Transferring/Transit at Istanbul Atatürk airport
Aug 7, 2013, 3:28 am
#61
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 101
International-to-domestic: 90-min connection time?
arriving at IST at 5:25am in TK J class
connecting to ASR at 6:55am in TK J class
As both flights are on the same ticket, I should already have my boarding pass for the connecting flight. Is 90 minutes enough time for such a connection or am I cutting it too close? Also to recheck my bag for the domestic flight, do I do it at the international terminal or domestic one?
Thanks in advance!
connecting to ASR at 6:55am in TK J class
As both flights are on the same ticket, I should already have my boarding pass for the connecting flight. Is 90 minutes enough time for such a connection or am I cutting it too close? Also to recheck my bag for the domestic flight, do I do it at the international terminal or domestic one?
Thanks in advance!
Aug 7, 2013, 8:06 am
#62
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: SAT
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I am interested in the IAH-IST but most connections require an overnight. Any information on hotel, distance, quality would be appreciated
Thanks
Aug 7, 2013, 3:00 pm
#63
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If you have a TK ticket and that requires spend a night at IST, then you are entitled to a night at IST paid by TK.
If you look at the FAQ thread about hotels, you can see that they won't put you to motel 6 or super 8 standard hotel. You won't know which hotel until you are there. Breakfast will be included and also transportation to and from IST. You are responsible for visa to Turkey if you need one.
TK put people in Courtyard, Holiday Inn, Radisson etc.
I haven't used it myself because we decided to pay for our own night at IST because we are 2 adults and 3 kids and we don't want to be separated (they can put us into 2 hotel if necessary).
If you look at the FAQ thread about hotels, you can see that they won't put you to motel 6 or super 8 standard hotel. You won't know which hotel until you are there. Breakfast will be included and also transportation to and from IST. You are responsible for visa to Turkey if you need one.
TK put people in Courtyard, Holiday Inn, Radisson etc.
I haven't used it myself because we decided to pay for our own night at IST because we are 2 adults and 3 kids and we don't want to be separated (they can put us into 2 hotel if necessary).
Aug 7, 2013, 3:56 pm
#64
Join Date: Nov 2004
Programs: UA 1K (Million Miler). AA Gold (lifetime 1 Million). TK Elite Gold
Posts: 895
CAVEAT
The "free Hotel" offer of TK is not that simple. The pax needs to be taking the "first" connection of a TK/TK itinerary. This means that the "forced" layover needs to be 10 hours or longer in economy class. Additionally, if from your origin there is another flight which arrives into IST making the layover shorter than 10 hours, the pax will NOT be offered free hotel accommodation. Deltahater, exactly what is your itinerary? As I have availed myself often of this TK free hotel offer, perhaps I can better advise you.
Aug 8, 2013, 1:43 am
#65
Moderator, Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles & Accor ALL
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Aug 9, 2013, 6:57 am
#66
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 345
Hi, I need some advice on transiting at IST on two separate tickets:
TK1984 LHRIST arr 0420
SQ0391 ISTSIN dep 1330
This gives me a 9-hour layover and it is highly unlikely I will get my BP for the second leg at LHR. I do not require a visa to enter Turkey, but my main aim is to get to the *G lounge without having to wait for the SQ desks (both landside/airside) to open in the late morning. Will an etkt printout of the SQ flight be sufficient to get me through transfer security and get into the TK lounge until the SQ desks open for me to get my IST-SIN BP printed?
Thanks!
TK1984 LHRIST arr 0420
SQ0391 ISTSIN dep 1330
This gives me a 9-hour layover and it is highly unlikely I will get my BP for the second leg at LHR. I do not require a visa to enter Turkey, but my main aim is to get to the *G lounge without having to wait for the SQ desks (both landside/airside) to open in the late morning. Will an etkt printout of the SQ flight be sufficient to get me through transfer security and get into the TK lounge until the SQ desks open for me to get my IST-SIN BP printed?
Thanks!
Aug 9, 2013, 7:43 am
#67
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Hi, I need some advice on transiting at IST on two separate tickets:
TK1984 LHRIST arr 0420
SQ0391 ISTSIN dep 1330
This gives me a 9-hour layover and it is highly unlikely I will get my BP for the second leg at LHR. I do not require a visa to enter Turkey, but my main aim is to get to the *G lounge without having to wait for the SQ desks (both landside/airside) to open in the late morning. Will an etkt printout of the SQ flight be sufficient to get me through transfer security and get into the TK lounge until the SQ desks open for me to get my IST-SIN BP printed?
Thanks!
TK1984 LHRIST arr 0420
SQ0391 ISTSIN dep 1330
This gives me a 9-hour layover and it is highly unlikely I will get my BP for the second leg at LHR. I do not require a visa to enter Turkey, but my main aim is to get to the *G lounge without having to wait for the SQ desks (both landside/airside) to open in the late morning. Will an etkt printout of the SQ flight be sufficient to get me through transfer security and get into the TK lounge until the SQ desks open for me to get my IST-SIN BP printed?
Thanks!
Aug 9, 2013, 3:06 pm
#69
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It's called interlining and I'm sure if the check-in staffs at LHR know how to do it.
Aug 24, 2013, 7:56 am
#70
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM, Ex-TX/ CA
Programs: Ex CO/ UA Gold, Hotels.. TBD
Posts: 734
Considering flying through Istanbul using TK.
BOM > IST > SFO.
Or use Emirates via Dubai?
Is there a lot of drama / security etc for transit passengers?
BOM > IST > SFO.
Or use Emirates via Dubai?
Is there a lot of drama / security etc for transit passengers?
Aug 24, 2013, 8:13 am
#71
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
Programs: SQ Gold, AF Platinum, AA Platinum (sadly, expiring soon), QR Silver, EK, MU, HU, PR, HO, OZ, KE
Posts: 685
I might've been lucky, but I flew through IST in the last few months and found it to be less hassle than transferring in DXB.
Aug 24, 2013, 9:09 am
#72
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: BOM, Ex-TX/ CA
Programs: Ex CO/ UA Gold, Hotels.. TBD
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Aug 24, 2013, 9:30 am
#73
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Shanghai (PVG/SHA)
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No, sorry. It was in mid-Jul for both times. From PVG to MXP early morning, and then from MXP to PVG late at night. Maybe I was very lucky, but there was almost no queue both times, which was a huge change from the past times that I've transferred there. The same security lines are for all flights.
Aug 26, 2013, 10:10 pm
#74
Join Date: Dec 2011
Programs: Delta Flyer
Posts: 227
Checking in early at IST for early-early-morning departures
I frequently fly into IST around 0130 with an early domestic flight out the next "morning" anywhere from 0545-0730. The problem is, when I check out of international, I have to check into domestic. Most of the time, Turkish Airlines won't be open/let me (or my partner) check bags until a few hours before departure time so I can't spend the evening in the (non *A lounge) plane-side. 
Any suggestions on how to check bags 4-5 hours early?
Thanks!
Any suggestions on how to check bags 4-5 hours early?
Thanks!
Oct 13, 2013, 4:33 pm
#75
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 2
I am flying TK from Houston > Istanbul > Antalya this week.
I only have 1.5 hours from when I land in Istanbul to when I need to catch my flight to Antalya.
I already got an e-visa.
1. Do I need to claim my bag in Istanbul?
2. Will 1.5 hours be enough to get on my Antalya flight with immigration (all Turkish Airlines, and assuming there aren't delays)?
Cheers,
I only have 1.5 hours from when I land in Istanbul to when I need to catch my flight to Antalya.
I already got an e-visa.
1. Do I need to claim my bag in Istanbul?
2. Will 1.5 hours be enough to get on my Antalya flight with immigration (all Turkish Airlines, and assuming there aren't delays)?
Cheers,