One of the most important things to consider every time we travel to another country is also
to do a research about how we can use the public transportation, that way you will be saving a lot
of money and instead of taking taxis or a private transfer. So in today's video we want to share with
you all the updated information regarding the IstanbulKart. If you want to see as well how you
can link this IstanbulKart with the famous HES code then this video will be for you. Now let's
start with the most important thing. What is the IstanbulKart? Well, this card will allow you using
every sort of public transportation in Istanbul not in any other city, it is just in Istanbul and
with this one you will be able to use the buses, the tram, metro, ferris, the marmaray, which is also
this train that takes you under the Bosphorus and takes you from the European to the Asian side and
vice versa, the metrobus, funiculars, and even cable cars. What about the fees? Well, about two weeks ago
here in Istanbul the prices increased for all the public transportation. Before it was costing
3.50 liras but now it raised to a bit over than four liras so you will be expecting
to be paying per passenger a little bit over 4 liras. If you are taking another transportation
you will be getting a discount you take a bus and you will be paying the 4 liras but afterwards
you are going to take the metro you will be paying almost 3 liras, so that will be a discount
made according to the number of transfers that you will be making in the city. Now let's find out
where we can find these IstanbulKart. Well, before you were able to buy them directly from the yellow
machines that you can find in any metro station tram station or any ferry port. However, recently
that regulation was removed. Now you cannot buy them directly from these machines however if you
find any of these kiosks like the ones that are just behind me, you can buy it directly from them.
Some time ago the IstanbulKart used to cost 10 turkish liras.
Nowadays, it cost 12 Turkish liras and as I mentioned, you can acquire
it from the kiosks that you will find in many areas of the city. Now i want to show
you how you can top it up from the yellow machines, so let's go check it out together.
Now, in order to top up this IstanbulKart, the only thing that you're going to do is just put it here,
you're not going to do anything else, put this paper bill but remember whatever the amount
you're gonna put they are not going to give you any cash so if you put 50 liras all the 50 liras
will be here so in this case I will put only 5 liras just to show you
And now you can take it, do not remove it before because also if you remove it before
then the money will not be topped up so be careful with that. Now this is something that
I was telling you, here this is in English and now the IstanbulKart is not available to buy
in these yellow machines so as I previously told you, you need to buy them in the kiosks.
I want to share another important information and because in the past years this IstanbulKart it
was available to use up to six people in total so for example if you were coming to Istanbul
with four people or in your family there were four people you were able to use one for everybody
but now the things have changed and this is due to the pandemic of course now these cards
need to be one per person and this is for a simple reason because theseIstanbulKart they
need to be linked with the famous HES code which in a minute I will explain to you what
is it about in case that you don't know what is this. So the HES code is a type of number
that will be given to you before you enter to Turkey and this one is in order to track you
in case that you are in contact with somebody else that has been tested positive
and that way they will be able to contact you back and as well this code will be requested to you in
case that you want to visit museums, restaurants, for the public transportation of course, and even
inter-city travel within turkey this one will be very very necessary for you in order to enter
Turkey. How can you obtain this HES code? Well, it will be very simple and very easy also it's
free of charge so basically what you have to do is that before taking your flight to Turkey
it's a must filling it in one form that is given by the government. I will share with you the official
link where you can get it which you will find it somewhere here on the screen and also we will be
sharing it with you somewhere in the description box and in a pinned comment so you just need your
passport, the traveling dates, and then you will put all your personal information there and once
you have finished and generated that form then you will receive a QR code and that one is the
HES code so once you have done that you are ready to come to Turkey. Remember that in order
to enter the country you need to fill in that form without it they won't allow you even to board the
plane. Now another important thing will be how you can link the IstanbulKart to your HES code?
That one you need to do it in Turkey as soon as you buy the IstanbulKart and it is
very simple as well you just have to go to the official application or the official website which
as well we will be sharing it with you and from there the only thing you will need is the number
of your IstanbulKart and the passport. This number for the IstanbulKart you will be able to find
it just right here as soon as you find out this number this is a number that you will register on
the system along with your passport and that will be it as soon as you get it now you will be able
to use public transportation. Remember that if you don't do this important step which is linking
the HES code to your IstanbulKart, unfortunately you will not be able to use the public transportation
and nobody will be able to bring you inside because you need to put this card into the machine
now I will show you how you can link your HES code into yourIstanbulKart. For example, you
are going to go to this official website which I will share with you and as you can see
they have the Turkish and the English version just click on the English version and here is sharing
HES code is requested in mass transportation so that means that you must do this otherwise you
won't be able to use any sort of public transportation. Then you will click in I am a
foreigner and I want to continue by my passport number here you will put your passport number,
your name, your surname, your date of birth, your mail address, and your card number, the
the number that I showed you previously and your HES code the one that you will find in your
registration form and that will be pretty much it. You will see everything done
and it will be done in just five minutes. So this is how easy it is just to link it here.
So don't forget to do this very important step. So this was a full guide on how to buy the IstanbulKart
and also, and most importantly, how to link it to the HES code. If you found out this video useful
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