Otogar station
M1A line · M1B line
Otogar station — overview
Otogar is stop 8 of 18 on the M1A line, stop 8 of 13 on the M1B line. The M1A line and M1B line meet here, which makes it an interchange. İBB counted 4,107,407 passengers here in 2025, which puts it 50th of the 145 stations it counts.
Around the station
Otogar station in numbers (2025)
Otogar handled 0.65% of everything the counted network carried in 2025. Weekdays and weekends are within 1.0× of each other: this one is not only used for the commute. Its busiest month was June. İBB Open Data Portal — "Rail Systems Station-Based Passenger and Journey Counts", 2025 data (updated on the portal on 3 February 2026).
Frequently asked questions
The first trains generally depart around 6:00 AM, and the last trains run until roughly midnight. On Friday and Saturday nights, some lines run 24 hours as part of the “Night Metro.” Exact times vary by station, so check metro.istanbul before you head out.
İBB’s open data counted 4,107,407 passengers here in 2025 — 11,253 on an average day. Its busiest day was 9 June 2025, with 11,722. That is number 50 of the 145 stations İBB counts.
Otogar is an interchange station on the Istanbul Metro, served by the M1A and M1B lines. See the line pages for the full stop list and journey times.
A single ride with an İstanbulkart costs ₺46.20; transfers made within 90 minutes get progressively cheaper (the first transfer is ₺31.27, and each one after that costs even less). The student fare is ₺22.55. You can buy and top up an İstanbulkart at the ticket machines in the station.
Folding bicycles and strollers are allowed on the metro; standard bicycles may be subject to restrictions during peak hours. On the driverless lines with platform screen doors, boarding with a stroller is easy and safe.