And sometimes it pays to have an airport layover so you can avail of Turkish Airlines’ taxi for Istanbul.
Because not everyone can afford to while away the time in their award-winning Business Lounge.
Complete with saunas, cinemas, golf ranges, gaming F1 tracks and the best culinary and drinks.
Of course, better than even that is the experience and entertainment down the road.
On the metropolis on the Bosphorus.
Which is why our friends at TA offer a whistle stop tour of the great Euro/Asia city before your connecting flight takes off.
Sites for sore eyes
So if you have a connecting international flight in İstanbul with a layover between six and 24 hours.
You are entitled to a complimentary Touristanbul service to discover Istanbul.
By selecting one of the tours offered by Touristanbul according to the time best suited to your layover.
You can select one of the six tours offered by Touristanbul.
According to the time frame best suited to your flight arrival and departure schedule.
During the tours, you can visit İstanbul’s most notable historical sites and enjoy authentic Turkish cuisine.
After landing at İstanbul Airport, you will be picked up by a vehicle and driven back to the airport at the end of the tour.
Although the tour times are carefully arranged and planned, if a guest is unable to make their flight in cases that are TA’s responsibility.
They will ensure that the passenger reaches their destination smoothly via the next flight.
Istanbul Airport features two Touristanbul desks:
One located in the transfer area and the other on the arrival floor.
Whizz around Istanbul
A sample itinerary shows us that you could get whizzed around.
The Yenikapi Harbour, the Beyazit Square and Tower, the Old Book Market and Grand Bazaar.
There’s also the Column of Constantinople who once gave his name to the city.
Hippodrome Square and the Egyptian Obelisk and Obelisk of Tehosdosius.
And all in five and a half hours with a visit of Hagia Sophia Museum.
And dinner thrown in, and hopefully kofte meatballs and Turkish tea.
So, don’t hang about… Turkish Airlines’ taxi for Istanbul.
