Feb 25, 2019, 12:31 pm
Istanbul 'New' Airport ( IST/ISL ) - Master Thread ✈️
Jul 4, 2019, 7:58 pm
#166
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How can I determine the cost of a taxi from the IST airport to the new Sheraton Istanbul City Center?
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...l-city-center/
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...l-city-center/
Jul 5, 2019, 7:23 am
#167
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How can I determine the cost of a taxi from the IST airport to the new Sheraton Istanbul City Center?
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...l-city-center/
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hote...l-city-center/
By the way, be aware that the location of the hotel is not that good as you would need to climb up the hill to go to the Beyoğlu and even though the hotel is next to a university campus, the area is surrounded by factories and car repair stores.
Jul 5, 2019, 10:12 am
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A taxi ride from the airport would cost around ₺130-₺160 ( 25-30 USD ) depending on the traffic.
By the way, be aware that the location of the hotel is not that good as you would need to climb up the hill to go to the Beyoğlu and even though the hotel is next to a university campus, the area is surrounded by factories and car repair stores.
By the way, be aware that the location of the hotel is not that good as you would need to climb up the hill to go to the Beyoğlu and even though the hotel is next to a university campus, the area is surrounded by factories and car repair stores.
This hotel apparently is so new that getting basic data much less reviews are hard to come by.
Jul 5, 2019, 1:24 pm
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If flight from ACC is very late, Turkish might probably be willing to rebook her on their own direct LAX flight, if it is not full.
If possible, try to teach the girl the IST terminal map, locations of "short connections" points, etc.
Jul 5, 2019, 2:43 pm
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Just a question to the OP, neither TK codeshares FRA-LAX or ZRH-LAX; neither LX/LH codeshares IST-FRA or IST-ZRH on TK; neither LX/LH codeshares IST-ACC on TK. I am not sure about how but which airline is issuing a single ticket for the routing ACC-IST-ZRH/FRA-LAX in your case? The routing could be complicated for a 13-year-old traveling alone and he/she might need to go to transfer desks as probably the agents in ACC would not be able to issue the boarding passes for the transatlantic leg. It's also possible that during a misconnection, he/she wouldn't be provided a hotel as the legal age of staying in a hotel alone ( without parental permission and signature ) is 18 in most parts of the world.
The risk is up to you.
The risk is up to you.
Jul 25, 2019, 11:29 am
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, was the Titanic Downtown Hotel.
Jul 25, 2019, 11:32 am
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Jul 27, 2019, 9:48 am
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Jul 28, 2019, 10:12 am
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There are no boat transfers from Istanbul Airport to the city as the airport ( terminal ) is not located near the sea and there are no harbors/piers near the airport which a sea vehicle could dock. In addition, if there is a seaport near Istanbul Airport, it would take a minimum of 15 minutes to go to the terminal by car from the seaside.
Jul 28, 2019, 12:42 pm
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Played around with the buggy prices at IST a little and found two things;
- meet and greet service (arrival) is really expensive even when you don’t look at it from a Turkish Lira perspective
- at departure: when you get a buggy from the central locations to your gate, the price is €5 per adult, 2.5 for kids 7-12 and free for ages 6 and under. Would consider this if traveling with kids.
- meet and greet service (arrival) is really expensive even when you don’t look at it from a Turkish Lira perspective
- at departure: when you get a buggy from the central locations to your gate, the price is €5 per adult, 2.5 for kids 7-12 and free for ages 6 and under. Would consider this if traveling with kids.
Aug 4, 2019, 7:12 am
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It's located in the Arrivals Hall, turn right after exiting the International Pax. Arrivals after clearing from Customs.
Aug 4, 2019, 12:19 pm
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They will negotiate a bit regarding kids for the buggy prices there and on teh spot and will generally carry kids under 12 for free if there are several adults involved and you have decent negotiating skills...........