Popular Airport | Yenişehir Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7789 Km |
Taking a taxi in the morning or evening outside of rush hours is probably the most reliable method of transport to the airport in densely populated Durban. It’s also possible to reach the airport with rented cars or shuttle company buses.
You can reach the airport by taxi from the city centre in around 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. It might be a good idea to speak with the taxi driver beforehand and let them know your time of departure to not have any bad surprises for your journey.
The shuttle buses that leave for the airport depart from Durban Station in the city centre, depart once every day at 8:00, 11:00, and 16:00 and reach the airport in around half an hour.
The traffic flows on the left side in Durban, so if you come from a country where you drive on the right it might be a better idea to hire a car with a driver rather than getting behind the steering wheel yourself. If you come from country where cars drive on the left side, you might be more at home with this option.
There is only one terminal in King Shaka Airport where there is an ABSA bank, which opens half an hour before the first flight and closes half an hour after the last flight. In addition, you can find financial services from the ATMs of First National Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. There is a prayer room for Muslims, and a post office that offers services depending on the first and last flights of the day. There are baby and childcare rooms that mothers can use.
In addition to these services, the airport has many lounges. The most exclusive ones are the South African Airways Business Class Lounge, found near the entrance of the terminal, and BIDVest Premier Lounge. In these lounges you can order some food and rest on comfortable seating areas to read books or newspapers.
Airport restaurants include; Cape Town Fish Market, Cosmic Candy, Big Five Duty Free, Fego Coffee Shop, Kauai, KFC, Milky Lane, Mugg&Bean, Panarottis, Rhapsody’s, Spur, Steers, Sweet Treat, The Airport Cellar, and Wimpy. There is also a Yemaya Nail Express, Woolworts, Vodashop, Tie Stop, The Urban Retreat, The Scoin Shop, NWJ Fine Jewellery, Sneakers, Sunglass Hunt, Nike, MTN, Moda Luggage&Leather, Khasav, Jeep, EM Native, and Electro Electronics for your shopping needs.
Bursa, which is among the biggest industrial cities in Turkey, is a city that also offers alternatives in transportation. Yenişehir Airport serves the city for airport transportation. At the airport, there are connecting flights to other cities of Turkey through Ankara. Besides, urban transportation is provided by Bursaray and Burtram rail systems operated by BURULAŞ and other public transportation vehicles like buses; you can go to nearby cities such as Istanbul by taking the advantage of sea bus (fast ferry), seaplane and helitaxi. You can prefer train or tramway for urban transportation in the city.
You can get to the city center from Bursa Yenişehir Airport by taking the municipal bus number 80. The bus departing from the city center follow a route through Ankara highway; the bus services are held regularly though they are not so frequent. There is no bus service at the evening hours.
Taking a taxi is the most practical way to go from the airport to Bursa city center or wherever you want. You can reach anywhere you want by the taxis at the airport. The airport is located close to Iznik.
In addition to bus and taxi options, there are the minibuses which depart from Yenişehir district center and reach Bursa Doğu Garajı (Bursa East Bus Terminal) by passing through the airport.
Bursaray is a rail public transportation that follows a route from Kestel station on Ankara highway to Mudanya, including the university. Bursaray has 38 stations and covers an area of 39 km in total length.
In Bursa, there is also a nostalgic tram that runs between the Stadium and Heykel (the monument).
There are the sea buses from Bursa to Armutlu and Istanbul (Kabataş). In the city, there is also the seaplane service from Gemlik district of Bursa to Haliç "the Golden Horn" in Istanbul. Seaplane service is also provided from Bandırma to the Golden Horn.
You can go from Nilüfer district of Bursa to Şişli and Kadıköy district of Istanbul by taking the advantage of helicopter taxi service.