Most airports and train stations will hold your luggage during a stopover/layover. There is typically either a desk with an attendant or unattended lockers. In some cases, there are multiple offerings throughout the airport. Here is everything you need to know for Istanbul iGA airport, who have multiple holding options: www.istairport.com/en/services/experience/airport-services/left-luggage-offices-and-storage-lockers/?locale=en You can also book a city tour and the guide team will often hold your bags while you sightsee. Just be sure to get one with transportation. Here are some options in Istanbul: - Generally: getyourguide.com/en-US/istanbul-l56/?psrc=widget&partner_id=JY8NDWB&widget=city&wid=deb73776-81b9-5b9f-b9e8-1971d5b0d8db&page_id=819f093e-cb8b-5810-842f-578d54edd672 - With transportation: gyg.me/tDbJH8ST If you are flying with Turkish Airlines, they also offer a free stopover tour of Istanbul that includes a free hotel stay: www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/stopover/
Hi World Cooking, thank you for such a lovely comment!! That means so much to us, we really do hope to help out our fellow travelers -- whether to inspire or make the details easier. Please stay tuned, we have many more vlogs coming. It's been a busy season of travel but we have a big queue of travel fun coming your way. ❤️
You are 💯 right there, my friend! Hoping to do that, plus roadtrip to Cappadocia and Kas (or another city along the coast) in the future. If you have ideas for any places in the country, we're open to suggestions! 🤠
Hi, thanks for watching and great question! Yes, we did get money from the ATM. Larger places like restaurants, hotels, etc. take credit cards, but we stopped for street food a handful of times and needed cash for all those exchanges. We had to use a metro card for public transport (Istanbul Kart/Istanbul Card), as they don't accept cash directly. You can pay for that using cash at various kiosks, possibly with a card through the app but it sounds like it's less possible with international cards. We didn't try. You can also use one metro card for more than one person (such as your kids or your whole family), which helps get around the minimum upload if you're only there for a short period of time like us. Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Hi @oodulaja - great question! We've found most airports and train stations can hold bags, including Istanbul airport. There is typically either a desk with an attendant or unattended lockers in one (or more if you're lucky) terminals. Here is everything you need to know for Istanbul iGA airport, including a picture of what the facilities look like: www.istairport.com/en/services/experience/airport-services/left-luggage-offices-and-storage-lockers/?locale=en You can always book a city tour and the guide team will often hold your bags while you sightsee. In a pinch, you could do a DIY version with a taxi driver who will hold your bags and wait for you. We have done this when it got too logistically complicated, or needed to run some errands during that stopover time. If you are flying with Turkish Airlines, they offer a free stopover tour of Istanbul *THAT COMES WITH A FREE HOTEL STAY* in some instances!! 😁More here: www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/stopover/ Please let us know if you have other questions. Until then, safe travels! ✈❤
Hi and thanks for watching! Great question. We only did public transportation here, but given your situation would consider renting a car only if you are planning to leave the city for a daytrip. It's very popular to do roadtrips around the country so lots of tourists do drive here. However depending on what time of day you arrive and later leave, your second/middle day might be your only full sightseeing day and so would recommend dedicating that to Istanbul with so much to do there. But Istanbul is over 10 million people so like any city it can be very congested to drive and using public transportation can avoid some of this. And also like any big city could prove tricky for parking, so would recommend sketching out your route and locating parking ramps or parking lots before you head out: www.google.com/maps/search/parking+ramps+in+istanbul+/@41.0244856,28.9439472,14z/data=!3m1!4b1?entry=ttu Let us know if you have any more questions.
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Most airports and train stations will hold your luggage during a stopover/layover. There is typically either a desk with an attendant or unattended lockers. In some cases, there are multiple offerings throughout the airport.
Here is everything you need to know for Istanbul iGA airport, who have multiple holding options: www.istairport.com/en/services/experience/airport-services/left-luggage-offices-and-storage-lockers/?locale=en
You can also book a city tour and the guide team will often hold your bags while you sightsee. Just be sure to get one with transportation. Here are some options in Istanbul:
- Generally: getyourguide.com/en-US/istanbul-l56/?psrc=widget&partner_id=JY8NDWB&widget=city&wid=deb73776-81b9-5b9f-b9e8-1971d5b0d8db&page_id=819f093e-cb8b-5810-842f-578d54edd672
- With transportation: gyg.me/tDbJH8ST
If you are flying with Turkish Airlines, they also offer a free stopover tour of Istanbul that includes a free hotel stay: www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/stopover/
Your vlogs are not only entertaining but also informative 👌 The little one is so cute ☺️ Just lovely 😊 💖
Hi World Cooking, thank you for such a lovely comment!! That means so much to us, we really do hope to help out our fellow travelers -- whether to inspire or make the details easier.
Please stay tuned, we have many more vlogs coming. It's been a busy season of travel but we have a big queue of travel fun coming your way. ❤️
Istanbul is a very beautiful city, you should revisit again for at least one week
You are 💯 right there, my friend! Hoping to do that, plus roadtrip to Cappadocia and Kas (or another city along the coast) in the future. If you have ideas for any places in the country, we're open to suggestions! 🤠
@@FindingSalas the whole country is very beautiful and cheap. You can go to bursa izmir, Antalya ,euphesus, trabzon and uzungol, you would love it.
@@simohamed2981 wow great list, thank you! Taking notes on all this!! 😁❤️😎
Hi fellow (or future) travelers! Please let us know if you have questions about long layovers -- or travel in general. We are happy to answer them! 😁
Did you get money from an ATM for the metro or was there another place to get cash? I remember they only take cash for Istanbul
Hi, thanks for watching and great question! Yes, we did get money from the ATM. Larger places like restaurants, hotels, etc. take credit cards, but we stopped for street food a handful of times and needed cash for all those exchanges.
We had to use a metro card for public transport (Istanbul Kart/Istanbul Card), as they don't accept cash directly. You can pay for that using cash at various kiosks, possibly with a card through the app but it sounds like it's less possible with international cards. We didn't try. You can also use one metro card for more than one person (such as your kids or your whole family), which helps get around the minimum upload if you're only there for a short period of time like us.
Please let us know if you have any other questions.
Hello! Where did you guys store your luggages during the stopover while exploring the city?
Hi @oodulaja - great question! We've found most airports and train stations can hold bags, including Istanbul airport. There is typically either a desk with an attendant or unattended lockers in one (or more if you're lucky) terminals.
Here is everything you need to know for Istanbul iGA airport, including a picture of what the facilities look like: www.istairport.com/en/services/experience/airport-services/left-luggage-offices-and-storage-lockers/?locale=en
You can always book a city tour and the guide team will often hold your bags while you sightsee. In a pinch, you could do a DIY version with a taxi driver who will hold your bags and wait for you. We have done this when it got too logistically complicated, or needed to run some errands during that stopover time.
If you are flying with Turkish Airlines, they offer a free stopover tour of Istanbul *THAT COMES WITH A FREE HOTEL STAY* in some instances!! 😁More here: www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/stopover/
Please let us know if you have other questions. Until then, safe travels!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond and share all this information!!
@@oodulaja of course, our pleasure! There's so much unknown and uncertainty in traveling so anything we can do to reduce that. ❤️
If I stay for 2 nights should I book a rental car? How is driving in Istanbul?
Hi and thanks for watching! Great question. We only did public transportation here, but given your situation would consider renting a car only if you are planning to leave the city for a daytrip. It's very popular to do roadtrips around the country so lots of tourists do drive here. However depending on what time of day you arrive and later leave, your second/middle day might be your only full sightseeing day and so would recommend dedicating that to Istanbul with so much to do there.
But Istanbul is over 10 million people so like any city it can be very congested to drive and using public transportation can avoid some of this. And also like any big city could prove tricky for parking, so would recommend sketching out your route and locating parking ramps or parking lots before you head out: www.google.com/maps/search/parking+ramps+in+istanbul+/@41.0244856,28.9439472,14z/data=!3m1!4b1?entry=ttu
Let us know if you have any more questions.
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