I am transit passenger and turkish airline will provide hotel, how much time it takes to get visa at the airport?
- Is it too long line for transit passenger to get visa (Turkish airline and I am canadian)?
- Is there any pharmacy inside Istanbul airport to buy medicine?
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1) If you apply for an E-visa online before you fly, you will be able to join the immigration queue immediately: . https://www.evisa.gov.tr/en/
2) Pharmacy - Günay Eczanesi. Location: International Terminal, landside, Arrivals. https://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/istanbul.htm
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Do Turkish Airlines provide a hotel?
Turkish Airlines will select the hotel accommodating passengers. Hotel services are provided for passengers on international flights connecting via Istanbul Airport (flight segments cannot originate or end in Istanbul).Does Turkish Airlines give transit visa?
You will receive the transit entry Visa for Turkey as soon as the application confirmed from the Turkish government visa system. it takes less than 12 hours to Acquire the visa, therefore, we advise you to apply for the visa at least 24 hours before your journey or your layover in Turkey.Do transit passengers go through passport control?
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From the airport perspective you are not a transit passenger if you are intending to go to a hotel, you are an arriving passenger. This is important because if you were a transit passenger you would not need a visa, however as an arriving passenger you do.
For Canadian citizens you can either obtain an e-visa in advance by going to https://www.evisa.gov.tr (cost US$60) or you can obtain a visa on arrival (cost US$70). The visa-on-arrival option requires you to first go to a separate area to obtain/pay for your visa, and then return to the normal arrivals immigration queue.
The line at the visa on arrival queue is generally fairly short, but the lines at immigration itself are frequently very long, so even if it only takes 5 minutes to obtain your visa, that could easily add 20+ minutes to your total time due to you joining the immigration queue later. For this reason (plus the lower cost) getting an e-visa in advance would be strongly recommended!
Once you pass through immigration and collect your bags, you will proceed to the Turkish Airlines Hotel counter (turn right and head towards Starbucks - it's about 20 metres before it on the right). Keep in mind that it could take a further 30+ minutes or more to arrange the hotel and then wait for the shuttle.
And yes, there is a pharmacy landside at Istanbul Ataturk airport. It is located on the departure level, so you will need to go from the arrivals level up to the departure level, then back to the arrivals level to get to the hotel desk. (Do NOT try and go to the hotel desk first as you will likely miss the shuttle bus they arrange for you to the hotel)
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