One of the best and biggest airports in the world. It is very easy to reach by metro and private airport buses. The interiors are spacious, airy and enjoyable. It has a very nice architectural structure. Although it is one of the busiest airports in the world, you can travel without any problems. The entire operation is very well planned and executed. It is the most awarded airport in the international arena in recent years.
We faced a problem with our tranzit zone Frankfurt. Istanbul airport’s staff didn’t allow us to fly to Frankfurt because of no visa. We wondered?!? They demanded us visa for transit airport.
Interestingly, a week after that our second group countymates flew from Istanbul to Frankfurt (as a transit airport) without any problem.
Everything is too expensive. If you are hungry or thirsty you need to pay a fortune to buy food or drink . The exchange points are cheating people. There are too many shops, it looks like grand bazaar and everything extremely expensive. In this airport everything organized to rob the passengers. Don’t buy anything.
The airport is too big You get tired while just getting off the plane before passport control. And if you also have a bag, then it can be a real torment. You have to pay for everything, for every little thing. Like a shopping cart, Wi-Fi. It's free in my country. That's why it's wild for me. There was a situation when I was in transit through Istanbul. And I had to pick up all three suitcases. I didn't have any cash and my card doesn't work anywhere except in my country. I had to be a beggar. To pay for the cart. The impressions are not very good in general. I hope I won't come back again.
The people who work here are rude when asking them a qustion. They dond’t look freindly and do not wnat to help. I can’t understand what they are even saying their english is no good, can’t cummunicate with them.
Very nice airport. Very clean with a lot of nice shops and boutiques. Fast service,nice people. I give them 4 stars only because of wi-fi available only for 1 hour.
One of the best airport in the world. Especially between seasons, when not so many people inside.
The big one, but comfortable ! Good food, nice duty free. IST my ❤️
Large and hectic. However give yourself plenty of time and exercise patience. Less than 2.5 hours for layover between flights almost impossible to catch the next flight.
Huge place. Some good shopping option but most of the brands are outrageously expensive. Also 1 hour free wifi is not too great if u r stuck there. Always the option to buy more but still everywhere else it's free wifi all the time
It's very big. Too big! Feet start to hurt before you can get to the gate. Prices on food are super high, but that's what airports do. Overall I never had problems with my flights.
A huge airport, nice and welcoming. Yet one has to sit next to a departure board to learn about one's departure gates, because the announcement comes only in about an hour before departure, and the gates may be on the other side of the airport (that may take 30 mints to wark to). There are no free hot spots there. To have 1 hour of a free internet connection, one has to register using one's passport (!).