Popular Airport | Çanakkale Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7799 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.
You can reach the city center from Çanakkale Airport, which is located close to Çanakkale city center, by taxi, rental car, buses and private shuttles as well as you can reach the airport by your car.
Taking a taxi is the fastest and most comfortable alternative you can prefer to reach the city center from Çanakkale Airport. You can get to the city center in a very short time by taxis you can find at any time of the day.
The municipal buses are another alternative you can prefer to reach the city center from Çanakkale Airport. Moreover, you can get on the buses immediately after your plane lands at the airport without waiting for a long time thanks to the bus services arranged by Çanakkale Municipality according to the flights. The municipal buses depart from Çanakkale Airport and respectively pass through Troya Caddesi, Eski Tansaş, Atatürk Caddesi, Demircioğlu Caddesi, İskele, Kordon and Necippaşa Camii.
You can also prefer renting a car to get to the city center from Çanakkale Airport. You can prefer to reach the city center comfortably by renting one of the cars offered specially to you by the airport.