Scotland Ever More Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 Booked for Tirana via Istanbul. Arrive at 11.40pm and next flight is 8.05am. For anyone who's done similar there, how realistic is it that we could get into the town centre for a couple of hours and back in good time for the connecting flight? And will there even be anything worth doing other than walking around at that time of the morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Also can I add if anyone is having a connection over 16(?) hours I believe and they are flying with Turkish Airlines you used to be entitled to a free hotel room, not sure if it's still the case but worth looking out for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mox Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 25/01/2018 at 9:45 PM, Scotland Ever More said: Booked for Tirana via Istanbul. Arrive at 11.40pm and next flight is 8.05am. For anyone who's done similar there, how realistic is it that we could get into the town centre for a couple of hours and back in good time for the connecting flight? And will there even be anything worth doing other than walking around at that time of the morning? When we went to see Celtic a few years ago, it was about an hour on the bus from Ataturk to Taksim Square. There are a good few things open late at night, restaurants/cafes/bars etc but from what I remember, Ataturk Airport it's self is massive, plenty to do etc although I cannot for the life of me remember if there are any bars that sell alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macwomble Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 On 25 January 2018 at 9:45 PM, Scotland Ever More said: Booked for Tirana via Istanbul. Arrive at 11.40pm and next flight is 8.05am. For anyone who's done similar there, how realistic is it that we could get into the town centre for a couple of hours and back in good time for the connecting flight? And will there even be anything worth doing other than walking around at that time of the morning? Its realistic to go but remember if you go through immigration at all even as in your case for up to 9 hours you'll need to get an e-visa!, and it'll cost you $20!!!!! https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ Re free hotel room suggestion, unlikely you'll qualify as its 10 hour minimum layover in economy class to qualify I think. If you stay airside the airport is typical of all airports its very expensive for eating and drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland Ever More Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, macwomble said: Its realistic to go but remember if you go through immigration at all even as in your case for up to 9 hours you'll need to get an e-visa!, and it'll cost you $20!!!!! https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/ Re free hotel room suggestion, unlikely you'll qualify as its 10 hour minimum layover in economy class to qualify I think. If you stay airside the airport is typical of all airports its very expensive for eating and drinking. Thanks for the info. Think I'll probably pay for the visa and even go a walk around the city centre for a couple of hours rather than sit around the airport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzat Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 If you are travelling with Turkish Airlines and your stop over is I think 10 hours or more they accommodate you in 5 * hotel plus transport. You must of course be taking the first available flight out of Istanbul you cannot choose a later flight . Yiu wont get the offer. We did it on our way Kisnau. It was superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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