how was booking.com for taxiPlease be aware that if you have a pre-booked taxi from the airport they are not allowed/do not hold signs up with your name on.
Loads of blues last night couldn't find their cabs and we only got ours because a local helped us with a phone call.
Make sure you have the taxi companies phone number with you for when you land.
We booked our through Booking.com by the way
So far the Turkish people have been really friendly and helpful. If, like me you were a little apprehensive about potentially being ushered into places etc you'll be surprised.
Even at the Grand Bazaar it was my friend etc but not pushy one bit. Loads of snide Palm Angels to be had if you're that way ;)
1st impressions are that Istanbul is really decent.
Stand by the pillars outside arrivals which are numbered 10 to 13.Good to know cheers. Out of interest, where did you go to get picked up? I have also booked one through booking.com
I'll wear a Milan shirt and be the bridge between our two cultures.Same block but mine shows as city !!!
Good taxi but pain finding it.how was booking.com for taxi
Bitaxi app but it was mayem outside of the airport trying to find him. He found us.Thanks for the info mate.
Did you use the BiTaksi app or just hop in a taxi outside the airport?
Brill - thanks!Stand by the pillars outside arrivals which are numbered 10 to 13.
There are Taxi masters outside with passes on hut dressed in jeans and tee shirts so they didn't look official to us at all.
One of them should have shouted us but he clearly wasn't arsed.
Then a local used his own phone to call the number Booking.com had given us and a phone rang 10 yards from us.
Then a half arsed lad spoke to us and summoned us our cab.
All took about 40 minutes for us and we were probably about 5 minutes from losing the cab.
Brill - thanks!
sounds like it will be better just to jump in a airport taxi, as working about same price. Or maybe cheaper if don't get a tour of Istanbul :0)Stand by the pillars outside arrivals which are numbered 10 to 13.
There are Taxi masters outside with passes on hut dressed in jeans and tee shirts so they didn't look official to us at all.
One of them should have shouted us but he clearly wasn't arsed.
Then a local used his own phone to call the number Booking.com had given us and a phone rang 10 yards from us.
Then a half arsed lad spoke to us and summoned us our cab.
All took about 40 minutes for us and we were probably about 5 minutes from losing the cab.
Are you convinced or just hoping? I'm not convinced! Other than loading beer and water bottles into those bars, I do not think much else will be arriving. I hope I'm wrong for the sake of the poor sods who are being dumped there at 2pm, however I fear I am not.I assume that it hasn't been fully done at that stage. Surely there will be more structural work, seating etc. before Saturday.