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Backpackers Travel, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey

 

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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Backpackers Travel Airport Transfer Service, Istanbul, Turkey
Backpackers Travel Airport Transfer Van, Istanbul, Turkey
Above, the smaller minivan.

Below, a larger model if your group
is more than a few travelers.

Backpackers Travel Airport Transfer Van, Istanbul, Turkey

Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, TurkeyAbove, Atatürk Airport.

Below, Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

Sabiha Gökçen Airport, Istanbul, Turkey


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