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Your inbound flight may land at Istanbul Airport, IST, while your flight home leaves from Sabiha Gökçen, SAW. Do not simply copy the arrival transfer request and change its date. Prepare separate return details so the airport, direction, hotel and requested vehicle time are clear for each booking. The same approach applies if you arrive at SAW and depart from IST.
Write each direction as a separate journey
Start with both flight reservations. Record the arrival airport code, flight number and date, followed by the departure airport code, flight number and date. IST and SAW are different airports: “back to Istanbul airport” does not identify the return journey precisely enough.
- Arrival: IST airport to the hotel where you will stay on arrival, with the inbound flight date and number.
- Departure: the hotel you will leave from to SAW airport, with the outbound flight date and number.
This example describes two airport–hotel journeys. It does not include a direct transfer between the airports, a vehicle waiting throughout your stay or a sightseeing tour. Discuss any additional service separately before accepting the arrangement.
Check the hotel for both journeys
You may begin your stay at one hotel and finish at another. Provide the English hotel name and its location for each direction rather than assuming the arrival address will still apply on departure day. If the hotel is not decided yet, say so: an estimate to a general area does not confirm every possible address you might choose later.
Confirm whether each address falls within the service area and whether an additional arrangement is needed. An agreed arrival transfer to one hotel does not automatically confirm return pickup from a different address.
Separate flight times from vehicle times
A flight’s departure or arrival time is not the requested vehicle pickup time. Specify the vehicle time for each transfer in Istanbul local time using the 24-hour clock, then have the team confirm it. For departure, agree hotel pickup with the actual airport and your flight requirements in mind. Do not reuse a previous pickup time for a different airport.
This guide does not prescribe a fixed road journey time or a universal allowance before a flight. The hotel location and traffic affect the journey, and travel requirements vary. Use the arrangement agreed for your booking instead of a single calculation for every flight. If you want an activity on departure day, consult the Istanbul departure-day planning guide after establishing your transfer time.
Compare the price of each direction separately
The airport transfer service is priced per vehicle for one direction, with the return booked separately. Check the current rate for each airport and request the total and inclusions for each booking. Do not automatically double the arrival price when the return airport or hotel differs, or assume there is a round-trip package because you asked about both journeys together.
Provide passenger numbers, including children, and luggage quantities and sizes for each transfer. The published capacity is up to six people including children and up to six bags subject to size confirmation. If your party changes or you have more luggage on departure, ask for suitability to be confirmed again. Child seats and other additional needs require discussion and confirmation.
What should you check before travelling?
- Check that the arrival and departure summaries show the correct airport codes.
- Review each service date, hotel, agreed vehicle time, passenger count and luggage details.
- Keep the arrival meeting instructions and return pickup arrangement, along with the confirmed booking contact method.
- If a flight or hotel changes, send the update and obtain confirmation of the affected booking amendment. Do not assume the other details update automatically.
Make each service request clear
You can discuss both journeys with the team together while keeping their details separate. Use the English airport transfer form for each direction separately, or discuss the plan through Osmanli Travel’s contact page. For the general arrival information and meeting-point checklist, see the airport transfer booking guide. This article addresses the narrower task of keeping two bookings accurate when your arrival and departure airports differ.
