Big Joe Corrigan
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Setting off early tomorrow, flying to Dublin first.
metro extension completed. SAW METRO STATION IS WORKING. am i getting something wrong here?Just going off what UEFA says about journey times. Google predicts 24-40 minutes for that afternoon and evening, taking the O-7 motorway, which fits the UEFA schedule. If stuck, I'll take a bus to the nearest metro station and get in from there. That would be a pain but still only takes 90 minutes in total. Using rail alone would take 150 minutes. Let's hope that UEFA's shuttles run on time. Pity they haven't yet completed the metro extension that will go direct from SAW to the stadium.
Thanks for not including me in the comment. As it happens, I have travelled all over the world on business over many years and this will be the third time to Istanbul. Each of us will have different times available for travel and there are people who can take a day or more either side and those who can't. I can't on this occasion.Sorry mate and this isn't a dig at you personally, but it's total knobbery to book a gameday flight into a metropolis of a city just a few hours before kick off for a major event, especially after sinking nearly 2k in costs. Hope you all get sorted but the mind boggles why another flight option wasn't chosen.
It's easy to blame UEFA bus times but this one is on City fans unfortunately. It's like some of our lot have never travelled further than Stretford.
metro extension completed. SAW METRO STATION IS WORKING. am i getting something wrong here?
i just called the municipality. 2 DIFFERENT CALL CENTERS.
THEY CONFIRMED. it is working.
cheers
Just going off what UEFA says about journey times. Google predicts 24-40 minutes for that afternoon and evening, taking the O-7 motorway, which fits the UEFA schedule. If stuck, I'll take a bus to the nearest metro station and get in from there. That would be a pain but still only takes 90 minutes in total. Using rail alone would take 150 minutes. Let's hope that UEFA's shuttles run on time. Pity they haven't yet completed the metro extension that will go direct from SAW to the stadium.
i am always saying that. if i were you; i would you metro, MARMARAY (main metro). always. for everything.Would you recommend getting the metro from IST to Taksim Square? Or are shuttle buses a quicker idea
this is the 3rd bridge, opened a few years ago. i dont have experience about that route. it may be right since that road is usually open. but i can not guarantte. nevet trust traffic in istanbul.
It’s 100 Km from SAW airport to the stadium, don’t know what method of transport you’ve selected, but that isn’t happening in 24-40 mins ?
If u got travel pass u just use that on metro day of game.@hammersmithlad , i checked last week. contactless credit/debit card i useless in public transport. you should buy istanbul card using turkish lira cash.
cheers.