If you are arriving at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on a SunExpress flight, and especially if you are staying for weeks for a summer holiday or a family visit from Europe, you can collect your car from SAW Rent A Car at the airport and use it for your whole holiday. Rentals of 8–29 days are charged at the weekly rate and rentals of 30 days or more at the monthly rate; you can also arrange payment without a credit card through our customer service by bank transfer, Wise or Revolut.
For people who live in Europe and spend the summer, religious holidays or family visits in Turkey, the flight is often only the first step of the journey: after the airport come visits to relatives, settling into your home on the Asian side or setting off from Istanbul to your home town. During a stay of several weeks, having your own car removes the daily task of planning taxis or public transport. Our booking system has welcomed more than 50,000 guests so far; you collect the car at Sabiha Gökçen and at the end of your holiday return it here or at another point on the form.
This page is a guide prepared by SAW Rent A Car for passengers arriving on SunExpress flights; it was not prepared by the airline. The SunExpress name belongs to the SunExpress airline. Your flight ticket and your car booking are separate transactions.
On the online booking form the pick-up point is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW); your car is handed over at the terminal exit, where you are met according to your landing time. General information about the airport and how the meeting works is on our Sabiha Gökçen airport car rental page.
SunExpress passengers arriving from abroad go through passport control and customs, and in the summer months large families may spend longer at the baggage belt. So choose the pick-up time on the form with a margin added to the scheduled landing time; with children and many suitcases, that margin matters even more.
Most car rental questions for a long holiday can be settled before you leave home. This short list is meant to save you time at the airport:
People who come for a summer holiday or a family visit often stay in Turkey for a few weeks. As the rental gets longer, the rate that applies changes too:
| Rental length | Rate applied | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Under 8 days | The price on the car card for your dates | Short visits, weekends, business trips |
| 8–29 days | Weekly rate | Summer holidays, religious holidays and family visits |
| 30 days or more | Monthly rate | Long summers, extended stays in retirement, remote work |
The exact price appears on the car card once you enter your dates. Details of long rentals are on our monthly car rental page.
The options below are taken from the cards of the 19 cars in a search we ran in our booking system on 13 October 2026 with pick-up and return at Sabiha Gökçen for 20–27 October 2026; a repeat search for 3–10 November 2026 listed the same cars. Choose according to the size of your family and the roads of your holiday:
Cars are listed on the cards with the note "or similar"; the model handed over to you depends on availability on your dates. Seats and luggage capacity are shown on each car card.
When booking online, the payment options are shown on the card of the car you choose; you pick the one that suits you before confirming.
If you do not want to use a credit card, make the booking through our customer service by WhatsApp or phone; payment can be arranged by bank transfer, EFT, cash, Wise or Revolut. The conditions for renting without a card are on our Sabiha Gökçen car rental without a credit card page.
We accept Wise and cash deposits.
If your SunExpress flight is delayed, the first thing to do is send the new estimated landing time together with your booking name to our customer service by WhatsApp or phone; the time the meeting is planned for is settled with that information.
If the delay grows longer, matters such as waiting time, any extra charge or moving the booking to the next day depend on the situation; ask our customer service about them. This page makes no promise on time or charges.
For night arrivals, the pick-up time options on the form run from 00:00 to 23:30. If your flight is cancelled or moved to a new date, write to us on the same line to change or cancel your car booking; follow the current status of the flight on SunExpress's own channels.
If you will leave Istanbul during your holiday, for example for your home town or a holiday region, remember that the total mileage allowance for the rental period is shown on the car card; check that line before a long journey. For pick-up points across Turkey, see our Turkey car rental page.
If your return flight leaves from Sabiha Gökçen, you return the car at the same point. If you fly home from Istanbul Airport or another airport, you can choose that point from the return list on the form; in that case a return fee line appears on the car card, so agree the fee with our customer service before booking. For the airport on the European side, see our Istanbul airport car rental page.
Licence and age: The minimum age and years of licence depend on the car: some cars can be rented at 21 with a licence held for 2 years; in the upper segment the requirement rises to 25–27 years of age and 5–7 years of licence. The requirement for the car you choose is shown on its car card on the booking screen.
Young driver: Young driver conditions vary from car to car: the age and licence requirement of the car you choose is on its card; for details, contact our customer service by WhatsApp or phone.
Licence issued abroad: Ask our customer service before booking about the conditions for renting with a licence issued in Europe or another country.
Additional driver: If more than one family member will drive the car, ask our customer service about the additional driver conditions before booking.
Mileage and fuel: The total mileage allowance for the rental period and the fuel policy are shown on the car card.
