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Sunday, 05th September 2010

Flying to Turkey

There are several airline carriers in Turkey. The Turkish Airline (THY) is official airline of Turkey. Most world international airlines have regular flights from all major cities of the world to Turkey's international airports. (See Airports list below). Istanbul's Atatürk Airport is Turkey's largest and busiest airport.

Some international carriers seasonally charters to Turkish resort cities from various of European cities. For more information, check this with your travel agency.

All Turkish National Airlines has a good reputation for punctuality as well as for its on-flight services and their fares are reasonable.

Airports

Ankara (ESB) (Esenboga)

This airport is 33km (21 miles) northeast of the city. Havas buses travel every 30 minutes between the airport and the city centre from 0430 to 2400 (journey time - 50 minutes).

Taxis are also available. There's duty-free shops, bank/bureau de change, restaurants and bars.

Istanbul (IST) (Atatürk, formerly Yeşilköy)

This airport is 24km (15 miles) west of the city (journey time - 30 to 50 minutes). Havas runs a regular bus service between the airport and the city centre.

Taxis are available. There are duty-free shops, bank/bureau de change, bar, restaurant and car hire.

Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)

This airport is 40km (25 miles) from Istanbul, on the Asian side. There are shuttle bus services to Taksim Square in the city (journey time - 45 minutes) and to Atatürk International Airport (journey time - 60 to 70 minutes).

Taxis are available 24 hours. There are duty-free shops, bank, ATMs, business centre and restaurants/cafes.

Izmir (IZM) (Adnan Menderes)

This airport is 18km (11 miles) south of the city. Havas buses meet domestic flights and travel hourly from the city centre (journey time - 50 to 60 minutes).

There's a bank/bureau de change, ATMs, duty-free shops, bar, restaurant and car hire.

Others

There are other international airports at Adana, Antalya, Bodrum, Dalaman and Trabzon.

Approximate Flight Times

From London to Istanbul is 3 hours 45 minutes and from New York is 9 hours 50 minutes.

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