Maiden's Tower Tickets 2026: €27 Entry, Boat Fee, Hours, Timetable

Short version: entry is €27. The boat is a separate fee and the ministry pages disagree on it, so read the price note under the table. Plan two hours. If you only want to see the tower, a cruise does it.

Ways to visit

Way	Cost	Time	Boat included?
Official ticket at the pier office	€27 + boat fee	About 2 h	No, buy it with the ticket
Museum Pass Istanbul (€105, 5 days)	Entry free + boat fee	About 2 h	No
Online ticket with audio guide (GetYourGuide)	About $45 + boat	About 2 h	No
Bosphorus cruise past the tower	Big boat from about $9, small yacht more	2 h	Not a visit
Salacak shore or commuter ferry	Free or ferry fare	15 min	Not a visit

Boat fee, as of 27 Oct 2026: the ministry’s own Maiden’s Tower page lists 110 TL (about €2). The museum site muze.gen.tr lists €27 entry and an €8 transport line in its price box, and €5 for the boat in its text. We could not confirm which one the pier office charges, so budget €29 to €35 in total and bring a card and some cash.

The online ticket is the same entry with an audio guide. It was rated 4.1 on GetYourGuide when we checked, below our 4.4 bar, and you still collect your boat ticket at the pier office. We do not link it. If you will use the pass for other sights, see our Museum Pass guide; residents with a Müzekart also enter free by day.

Boats and hours

Boats leave from Karaköy (the pier office in front of Ziraat Bank) and from Salacak in Üsküdar. From Europe, Karaköy is the easier start: tram T1 to Karaköy, then a 5-minute walk.

Boat timetable (ministry pages, 27 Oct 2026)

• Karaköy to the tower: 09:30, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30, 17:00. Back: 10:30, 12:00, 13:30, 15:00, 16:30, last around 17:45.
• Salacak to the tower: about every 30 to 60 minutes from 09:30 to 17:00, back on a similar rhythm until about 17:45.
• Another ministry page lists Galataport departures (11:00, 12:30, 14:15, 15:30, 17:00). The ministry pages do not fully agree, and winter weather can cancel boats, so check at the pier office.

• Hours: every day 09:00 to 18:00, box office to 17:00. Children under 18 must come with a parent.
• Best time: the first boat at 09:30. Check the return time before you land.

What is inside

A small museum about the tower’s history and the Leander legend, a café, and a terrace with a 360-degree view of the Bosphorus, the Old City and the Asian shore. It is a short visit, so most people stay 45 to 60 minutes on the island. Combine it with the Bosphorus cruise or a walk through Karaköy and Galata Tower the same day.

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