, you definitely won't regret it.

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vika_coolikova

Level 15 Local Expert

It was interesting to take a look at the train station, which became popular thanks to the book about the Orient Express. It's a beautiful building. The station is still in operation. We took a look, took a photo, and moved on.

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Sveta381

Level 12 Local Expert

It's a beautiful train station, and there's a museum inside the station. Admission is free.

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Наталья Орлова

Level 10 Local Expert

I really liked this old historical building. Very beautiful stained glass windows. There is a small museum at the train station, admission is free. There is an old steam locomotive on the street.

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Level 30 Local Expert

4+ Is not to say that it is a direct attraction, but you can visit it. There is a small exposition associated with the station and responsive staff. ☝️ Here (in the mini-museum) you can buy tickets for the performance of the dervishes.

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Santa Fe

Level 9 Local Expert

It is worth visiting it for the sake of the story itself Step onto the platform and imagine yourself for a moment as the hero of Agatha Christie's Orient Express Enjoy the architecture of that time, which has survived to the present day

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Vlada

Level 30 Local Expert

It's beautiful at the train station. As in all of Istanbul) I want to look at every corner and every street)

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Vadim

Level 15 Local Expert

We were there looking for a Dervish show. it turned out that (no more). In general, it is very crowded, because there is a Marmaray station (city train). from the cute one, it's like going to the left after the ticket offices of the old part of the station with a restaurant. Then it was blocked by repairs.

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Павел Поцелуенок

Level 21 Local Expert

If you're around, be sure to stop by to see this train station. The interior of an old station with new technologies is opposite, but very rare and beautiful.

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Olga Medvedskaya

Level 6 Local Expert

The train station from where the legendary Orient Express departs. The Vostochny Express restaurant is also located here.

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Елена Пружина

Level 8 Local Expert

Beautiful historic Art Nouveau railway station. With museum exhibits and an exhibition. Nice cafe. Plenty of seating. A good place)

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Женя Ниская

Level 15 Local Expert

All my reviews about Istanbul are in other maps. Sirkeci district is the most convenient and safe place in Sultanahmet to stay. Near the Egyptian bazaar, Eminenyu and Galata Bridge, Topkapi and Archaeological Museum.. From here it is close on foot to Istiklal.. And in general, it is convenient that any transport is nearby - ferries, trams, buses. There is also the Marmaray metro station - under the Bosphorus in Uskyudar. Funny - we drive for 3 minutes, climb / descend 12))) The station itself is beautiful, it was here that VE arrived. There is a free museum with copies of the VE, there are performances of dervishes.

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Вера Р.

Level 7 Local Expert

The historical place where passengers of the legendary Orient Express arrived. Admission is free, inside the cafe. It's nice to sit on a bench in the shade of the station walls, looking at the signs and architecture.

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Елена

Level 9 Local Expert

It is closed for reconstruction,it is a pity it is not indicated in any source, we came in vain 😕

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Ирина Р.

Level 5 Local Expert

A small old beautiful train station.

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Вероника Лебедева

Level 6 Local Expert

Beautiful architecture

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Светлана А

Level 4 Local Expert

The old famous little train station. There is a small museum of the history of the railway and the Warsaw Express right in it. Admission is free. Very interesting.

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Роман

Level 13 Local Expert

The station was under repair, I didn't really look at it, but I got there, it's already good)

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Sirkeci Railway Station

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