Originally Posted by
flyCsG
Given this, what options do I have for having a 8.5hr layover between 2 TK longhauls (>10h)? Traveling in J, no FF status.
On a 8,5 hr layower in J you get a hotel room if your onward flight is the closest to your arrival,with the new metro from Yenikapi to Taksim,you can be in Taksim in apr 45 minutes,or you can take a very short cab to the Sultanahmet area from Yenikapi,which is the last stop now on the airport metro line,plenty of time.
Do not take a cab.though,the airport is the last stop,so you will always get a seat on the train,and its much faster,at almost any time the train operates.