5-Hour IST Istanbul INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LAYOVER Guide!!
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After flying 10 hours from my hometown of Miami to IST International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, I had a five-hour layover before my next flight to my 84th country, Georgia! Join me as I experience an epic 5 hours in Istanbul, Turkey!
I’ve been wanting to visit Georgia for the past two years, ever since I visited Armenia, their neighbor to the south. I’d be traveling through the country for 11 full days, which would take me all over the country. I’d start in the capital, Tbilisi, and end in the city of Batumi on the Black Sea.
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But while I was at IST Airport, I decided to give you guys a full breakdown of everything you can do there! It’s one of the best airports on the planet and only opened in 2018. The airport has, among other things, over 30 restaurants, luxury shopping, a 24-hour pharmacy, a library, a spa, and the YotelAir hotel, along with a huge duty-free area!
On a layover, you can head up to their Business Class lounge, where you can chill out and eat some delicious foods like pide, salads, breads, and minced meat. The pide is fantastic! It’s like a Turkish pizza and comes topped with cheese, fresh vegetables, and more!
In the lounge, I met a fan before heading down to the bazaar, where you can buy some Turkish delights, which are dense, jelly-like sweets covered in powdered sugar. The woman selling them let me have as many as I wanted! The finger Turkish delights were the best!
The bazaar is also a great place to buy souvenirs. There’s also a Lego store, a Shake Shack, and a couple of food courts. One of them is Anatolia Cuisine, where they have several spots selling everything from pide to kebabs to baklava. The pistachios in the baklava were amazing.
Next to the baklava vendors is a guy serving Turkish ice cream. The vendors love to play with you by taking the cone and ice cream away from you! They’re too funny and so fast! It was so silky. I’m not a sweets guy but the ice cream was awesome!
Then, I headed to the only spot in the airport where you could get a drink and got some yeni raki. You mix it with some water and it turns milky. One drink costs about $10 USD!
If you have a long layover, you can stay at the YotelAir hotel in the duty-free area. It has 174 cabins that offer free WiFi, mini-fridges, flatscreen TVs, rainfall showers, a breakfast buffet, and a fitness center.
Above Anatolia Cuisine is a second food court, which offers lots of Western food like Subway, Sbarro, Popeyes, and Carl Jr’s. I headed to the international terminal and headed to Gate B1B to board my Business Class flight.
The flight would only be about 2 hours. I enjoyed some champagne before we took off.
The flight was on an Airbus 321, which had a 2-2 configuration. They had a TV and reclining seats. I watched a movie and then went with hummus, lamb chops, cheese, and French Syrah wine. I also got salmon, shrimp, and rice pudding.
The salmon and creamy shrimp salad were super fresh. I also liked the gouda cheese and the smoked fish. The hummus was also fantastic! I also had a nice piece of parmesan, which I loved! I also loved the French Syrah wine, which was bold and super high quality.
My lamb chop was cooked so well. I enjoyed it with some Ancyra Cabernet Cauvignon-Syrah from the Cappadocia region. It also came with potatoes with cheese and herbs. I also liked the creamy rice pudding, which was almost like a crème brulee. Turkish food is so underrated!
And after 19 hours of travel, I arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia. I couldn’t wait to start my adventure!
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OMG. It's worth travelling to Turkey to visit IST Airport. It's so beautiful. Safe journey 🌿🌿👍👍🌿🌿
Awesome airport ! The food 🥘 the atmosphere most especially the ice cream 🍦 trick it was fantastic !!!❤️❤️🙏 be safe !
You forget one secret, try the ambassador spa in the airport, its reasonable prices, open 24/7 and perfect for getting relaxed between flights and the Service is great
Awesome airport always more to see there ...they even have a kids play room and it's so clean and its amazing..yes turkish airways is the best..
I have a 9-hour stay in Istanbul for my flight. Thanks for your guide, I know what to do now!
Cool airport have to say. Pretty much reminds me the Doha airport I have been to many times (once even had 12hrs layover because the flight was getting postponed over over again...that was a bad one)
Delicious food! Eating really well.😊 Love from Korea 🇰🇷
Hi how's u
@@zakirshaikh3194Hi👋
Korean 🇰🇷 food girl is best ✌️
@@sultanrayder yes she is very best
I miss Georgia. I was there last June 2018 for a vacation. Beautiful country!
This airport looks unreal! I haven’t seen anything like this on my travels. The guy at the ice cream trade has such joy messing people about 😂😂
Find me airport like this one in the US?!
Turkey is awesome place would so love to go. And Turkish food is so good. Nice big airport though I would need a cart to ride in too big lol. Turkish Ice cream is good once you get it in your hand lol.. Kebabs you know love those.. Even the airplane food looked good.
thoroughly enjoyed watching your video. I love ISTANBUL
This was nice. Now I'm more happy about my 8h layover in IST 😅
This the Best Airport
Love the plane food looks delicious the way you are I know you enjoyed every thing love the pudding you are one of the best thanks for sharing the love enjoy your trip 😚
İzlediklerim arasında bu adam en iyisi. Eğlenceli güzel bir video olmuş.
Istanbul is different world different cultures
Fun city Travellimg is beautiful of you have time and money.😅
i want to travel with you & enjoy the multiple kind of beer's 💖💖👍👍
I’m happy that you are enjoying I’m proud Turkish😅
My best bro Devid you are the best 🍻
Good stuff. I fly in there next week!
Very very nice video bro 👌👌👌
اللهم أجعل بلادنا بلاد المسلمين أمن سخاء رخاء اللهم أمين يارب العالمين 💚💕🤍
do you need to go through security during a layover there?
Awesome
The ice cream man was the same one who gave me my ice cream
Hi David,
I am travelling with turkey airlines to Naples this June and will have a 5 hour layover in Istanbul airport. I am a woman in my 20’s from Australia. Would you suggest any safety measures whilst in the airport? Is it safe ? Are there any areas in the airport I should avoid? Just checking thanks so much
Hi, assuming you have travelled, how was your experience?
Take a shot everytime he says business class 😂
Thanks
8:34 - 8:35 there is hair stuck on his icecream 🍦 😑
went to the comments to see if anyone else noticed xD
@@anishdpatel 😂
I did too!
That's the specialty of the house 🧐
8:35 there's a hair in that icecream! How's that guy's hair taste?
You should eat the salmon with cucumber. Most of the time you avoid the raw vegetables, but you try rather sweets and alcohol. And Gouda cheese is pronounced "Gauda" in Dutch or Flemish (where is coming from).
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Were the prices at luxury stores in euros or turkish lira
Prices are in Euro and based on brands European prices, usually minus around 10% for tax free.
You don't have a priority pass membership?
And me almost 20 hours layover 🙄🙄 gezzZ
wow
Njammy - - - soon in Bosnia you GO..
David you didn't visit Italy or turkey
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HEy! Did you need an e-visa for the layover, and was the customs process long?
Yeah, you need a visa to exit the airport
@@yourmom66600so only a transit visa if I have a layover right?
Your 7th trip during COVID times
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I am not at all patient and might get angry if the Ice Cream person will do like that..🤣
Carls jr is the same as Hardees on the east coast. Carls jr is here on the west
Hi~ I am also a Korean TH-camr. Be a good friend! The video looks really good.😊🇰🇷
geçirrr.....
who else saw an hair string in his icecream?
Is there a McDonald's
Did you need a transit visa for the layover?
I think it depends where are you from. I don't need it and I'm from South America
You shouldnt be needing one as it is a transfer and your not entering the country at all.
you eat all that for free, you did not buy anything, so food is free?
Good is super expensive. Like 20€ for a whooper. Im currently at the airport. If You wanna eat in prepare to overpay for EVERYTHING at least 2-3 times. Also Wi-Fi is free for only one hour. This airport is only for Business travel. If you travel on budget please avoid at all cost. Yesterday i spend 11 hours at Changi in Singapore and i spend 32$ for a full meal for 2 people. Had Wi-Fi for free entire time, had free movies in a kino and a LOTS of entertiment. In IST there is 0 of enterteinment for passangers. 1/10
Where can i get a beer in that aiport?
There are several Sports Hubs and Restaurants serving beer, alcohol is not forbidden in Turkey.
@@fatihsahin5255 a year too late. I found it
@@nauset Haha I know I replied to an old message but others might be reading and wondering as well. 👍🏻
albania Raki is the best
is special drink for mans
Umm.. letting the client touch 2-3 cones (placed the used ones back into the jar) doesnt seem sanitary🤢🤮
Your one click can change my life 😭🙏..
This guy looks like Sergio Ramos lol
8:33 there is a piece of hair on the ice cream xone 😮🤢🤮
Did anyone see that hair in the icecream just before her ate it? 🤢🤮
Yess 😂
Yeppppp 😂😂😂