Popular Airport | Tuzla International Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 4843 Km |
You can reach Quaid–E–Azam International Airport from Karachi city center by using a bus or minibus. However, using a means of public transportation can make you lose time even though it is the most affordable transportation alternative. If you decide to use a faster transportation vehicle, you can get on a taxi. Renting a car is another option.
There are many car rental companies offering service in the city center. Most of them are local companies. In Pakistan, traffic is generally heavy and complicated. For this reason, tourists are advised to rent a car with a driver by contacting a reliable company. You can get help from your hotel about this issue before your travel. You should drive on the highway N5 and take the Jinnah Terminal Road in order to reach the airport. You can get to Quaid–E–Azam International Airport in about half an hour under normal traffic conditions by following the airport directions.
It is possible to reach the airport in approximately one hour by getting on an airport bus in the city center. One-way ticket price of these buses is 50 Pakistani Rupee per passenger. There are also minibuses carrying passengers to the airport from the city center. These vehicles are cheaper but tourists may be charged higher amounts. In addition, minibuses are very crowded. For these reasons, buses are more preferred by foreign visitors.
Travelling to the airport from the city center lasts about half an hour. You should bargain over the fare before getting on any taxi. The cost of travelling to the airport from the city center is about 300 – 500 Pakistani Rupee.
Quaid–E–Azam International Airport, which is known as Jinnah International Airport shortly, is located 14 km east of the city center. There are foreign exchange office, ATMs and baggage rooms at the airport. In addition, there are restaurants and cafes where you can try local tastes as well as the delicacies from the world cuisine. You can do shopping at the stores where you can find various products specific to Pakistan like carpet and rugs. There is also a duty-free shop at the airport. There is a mosque near the airport parking area. Although there is not any hotel within the building, you can stay at Ramada Plaza Hotel located 1 km of the airport.
You can use buses or taxis to reach the city center from Tuzla Airport which is 15 kilometers away. Another option is to rent a car from the arrival terminal. It takes about 20 minutes to reach the city center by private car.
Buses departing from the Tuzla International Airport arrival terminal go towards Zivince to Husino, Sicki Brod-Petlija and Tuzla city center. Once you have reached the city center by bus, you can take bus no. 11 and go directly to Dubrava Gornje.
When you get out of the airport terminal, you will see taxi stops. Airport taxis offer 24/7 transportation service with fixed prices. You will arrive at a price of only 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina Convertible Marks (15 euros) by taxi to Tuzla city center. Taxi & transfer companies that you can book in advance with are TaxiTender and Tuzla Taxi (+387644101111).
If you want to rent a car from Tuzla Airport, you may want to check out the companies in terminal in advance. You can pick your car in a short time in Tuzla Airport from companies like Europcar, Sixt and Budget and go to Tuzla city center in 15 minutes. There are 2 different routes directly from the airport to the city center: R470 (fastest route) and M18.