What is it like flying out of Sabiha Gokcen airport (SAW) in Istanbul — check-in and getting there?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 7 days ago
TL;DR
Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) is a small airport; Pegasus mostly uses self-service check-in kiosks, and there can occasionally be queues. You can get there by a direct metro line from Kadıköy or by Havabus shuttle from Taksim/Kadıköy.
What the community said
Pegasus self-check-in works like this: scan your passport, your flight appears on screen, choose language, weigh your suitcase following on-screen prompts, the boarding pass is emailed to you and you scan it from your phone at entry. You attach the baggage tag yourself and place the suitcase on the belt barcode-up, then go through passport control to boarding.
9 days ago Pegasus self-service check-in
The airport is fairly small, but check-in and passport control can occasionally get crowded, so allow extra time. It's convenient to reach by a direct metro line from Kadıköy or by the Havabus shuttle running from Taksim and Kadıköy.
9 days ago Metro from Kadıköy / Havabus shuttle
One advantage of flying to St. Petersburg from Sabiha Gokcen is that the route goes over Europe rather than around the Caspian Sea, making the flight noticeably shorter than some alternative routings.
9 days ago Route via Europe