TRANSFER TIME & DISTANCEİstanbul Airport to Sancak Hotel: distance and transfer time
The drive from İstanbul Airport to Sancak Hotel is about 45.0 km and usually takes around 39 minutes. Traffic, terminal conditions and the hotel entrance can affect the journey time. See route prices and vehicles →
Sancak Hotel is located in the Büyükçekmece, Istanbul area. Büyükçekmece is a district at Istanbul's western edge, on the Marmara coast and around Lake Büyükçekmece.
Airport and meeting: Guests flying to Istanbul may land at Istanbul Airport (IST) or at Sabiha Gökçen (SAW). Enter the flight number in full; if you are connecting, the number of the last flight into Türkiye is what is needed. Before booking, check the airport code on your ticket (IST or SAW); the two airports are on opposite sides of the city, so choosing wrongly costs a lot of time. Enter first name and surname exactly as in your passport; it avoids name mix-ups at the meeting.
At the property: From the western districts Istanbul Airport (IST) and Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) lie in different directions, and SAW needs a Bosphorus crossing. Choosing the right airport in the booking decides the time plan. Addresses are usually given by street name and building number; putting the street name and number in the booking saves the driver time. Hotel names can look alike because of different branches of the same chain; confirm with the district name when you book.
Return transfer: On the return from the western districts, traffic on the E-5 and TEM varies a lot during the day; plan the pick-up with a wide margin counted back from departure and agree beforehand where the car will wait on busy streets. For the return, check on your ticket which airport you fly from (IST or SAW) and plan the pick-up counted back from departure with a wide margin. Settle any extra bills and hand in keys or cards before leaving the hotel, so that last-minute delays do not affect the pick-up time.
Before completing the booking, look at: airport code, property name and Büyükçekmece, flight number, number of people and bags, contact number. The property's full address is not in our records; writing the address the hotel gave you, or its Google Maps location, in the booking notes makes the driver's job easier.