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Other ferry lines plying a similar route depart from Yenikapı (near Sultanahmet in European side of Istanbul), Bostancı (in Asian side), and Pendik (in Asian side, too); all arriving at downtown Yalova. Though they cut down the road to be taken at both ends (no need to go through Gebze/Eskihisar/Topçular), they all require payments for each pessenger, whether in a car or not, and the ridiculous fares of around 12 TL per person (~€ 5.50/~US$ 8.60; and this is for pessengers riding in a car, it’s substantially more for pessengers without a vehicle!) go against the very idea of hitchhiking.

A way to avoid ferries altogether is to hitch east from [[Istanbul]] all the way to [[Izmit]] first, along the northern shore of the Gulf, then once in Izmit, hitch back to west to [[Yalova]] along the southern shore. This will add at least an hour more to your trip when compared with Eskihisar route.