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Backpackers
Travel Agency operates
an excellent airport private
transfer service to and from Istanbul's Atatürk
Airport and Sabiha
Gökçen Airport that's
far more comfortable and reliable than
a taxi, but only slightly more expensive. Read this...
Your Backpackers
Travel
driver will be waiting for you, holding
a sign with your name on
it, when you
emerge from the airport's secure Customs
area. He'll help you with your luggage
and lead you to the vehicle, most commonly
a spacious, very comfortable air-conditioned
minivan or midivan.
Your private vehicle—it's
just for you, it is
not a public shuttle—will
take you directly to your hotel, where
the driver will help you with your
luggage to the hotel.
Whether driving from the airport to
your hotel, or from your hotel to the
airport, or on any other trip, your
driver will be polite and helpful,
dressed in suit and tie,
will drive carefully and observe traffic
regulations, and will not smoke.
The cost of this
private service, for up to
four passengers, is just
20
euros for the trip
between Atatürk
Airport and Sultanahmet,
or 25
euros between the airport
and Taksim
Square;
and just 50
euros between Sabiha
Gökçen
Airport and Sultanahmet or Taksim
Square.
(Other destinations, and trips with
more than four passengers, may have
different prices.)
Let me make this clear: that price
is for the entire vehicle, not per
person, and the vehicle is yours
alone—no
other passengers. Surprisingly, even
though these fares are not much more
than for an Istanbul
taxi
for some rides, and only moderately
more for others, a private transfer
is 1000% more comfortable, safe, reliable
and pleasant than an Istanbul
taxi. As such, a private transfer
constitutes extremely
good value for money.
A regular yellow Istanbul
taxi,
by the way, can take two passengers
comfortably, three in a bit of a squeeze,
four maximum (if th driver allows someone
to sit in the front passenger seat),
but it may not be able to hold all
the luggage even for three passengers,
let alone four, because of the large
LNG tank in the trunk/boot (Istanbul
taxis are all powered by natural
gas). A taxi usually costs about TL35
between Atatürk
Airport and Sultanahmet or TL40
between the airport and Taksim
Square, so you can see that
the Backpackers' service is very reasonably
priced; and a ride in an Istanbul
taxi is often not a pleasant experience.
More...
Backpackers
Travel, by the way,
also operates three good
moderately-priced hotels: Sultan's
Inn, Deniz
Houses, and Naz
Wooden House, worth
considering for your stay in Istanbul.
Click
here to make your reservation.
When you contact them, be sure to mention
TTP. Here's why.
Airport Transfer Service
Backpackers
Travel Agency
Yeni
Akbıyık Caddesi No: 30
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 (212) 638 6343, or 638 6344,
or 638 3746
Fax: +90 (212) 638 3922
transfer@ataturkairporttransfer.com
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