Istanbul E-pass: Top Istanbul Attractions with Skip The Ticket Line

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1. Istanbul E-pass includes Hagia Sophia Tour with English speaking Professional Guide. Imagine a building standing in the same place for 1500 years — the number one temple for two religions. The headquarter of Orthodox Christendom and the first mosque in Istanbul. It was constructed within only 5 years. It is the biggest dome with 55.60 height and 31.87 diameters for 800 years in the world. Depictions of the religions side by side. Coronation place for the Roman Emperors. It was the meeting place of the Sultan and his people. That is the famous Hagia Sophia mosque of Istanbul .

   45 min

2. Istanbul E-pass includes Topkapi Palace Tour with English speaking Professional Guide. The location of the Palace is just behind the Hagia Sophia in the historical city center of Istanbul. The original use of the Palace was the house for the Sultan; today, the Palace is functioning as a museum. Important highlights in this Palace are; Harem, Treasury, kitchens, and many more.

   1.5 h

3. Istanbul E-pass includes Basilica Cistern Tour with English speaking Professional Guide. It is located in the heart of the historical city center. It is the giant Cistern in the historical city of Istanbul. The Cistern is hosting 336 columns. The function of this outstanding construction was to enable drinking water to Hagia Sophia. Great Palace of Palatium Magnum and fountains and baths located throughout the city.

   25 min

4. With the Istanbul E-pass, you can explore the magnificent Dolmabahce Palace at no extra cost. It is one of the most impressive European style palaces in Istanbul, stands on the side of the Bosphorus straight . With 285 rooms, this Palace is one of the biggest in Turkey. Balyan family constructed the Palace between 1843-1856 within 13 years. After the opening of the Palace, Ottoman royal family started living there until the collapse of the Empire. After the royal family, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk , the Turkish Republic founder, lived here until he died in 1938. From then on, the Palace functions as a museum and hosts thousands of visitors during the year. It is named Dolmabahce Palast in german.

   1.5 h

5. Istanbul E-pass includes one-hour Whirling Dervishes live performance located at historical Orient Express station. Whirling Dervishes are following a Sufi mystic tradition of the religion Islam. In the 12th century, one of the philosophers of the religion Islam opened the path of pure love tradition and led to the Mevlevi Sufi Order's creation. The name Mevlevi comes from the creator of the order Mevlana Jelaleddini Rumi. Once his book Rumi was even a top seller in the USA.

   1 h

6. Istanbul E-pass includes Hagia Irene Museum Entrance. This is part of Topkapi Palace Guided tour. (can only be entered with our guide) The Church of Hagia Irene(Divine Peace) is a Byzantine church, which is in the first courtyard of Topkapi Palace. It was the first cathedral in Constantinapolis. Over the centuries, it was built 3 times. The church, as it currently stands, was built by Constantine V in the 8th century. It was an arsenal during the Ottoman Empire period. It became the very first Museum in Turkey in the 19th century. After extensive restorations in modern days, it was opened as the "Hagia Irine Museum."

   15 min

7. Istanbul E-pass includes day trip to City Bursa including Mount Uludag from Istanbul

   6 h

8. Istanbul E-pass includes entry to Museum of Illusions Istiklal and Museum of Illusions Anatolia. This Museum is a place that brings joy to people of all ages. It is a beautiful place to take some photos for your Instagram feed, and You will have much pleasure in several rooms with many illusions. We shall suggest you pay a visit here for adventure and fun.

   1 h

9. Istanbul E-pass includes Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum Tour with English speaking Professional Guide Located at the Hippodrome, just across from the famous Blue Mosque. Ibrahim Pasa Palace was the grandest private residence ever built in the Ottoman Empire. It was a gift to Ibrahim Pasa, the Grand Vizier of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, after he married the Sultan's sister, Hatice. The Palace was in ruins by the 19th century but it was restored and opened to the public in 1983 as the Turkish and Islamic Art Museum.

   25 min

10. Istanbul E-pass includes Dinner&Cruise on Bosphorus with traditional Turkish Show, Hop on Hop Off Bosphorus Cruise and 90 minutes Bosphorus Cruise

    3 h

11. It is walk in attraction. Simply scan your QR code(QR code can be found in the customer panel)

    1 h

12. Istanbul E-pass includes Chora (Kariye Mosque) Museum Entrance Ticket with Audio guide. Simply scan your QR code at the entrance and get in. The Chora Museum (Kariye Museum), located in Istanbul's Edirnekapı district, is renowned for its exquisite Byzantine mosaics and frescoes, offering visitors a profound glimpse into the city's rich historical tapestry.

    30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 1,519 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Epass review

  I am so satisfied and happy with the 2 day E-pass that we purchased (for me and my husband). The E- pass customer support is superb as they are so supportive and easily accesible. The tour guides were so knowledgeable on sharing the infos regards to the top lamdmarks. Overall E-pass is easy to use and worth every penny.

  clF1220KUSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 1Don't waste your time and money.

  We were on a cruise which didnt arrive until 12.30 so we rushed up to the TOPKAPI PLACE the guard told us we had to meet our guide outside he had our tickets. The meeting place was outside that was easy enough the guide took us along with others after 20 min wait we were giving ear pods to hear him. Which didnt matter as we couldn't understand him. Along with asking for more money if we wanted to do extra rooms.€17 he then ran us round the place stop ever now and then to rapidly talking so that was 1 place, we looked around ourselves it has amazing rooms of jewels to holy relic etc we didnt have a lot of time to enjoy this so we went to meet another guide to go into the hagan Sophia as this was just across from the place and the meet place was like 5 min walk to find them we decided to wait at the mosque Sophia for them as the last tour was 16.30 we waited for the guide till 16.45 with no show we sent a message to E PASS to be told their guides finish after the last tour which was 16.30. Even though most place stayed open alot later we asked for the QR Code for 2 place we really wanted to do ? They refused. After a lot of WhatsApp messages pledging they finally sent 1 . The places are amazing but this company isn't worth the running around to find their guides waste alot of time and if the rest of the guides are like the only 1 we had speaking to fast running u around. Do yourself a favour and book someone else.

  646moiragSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 1Avoid at all costs

  Do not use this company worst company ever. I booked a day tour to pamukkale and they took me to the wrong airport. I had to pay 110 euro for taxi to the correct airport out of my own funds. They made me wait 2 hours at a travel agency, did not put me on the correct tour and avoided my calls and did not refund me. Avoid them at all costs. . They are disgraceful and should not be allowed to operate

  dazzaf2021September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Epasa experience

  I had a good experience with epass. Very friendly guides Everything well organised and on time,all went easy. I would recommend this if you want to see all mainc attractions and other ones,easy for use. Also whatsapp live support works fast and help a lot.

  Explorer42237122277September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5The pass was a great...

  The pass was a great opportunity to force us to go out and experience more than we would have. It was value for money and the experiences were fantastic. We worked out we did over $1000aud worth of experiences for $547aud, it was fantastic! Recommending it to everyone. Thank you.

  Fauve_KAugust 2026via Viator

• 5Amazing Istanbul E Pass

  It was a good experience. No need to stand in a big que for buying admission tickets. Guide and Customer support was good.

  813sarfarazsAugust 2026via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Istanbul

• Its from-price is 137% above the median of the 118 attraction tickets we list in Istanbul.
• It is longer than most of them.
• By number of reviews it ranks 1 of 118.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Istanbul

Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus, with Byzantine and Ottoman monuments, busy bazaars and ferries crossing between continents.

The historic peninsula holds the greatest landmarks. Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Hippodrome face each other in Sultanahmet, the Basilica Cistern lies beneath the streets, and Topkapı Palace spreads across the hill above the Golden Horn. A short walk away, the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar have traded for centuries, and Süleymaniye Mosque, built by the great Ottoman architect Sinan, crowns one of the city's seven hills.

Top-ranked sights in Istanbul: Dolmabahce Palace (Dolmabahce Sarayi), Bosphorus, Bosphorus Bridge (Bogazici Koprusu).

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