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Sleep in airport or stay at hostel?
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I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? Thanks, BT |
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On 11 Jan 2005 12:27:01 -0800, "Bjarne T." wrote:
Hi, I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? Thanks, BT 50/50 depending on if your flight from Tahiti is delayed. Check out Auckland Airport info at: http://auckland-airport.co.nz/ Please remember, if you wish to leave the international terminal arrivals/departures/transit area, you will be required to pass through NZ Customs & Immigration Control. To get back to Int'l Departures you will need to pay the $25 departure fee. Check with your airline if you need to recheck back in at AKL if you exit the terminal. Check out the duty-free stores at AKL on the website. All info is on the above website including bag storage. If you are a through passenger, you shouldn't need to recheck your bags as they should be tagged to your final destination - you shouldn't even see them at AKL. Cath |
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On 11 Jan 2005 12:27:01 -0800, "Bjarne T." wrote:
Hi, I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? Thanks, BT 50/50 depending on if your flight from Tahiti is delayed. Check out Auckland Airport info at: http://auckland-airport.co.nz/ Please remember, if you wish to leave the international terminal arrivals/departures/transit area, you will be required to pass through NZ Customs & Immigration Control. To get back to Int'l Departures you will need to pay the $25 departure fee. Check with your airline if you need to recheck back in at AKL if you exit the terminal. Check out the duty-free stores at AKL on the website. All info is on the above website including bag storage. If you are a through passenger, you shouldn't need to recheck your bags as they should be tagged to your final destination - you shouldn't even see them at AKL. Cath |
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Bjarne T. wrote:
I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? You could do a little of both - spend the day in town and then go back to the airport to sleep. With a flight that early, that's what I'd do. It's not worth the trouble of finding accommodation if you have to get up at 4 - you're not going to get a great night's sleep anyway. But I also wouldn't spend 18 hours sitting around in an airport. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu |
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Bjarne T. wrote:
I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? You could do a little of both - spend the day in town and then go back to the airport to sleep. With a flight that early, that's what I'd do. It's not worth the trouble of finding accommodation if you have to get up at 4 - you're not going to get a great night's sleep anyway. But I also wouldn't spend 18 hours sitting around in an airport. miguel -- Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu |
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Bjarne T. wrote: Hi, I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? Thanks, BT There are 11 readers reports about Auckland airport he http://www.sleepinginairports.net/asia/auckland.htm Jan |
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Miguel Cruz wrote:
Bjarne T. wrote: I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? You could do a little of both - spend the day in town and then go back to the airport to sleep. With a flight that early, that's what I'd do. It's not worth the trouble of finding accommodation if you have to get up at 4 - you're not going to get a great night's sleep anyway. But I also wouldn't spend 18 hours sitting around in an airport. Particularly not Auckland airport. One of the world's less exciting airports. Personally, I'd head for town, see a few sights and stay there O/N. The early rise sucks, but it beats sleaping in the airport (IMO) |
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in article , Miguel Cruz at
wrote on 1/12/05 2:36 AM: Bjarne T. wrote: I am travelling from from Tahiti to Sydney with a short stop-over (about 18 hours) in Auckland. The Sydney flight departs at 6:30 AM. I know there is a nearby hostel (Skyway Lodge), but given the early departure, should book a bed or just spend the night in the airport? Is it possible to check in luggage just after arrival, and travel into the city for some hours? Or is there any lockers available at the airport? You could do a little of both - spend the day in town and then go back to the airport to sleep. With a flight that early, that's what I'd do. It's not worth the trouble of finding accommodation if you have to get up at 4 - you're not going to get a great night's sleep anyway. But I also wouldn't spend 18 hours sitting around in an airport. miguel Depends on the airport. For AKL, I agree with you Miguel (from what I remember of it). For others, 18 hours is still a stretch but certainly not the end of the world - Singapore's Changai springs to mind as a place where it is certainly feasible (lots of stuff to do, free and almost so). Other factors include how easily accessible the airport is from the city it services (AKL isn't too far / long from downtown and the shuttles are quite good) and whether you have lounge privileges for the airline you are using (Frankfurt, for example, is far enough from the city / not an exciting place in the first instance, and the Lufthansa lounge, while rather clinical, at least is a place to hang your toque and catch up on the news). For AKL specifically, though, I agree entirely - go into town and then go back well in time for your flight. |
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