Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Programs: TK Elite Plus,BAEC GGL,ITA Executive, AFKL Gold,QR Gold,HH Diamond,Bonvoy Gold,ALL Gold
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For the Doubletree Sirkeci, for a 07:40 flight to Athens, leaving the hotel around 04:30-05:00 would be highly enough and taxis should be readily available at that time. Just ask for a yellow taxi from the reception and the taximeter would cost no more than ₺250 ( about € 16-18 ), plus there shouldn't be traffic in that direction.
Booking a private transfer or a pre-arranged transfer would mean that you would be paying a huge tourist mark-up for additional comfort which is IMO not worth it as a local.