Thank you very much for your kind message and interest in my tours. Unfortunately, I am already booked on September 27 and 28, 2025, and won’t be able to guide on those dates. I truly appreciate your consideration and wish you a wonderful time in Istanbul and on your upcoming cruise.

Hello Ivo, thanks for the information. Prices change so frequently that sometimes I have a hard time keeping track. It was nice to get some help. I will update the post as soon as possible. Cheers.

1400TRY (35 EUR) from 9:00 to 18:30 hours

2000TRY (50EUR) from 19:30 to 22 hours

You are welcome. Btw when purchasing a ticket, keep in mind that visiting the cistern at night will not add anything to your experience. The cistern is underground and does not receive sunlight, so it is the same during the day and at night.

Thank you Serhat. That’s really useful. I wish the Night Shift was available for booking online as with the daytime tickets.

Hi Erwin, yes it is possible to visit the cistern every day in the late evening with a more expensive entrance fee.

The reason why it was called “Night Shift” was that there were some additional services (activities and soft music concerts) in the cistern during these hours that were not available during the day.

However, I am not sure if these activities are still being carried out now. There used to be live music and modern art exhibitions, but now when I visit the cistern during the day, I no longer see the stands prepared for the evening.

I don’t think producing and presenting content for every evening is sustainable. However, as I said, it is still possible to visit at late hours.

Hello Kriti,

There are generally two different entrances to museums in Istanbul. One of these is the entrance where people who want to buy standard tickets wait in line, and the second is the fast entrance where guided groups pass.

Those with skip-the-line tickets meet their guides near the museum and quickly enter the museum as a group through the guided group entrance – unless it is overcrowded.

If the museum is very crowded, there may be a queue at the guided group entrance. However, this crowd is generally very small compared to those waiting in line to buy tickets.

With a skip-the-line ticket, you not only enter the museum quickly, but also tour with a guide and hear the history of the building from the guide.