Despite the large flow, both arrivals and departures are organized clearly. Excellent, but not cheap shops and cafes in the departure area. There is a luggage storage, places where you can sleep for free. There is only one drawback - there are few border checkpoints in the season.
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Света В
Level 7 Local Expert
May 9
The airport is like a city. It has everything for air passengers. Despite its huge size, it is impossible to get lost. Lots of pointers at every step. Everything is intuitively clear. The gate may be far away, but the time is written in minutes before it is found. There are many racks for obtaining a coupon with a Wi-Fi password, there is information in Russian. Valid for one hour. There is even a toilet for animals)).
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Александр Большаков
Level 15 Local Expert
June 16
Why does Internet access require a passport? Access to the network only through the terminal, it is not very modern. Free Internet in fact for an hour, then pay, and if the card is Russian, then you cannot pay. As a result, the transfer takes 7 hours, 6 of which you are without Internet.
The VIP area is great, but there are a lot of people, there is nowhere to fall. It would be better to have more places to accommodate people. There is a food/bar, which is great. The flight was delayed - the staff used tapes at least five times to organize passengers' access to the counter before boarding the flight. It didn't look as professional as possible
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Irina Kravchenko
Level 13 Local Expert
July 4
A huge airport, a city within a city. There are a lot of cafes, branded shops, but there are also a lot of people. For connecting flights, it is necessary to take a long period of time, then you have to spend time in cafes or shops. This time we had 40 minutes between flights. There is a cool taxi service at the airport itself, they are met at the point of arrival, quickly put into a covered carriage and take underground, and sometimes aboveground, roads directly to boarding the plane. It is very convenient and relieves anxiety. I didn't take many photos. I liked the Luiviton store, its design
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Мария Свиридова
Level 7 Local Expert
October 19
It is beautiful, landscaped with live and stabilized plants. The staff is polite. Everything went perfectly. Without delay. Location on the Black Sea coast. An unreal beauty opens up during takeoff
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Руслан Кай
Level 15 Local Expert
September 29
A modern airport, very large-scale and beautiful, the distances to the terminals are not small at all, there is a high-speed metro line near the exit. The VIP area was crowded, we had to look for empty seats, but the food and drinks were quite even.
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Raslbro
Level 18 Local Expert
April 6
A powerful airport! Everything is impressive here. Metro to the city center, the coolest boutiques in dutifrey. free Wi-Fi for an hour abroad is a cool solution. Usually there is no connection upon arrival, but there are devices from Turktelecom here, you scan your passport and here's a free Wi-Fi for you for an hour. It is better to go to the center by metro, it leaves 25 lira. Buses cost 170 liras on the minus ground floor.
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Максим Давыдов
Level 4 Local Expert
September 2
It's huge, which may seem like a minus to some. But this is only about the distance, as it is as easy as possible to navigate in it! And most importantly, it is designed so that you can not only comfortably sit in a chair while waiting for your flight, but also during long transfers, lie down comfortably! At the same time, you will not bother anyone, as there are a lot of chairs and places to relax. Those who like shopping and snacks will also find something to do) it's a bit confusing to get free Wi-Fi. But in general, it takes no more than a minute. We found the terminal, scanned the passport, received a coupon with a password, entered the password on the phone!
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Татьяна Чередникова
Level 11 Local Expert
July 12
What a huge airport this is. There are a lot of delicious and interesting things inside, a lot of shops. But the food is not very cheap, you should be prepared for this.
Yes, and it is better to change money at the exit, not to spend on the services of numerous exchange offices located in the baggage claim area. The course there is not profitable at all.
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sVs
Level 9 Local Expert
October 11
Do not be afraid, look at the scoreboard and follow the numbers on the pillars, and you will find your gate) the airport is large, there are many shops and cafes, if you go to the gate at the very end, then 30 minutes. Therefore, you need to take time with a reserve. The airport has everything you need to travel. It is modern. There is free Wi-Fi, but a ticket is taken in a special box for 1 hour. On departure, the second floor, on arrival, the first floor.
If you are lost or do not know where to go and what to do, go to the managers, they stand with badges, show a ticket or passport, it will show you where to go
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Альфер К.
Level 5 Local Expert
September 11
A truly huge airport, you can feel the scale compared even with our airports. Everything is quite convenient. Prices, of course, as in many airports, are quite high.
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Que.Real
Level 13 Local Expert
July 22
A huge airport with a lot of terminals. The scab of his work is very high. I've been in it twice, once I flew in, the second time I flew away. I was very pleased. The metro to the city is available, the price is normal. Great place!
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Василий Хэ
Level 10 Local Expert
May 8
Citizens, learn English, because without a language in Istanbul you will be uncomfortable, even though information in Russian appears on digital displays.
Information about the departure of your flight and the name of the gateway (gate) through which you will get on board will appear an hour before departure. In Sochi, for example, check-in for some flights starts in three hours, and in Istanbul you have one hour to get your bearings and run where you should.
If you are flying Turkish Airline, you know that for you at the company's counters they will speak Russian, as well as for the clients of this company there are comfortable waiting rooms, the rest of the tourists solve their problems themselves.
Expensive, rich, everything glitters and sparkles, American 4 bucks.
I wish you a smooth takeoff and a soft landing.
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El M
Level 14 Local Expert
May 4
A typical airport, huge, but with very competent navigation, without fuss and crowding, clean, including agricultural. There are more than enough shops and cafes/restaurants. The exchange rate in the exchangers is unprofitable
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Daniel
Level 19 Local Expert
August 18
One of the worst airports I've been to. Terrible organization, huge disorganized crowds and queues. Food prices are more expensive than in space (33 euros for a kebab, the same for any burger!). Confusion with luggage - the airport staff themselves do not know where the luggage will be delivered and are sent to different places. And like the cherry on the cake - the "sleeping room" is located next to the children's room! And they are not even properly fenced off from each other, the wall does not reach the ceiling. How can you relax when there is a wild screeching and screaming nearby?
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Иван М
Level 7 Local Expert
September 12
As always on top. There are many places to sit and places to charge your phone. There are comfortable places on the second floor to lie down. And there is also a hotel. Although it is cheaper to take a taxi and take a ride to the neighboring village and rent a room there. ~~300tl one way and the number is 1000-1500tl.
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Серафима Королева
Level 5 Local Expert
July 21, 2023
Это не аэропорт - это город!)
Большой, современный, чистый. На каждом этаже во всех зонах имеются веранды для курильщиков. Есть комнаты для животных - душ, дозаторы с кормом.
Большое количество сувенирных магазинов на любой вкус. В фудкортах, ожидаемо, высоченные ценники.
По территории всего аэропорта расположены пункты обмена валюты - по действующему на данный момент курсу меняют деньги (причём совершенно разного вида).
Есть комнаты ожидания повышенного комфорта.
Единственная, как бы так сказать, трудность заключается в том, что персонал аэропорта не говорит на русском языке (это не минус, тк русский язык для них знать не обязательно, приготовьте переводчик в телефоне если испытываете сложности.
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Эмилия
Level 6 Local Expert
May 27
Everything is there. A huge airport! I even got lost once when I was making a transfer.. So be careful! The only thing I DIDN't like was that during the boarding process, all passengers were first driven into a certain vestibule, where it was stuffy and cramped, and only then into the bus. At what I thought it was only with low-cost airlines (AK Pobeda), but it turned out to be the same with other AK (Air Serbia).
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Елена
Level 6 Local Expert
July 18
An unrealistically large airport in which it is difficult to remain calm. We took the subway, which by the way saves a lot of time. Thanks to the convenient signs, they quickly found which way to go. I was in a hurry, I didn't have time to see much. A large number of shops and cafes. The toilets are very clean. Polite staff. In general, the service is at the level of👌🏼
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Светлана Энно
Level 7 Local Expert
June 15
A very large, beautiful airport. There are many cafes and shops. For those who smoke, there is an exit to the terrace. The airport is quite modern, spacious and bright.
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Мария Зорина
Level 9 Local Expert
August 22
A large, very modern and well-equipped airport with convenient navigation. There is an hour of free Wi-Fi. There is an application in Russian. But if you have extreme boarding gates, go ahead :)
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Алексей Сухов
Level 14 Local Expert
May 8
A very large and modern airport. There is a metro nearby that provides access to the city center. After arrival, everything is logical and clear where to go to the exit and paperwork.
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Татьяна
Level 5 Local Expert
June 24
A modern airport with a large number of shops, toilets, catering facilities, and recreation areas. Cons: free Wi-Fi is provided only for 1 hour, then you need to pay very high prices in stores
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Юрий Мазин
Level 19 Local Expert
August 1
A large convenient airport, everything is intuitive, delicious food, many different locations and shops. Prices, as in all airports, bite))
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Ольга Ольга
Level 10 Local Expert
October 17, 2023
A modern new huge airport. Despite the long queues at passport control, everything is moving fast. The staff is friendly.
The information boards are huge, everything is clearly visible, there are a lot of them, there is no need to search.
The pointers are large, everything is logical and understandable. It's hard to get lost.
There are a lot of duty free shops, prices are written in euros, but they also accept dllars.
There is a footcourt and just small cafes in all parts of the airport close to the departure zones. Prices in cafes, of course, are much higher than in the city, but so at any airport.
There are a lot of toilets, everything is clean, there is everything you need.
It is convenient that there are moving tracks, because the distances have to be overcome huge, even with luggage.
The airport makes a very good impression.
There is a metro station right next to the airport, if you understand the metro scheme in advance, you can significantly save money on the way to the city compared to a taxi.
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Александр
Level 15 Local Expert
March 29
An amazing airport. The greatness is amazing. It's really huge. There is a metro from the airport. Which is super convenient. There are many signs and signs, it is difficult to get lost.
You can stand at the scoreboard for hours and watch the cities and countries where planes fly (they fly from Istanbul all over the globe).
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Kirill Shinyaev
Level 12 Local Expert
April 30
One of the best airports in the world! Easy navigation, a chic lounge. There is always plenty of everything in the shops. Nice staff. Quick passport control
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Елена Васильева
Level 8 Local Expert
July 26
A huge new airport, but you can't get lost - everything is very clear and convenient. There is a lot of space, there is a place to sit down. Good free wifi. There are many shops and cafes.
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Инкогнито 9159
Level 9 Local Expert
February 9
A huge airport. It is a big hub for Turkish Airlines that fly from here all over the world. Now this is probably the most optimal, but not the cheapest, option to fly to Europe.
The airport is clean, with plenty of restrooms.
There are a huge number of branded shops, various cafes and restaurants in the center.
The bad thing is that to get wi-fi, you need to register in a special terminal, get a code and only then connect to the connection, and even then for one hour.
It is also bad that there are very few places in the waiting areas to buy water and food, and it can be very far to go to the center
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Мастерская "Контакт"
Level 7 Local Expert
January 21
The airport is of course very large, beautiful and modern. But...the prices in the airport shops are simply cosmic. Guys, this is not a cosmodrome, it's just an airport ... 200 lira (600 rubles) for a bottle of ordinary still water with a volume of 0.3 liters is completely too much. Despite the fact that in Istanbul, in any store, the same water costs 10 lira (30 rubles) And so it is almost everywhere. A women's headscarf costs 800 liras at the airport, while the exact same one can be bought at the entrance to Ai Sofia for 50 liras. Moreover, Ai - Sofia is no less crowded and a tourist place..
The second thing that really strained is the absolute indifference of employees to you and your problems. If you get lost in the airport and do not know Turkish, you can rely only on yourself and luck. Not everyone speaks English either, and this is the largest international airport in Europe, by the way. In general, if you have to fly from this airport for the first time, prepare and arrive well in advance about 4 hours in advance, probably in order to catch the flight guaranteed
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Анна Тулякова
Level 10 Local Expert
September 17
The airport is great. Everything is new and beautiful. The problem is that you can get lost while looking for a flight. Near the metro, anywhere in Istanbul . cool.
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Евгения Яковлева
Level 9 Local Expert
August 24
Very modern airport, very quiet. The waiting time when visiting duty-free shops passes unnoticed. It's a pity that you can only get access to the free W-F for 1 hour. Without traffic jams, you can drive from the Fatih area to the airport in 30 minutes by car. By metro - in 1.5 hours with two transfers
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Ержан Султанов
Level 13 Local Expert
October 13
Super airport! Big one! Huge! Everything is intuitive. The staff is always friendly, always helpful and helpful. Prices in cafes are high, as in all airports)
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AlphaAgroTrade LLC, Russia
Level 22 Local Expert
December 9, 2023
A Huge Airport! Beautiful and multifunctional. Of course, you can get confused the first time, but if you follow the signs, everything will work out. There is everything: shops, cafes, restaurants, duty free is very large. There are terraces in the waiting room, where there are check-in counters and in the customs area. It is very interesting, I noticed, on the ceiling, the patterns are made in the shape of crescents. It looks very elegant! The airport is large, so you should arrive at least 3 hours before departure, so as not to run, take your time. Overall, it is a huge international hub.
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Alexey Vatavu
Level 9 Local Expert
March 12
A cool, new, modern airport with clear navigation and a wide range of shops and places to eat. The metro line to the city is a separate plus. A good solution is in the form of outdoor terraces for smoking and free water. But what an absurdly expensive one it is (((Where do you break prices like that, dear Turks?!)
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Александр Приколота
Level 15 Local Expert
March 13
In every sense, a huge Airport!
A large, beautiful and convenient airport with many shops, cafes and restaurants. Very quick inspection and border crossing. The Turks have done a great job - they have built a large aviation hub. Everyone works quickly, politely and professionally. Keep it up !
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Ольга
Level 10 Local Expert
May 4
A very large and modern airport in high-tech style combined with green plants in the interior. There are dukes on several floors, of the cons - free Wi-Fi for only an hour.
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Анна
Level 6 Local Expert
June 21
Huge. Everything is clear on logistics both at the transit transfer and at the exit to the city. Clean in common areas and bathrooms. Cool shops, cool modern interior
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Ната
Level 8 Local Expert
September 17
A super huge airport, but everything is accessible, the main thing is to read where baggage claim is, where customs control is, where ticket registration is. The staff will always tell you. I recommend
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Екатерина Крупина
Level 6 Local Expert
April 25
Huge. The horror is huge, clean, beautiful, especially pleased with the relaxation area with reclining chairs, saddened by the lack of free access to some self-propelled mechanisms or regular buses between the gates. However, when departing in zone F there are travelators, which makes life much easier. But in any case, the advice is to put extra time on logistics at the airport
Access to Wi-Fi is very confusing
Vending machines only by card (
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funnybunny2022
Level 5 Local Expert
September 22
A large beautiful airport, many shops and cafes. The toilets are clean. There are fountains with free water. There are not enough seats in the hall. The gate number is reported half an hour before departure.
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Ирина К.
Level 12 Local Expert
April 24, 2023
Огромный аэропорт! Всё очень красиво, много зон для отдыха, много кафе и разных больших и маленьких заведений для перекусов и полноценного приёма пищи. Все комнаты гигиены ,туалеты очень просторные, чистые. Есть симпатичная зона для тех кто курит. Красиво оформлены зоны турецкого базара, конечно дьюти-фри, разные магазинчики с сувенирами. Можно подключить вай-фай у специальных стоек. Для этого будет нужен ваш билет или паспорт. Вай-фай предоставляют на 1 час. (Это самое неприятное. )Комфортное ожидание посетителям обеспечено, но имейте в виду что аэропорт очень большой, расстояния приходится проходить не маленькие. Поэтому прорабатывайте свой маршрут и оставляйте достаточно времени для прохождения всех зон по контролю при стыковочных рейсах.
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Ольга
Level 11 Local Expert
August 3
A spacious, bright, modern airport.
It is easy to navigate inside the airport.
Of the huge advantages, there are many outlets for charging gadget devices!
Lots of shops
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Наталья
Level 12 Local Expert
October 13
A large-scale airport! One of the biggest in the world today! There is absolutely everything:hotels for recreation; cafes and restaurants; shops with branded items, and of course shops with Turkish products ranging from coffee to delicious sweets;
What was disappointing: there are no direct representatives of Russian Airlines, only companies that can sell you tickets (we are talking about the volume of tickets) for the next flight; prices - of course - are cheap except not to buy anything; but ... this is the airport, and therefore I consider it normal;
If you have a long transfer, book a hotel or a waiting room in advance, so you can understand what to expect;
Good health to all :)
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Светлана Поздеева
Level 7 Local Expert
September 1
I want to tell you what kind of quest we went through to get tax free.at first, for a very long time we could not find a counter where documents are processed. One place was indicated on the information board, in fact, it was necessary to look at the inscriptions on the wall near the check-in counters. They came up with suitcases and checks, and it turned out that you can apply for documents only after you register (it's good that the new things were in a separate suitcase).We checked in and went back to the Tax free counter with a suitcase, there is naturally a queue (checking each receipt and tags for things)everything was done, we went through customs hoping that now we will just go to the tah free counter in the departure area and that's it, but it wasn't there for about thirty minutes we were looking for this counter with others who also want to receive payment.They found it, and then they were the last to arrive at the landing. A month has passed, but the money has not been credited to the card. My conclusion is that next time I won't even collect checks to get tax free in Istanbul, because I'm not ready to go through this quest again.
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Лилия Белькеева
Level 6 Local Expert
August 2, 2023
Аэропорт современный и ГИГАНТСКИЙ!
Но комфортный и чистый, места много, никто друг другу не мешает, на территории вылетов навигация удобная, все понятно.
Что интересно - объявлений вообще не делают, самый молчаливый аэропорт.
Если перекусить надо, то еда в кафе дорого или очень дорого, впрочем как в др. аэропортах.
А в магазинах дьюти-фри товар дороже в 3-4 и более раз, никто ничего не покупал.
На этаже прилетов в первый раз долго шли....но все прошли, багаж получили и вышли на стоянку автобусов Havaist, на которых можно уехать в разные районы Стамбула, и не брать такси. Главное, знать номер нужного автобуса.
В целом, хорошее впечатление!
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Adorerart
Level 16 Local Expert
October 6
Indeed, the best airport in the world today.
Special recreation rooms for the disabled - by the time of registration, a car or an electric bicycle-chair drives up to the room, and takes the disabled passenger to the check-in desk, and then further to the gate. Rather, it is a whole mini-city - with restaurants and cafes, recreation and games areas, shops and boutiques.
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Ivan N.
Level 13 Local Expert
July 18
In fact, a huge shopping center, made an inconvenient morning transfer from 4-9 in the morning, crowds of people, but navigation seems to be normal, it's difficult to get lost, even at the transfer there is a queue for a baggage scanner and the withdrawal of all food and drink not packed in a dutifre. Of the disadvantages, there are no long seats on which you can half-lie down to sleep at least, but there are free places where you can lie across at random and try to sleep... that's what everyone was doing there (and there were enough places). There are tables for working and recharging equipment - but they are in the form of bar counters with the same high chairs and without normal backs - you will not work for a long time... Free WiFi is only an hour away. And connect via a SIM card (roaming is needed) or through a queue through a kiosk of some kind. By the way, the flight to Moscow was boarded via a bus that took about 5 minutes to the backyard through a tunnel)
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Владимир А.
Level 3 Local Expert
September 29
A huge airport, convenient with multi-storey parking lots. But the location is not very convenient, it is very far from the city. Ataturk was more comfortable, got out and got to the right place by public transport
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Марина Кравченко
Level 29 Local Expert
May 31, 2023
Прекрасный аэропорт:
- большой аэропорт, но при этом все очень удобно расположено и организовано
- досмотр проходит быстро, хотя людей проходит много
- паспортный контроль - очередь есть, но двигается очень быстро, много окошек работает
- зона Duty Free - обширная. Здесь есть все, начиная от стандартных парфюмерных стоек, заканчивая различными брендами
- много вариантов для перекусов и кофе, в том числе Старбакс (ценник в Старбаксе явно выше, чем в городе)
- все чисто, просторно в зоне выходов на посадку
- Tax free - не попадала на большие очереди, все было быстро и удобно (деньги отдают наличными на выбор - евро / доллары)
- WiFi работает стабильно
- аэропорт находится достаточно далеко от центра города, но у выхода есть официальное такси. До центра Стамбула - 30$ или около 600 лир, если ехать на обычном желтом такси (черное такси дороже).