Popular Airport | Las Americas Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 13 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 10405 Km |
While the passengers who want to travel from Aswan to Daraw Airport use taxis heavily, there are a lot of people going to the airport by using the car rental option.
You can easily get to the airport by taking a taxi, 24-hours a day, with stops on the important streets of the city. Since taxi drivers in the city are open to bargaining, if you do not want to pay high sums, it might be beneficiary for you to talk to the driver before the trip.
You can rent a car over the internet or by phone from Avis, Alamo, Budget, Hertz and National companies, and then deliver the rental car at the airport car park after your journey.
Daraw Airport, built near the eye-catching beauty of the Nile River, is able to provide all kinds of services to passengers with a single terminal building. Passengers can use the wireless internet at every corner of the terminal building and they can perform worship in the mosque and make cash transactions from the ATMs. Among the banks of ATMs located at the airport are CIB, Misr Bank, Al Ahly Egyptian Bank and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.
There is a large playground for passengers with kids at the airport where the pharmacy, health room, post office and lost-goods bureau are available. There is a private smoking room because indoor smoking is forbidden. In addition, the Egyptian Air Duty Free store and the SSP Egypt restaurant are also open to the passengers to have a good time during their waiting time.
The most commonly preferred way to get to the city center from Las Americas International Airport is using a taxi or benefitting from the airport shuttle service offered by certain hotels. On the other hand, if you wish, you can rent a car. There is not any means of public transportation or shuttle bus carrying passengers to the city center.
At Las Americas International Airport, there are a few number of car rental companies. If you drive southwards on the highway numbered 3 with the car you have rented, you can arrive to Boca Chica in about 12 minutes. If you drive westwards on the same highway, you can get to Santo Domingo in about 50 minutes.
It is possible to get to the city center by getting on a taxi waiting at the exit of the arriving passenger terminal of the airport.
Many hotels in the city offer airport shuttle service for their guests. You need to pay additional amount in order to benefit from this service and the amount you need to pay is a little higher compared to taxi. In addition, you should make a reservation in advance by contacting your hotel before your arrival to the city.