EV Charging Parking

Rows with plugs beat the closest empty space

Istanbul Airport’s EV Charging Parking sits inside the Main terminal’s multi-storey car park, with charging points mixed into specific sections instead of in one big dedicated floor. You still enter through the regular car park barriers and follow signs for electric vehicle bays; staff at the entrance booths can point you toward the current active rows.

Charging stations are AC units integrated into the official IST car park, run under the same airport parking operation that serves thousands of daily drivers. You pay separately for parking and for electricity, with parking charged at the standard Main car park rates by the hour or calendar day, depending on your length of stay. Expect to plug in at clearly marked spaces that line certain rows, usually near lifts or side walls rather than by the main ramps.

Most drivers use EV Charging Parking for multi‑day trips, so plan on leaving the car for at least 24 hours to make the plug‑in worth it. Power output is set up for steady charging rather than ultra‑fast highway‑style stops, so think “top up while I’m away” instead of a 20‑minute blast before a meeting in Bakırköy. Your best move is to arrive 30–40 minutes earlier than you normally would to give yourself time to hunt down a live charger and still walk into the Main terminal calmly.

Tip: snap a photo of your exact level, section letter, and row number next to the EV charger before you head toward departures; the Main terminal car park spans multiple levels, and after a late‑night arrival from Europe or Asia you don’t want to be roaming Level -2 when your plugged‑in car is sitting on Level 4.