Popular Airport | Abeid Amani Karume Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3742 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Erzurum City Center
Erzurum Airport
Erzurum attracts the attention of tourists and the business world with its natural beauties, history and the scientific and cultural events held in the city. After having spent time in Erzurum, it is quite easy for the guests who will leave the city to get to the airport from wherever they are.
If you want to get to the airport, you can benefit from the shuttle services of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality, which depart from the city center (Station Square); you can also rent a car or take a taxi if you want to reach the airport faster.
Taxi
Taking a taxi is a good option if you want to reach the airport quickly and comfortably. You can get a taxi and even make a reservation from the stops in many areas of the city. Taxis can also provide a variety of services such as a baby carriage and phone charger, provided you demand for them at the time of booking.
Bus
The Station Square, known as the city center of Erzurum, brings together all elements of transportation network at the heart of the city, as it does in many other areas such as shopping, entertainment, cultural and scientific activities. All the buses departing from all over Erzurum gather together in the city center. If you want to reach the airport by public transportation from anywhere in Erzurum, you must firstly come to the Station Square. The municipal buses departing from various parts of the city are headed to the city center from east (D1), west (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5), north (K-1, K-2, K-3, K-4, K-5, K-6, K-7) and south (G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, G-5, G-6, G-7, G-8, G-9, G-10, G-11).
If you want to reach the airport from Palandöken Ski Resort, you can get on the bus G-5 which depart hourly and get to the Station Square within an average of forty-five minutes.
Train
The train can also be preferred as an alternative way of reaching the city center from districts. You can spend your time in a comfortable and warm environment in the specially decorated waiting room while waiting for the buses to depart from the Station Square to the airport.
Shuttle Service
There is not a special shuttle service which provides transportation to Erzurum Airport such as HAVAŞ, however, you can easily benefit from the shuttle services arranged by the Public Transportation Directorate of the Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality. You can take advantage of these shuttle services which are arranged based on the hours of flight.
You can find out online information at the website of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality about the departures of shuttle services according to your flight schedule. The shuttles departing from the Station Square reach Erzurum Airport by passing through the stops at Gez Mahallesi, Hastaneler Caddesi, Kız Meslek Lisesi (Girls’ Vocational School), Municipality, Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality Sports Facilities, Erzurum Technical University and Bus Terminal. The journey to the airport takes about 20 minutes under normal traffic conditions.
Rent a car
One of the most practical options to reach Erzurum Airport is to rent a car. There are plenty of car rental companies that you can easily reach whether you are at the airport, in Palandöken, or near the city center. In addition to renting a car from these companies, you can enjoy your journey by demanding VIP services that offer comfortable options such as plasma television and internet access.
Airport Information
Erzurum Airport has both domestic and international terminals. Both domestic and international terminals have restaurants, PTT post offices, sales stands, luggage packing machines, two buffets, the ATMs of the Vakıfbank and the İş Bank and three Rent a Car offices; in addition to these facilities, the international terminal also has a Duty-Free shopping store.
The entrance and exit gates of the terminals and interior decoration have been specially designed to facilitate the accessibility of the disabled passengers.
Transportation to Zanzibar City Center from Airport
Abeid Amani Karume Intl. Airport
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, also known as Kisauni Airport, is an important transportation center of the region with its distance of about 5 kilometers from the capital Zanzibar. Regular flights to European cities, to East Africa and the Middle East take place from the airport. The airport which was known as Kisauni before, is carrying the name of the first president of the country since 2010.
It is possible to travel to Israel's Tel Aviv city, Germany's Munich and Frankfurt cities, Dubai, Doha, Amsterdam, Brussels, Nairobi, Milan, Bologna and Istanbul with seasonal flights from the airport.
When you arrive at the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, you can get to the center which is 5 kilometers away by taking a taxi, renting a car from one of the local Zanzibar rental companies, or with airport shuttle if you have booked in advance
Taxi
At Abeid Amani Karume International Airport you can find taxis without difficulty, especially during flight times. The taxis in Zanzibar determine their fares based on the taximeter device turned on in front of the airport terminal; you can reach your destination with a not-so-high fare thanks to the factors such as the close proximity of the airport. However, if you still have some question marks about the taxi fare that you would pay, you can go to the information desks at the airport without having to leave the terminal after your plane has landed, and you can ask the average taxi fare by showing the address you will be going to. Another way to know about the taxi fare in advance and have a more comfortable journey on this route is to discuss with the taxi drivers waiting in front of the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.
Car Rental
At Abeid Amani Karume International Airport or Kisauni Airport, as it was known before, generally the local car rental companies serve to those passengers willing to rent a car. After renting your car from the companies located at the airport terminal, you can deal with a local guide or drive with a navigation device if you would like to find your way easily to the center. Car rental fares are not usually high at the airport and you will not have much difficulty driving and finding parking slot in the city. This way, if you are planning to travel between different regions of Zanzibar, you can consider renting a car and driving to the center.
Airport Shuttle
The airport shuttle service is among one of the top preferences of passengers who will stay in a large hotel, especially in the center of Zanzibar. If you are not planning to stay in a hotel in the center or the hotel you are staying at does not offer this service, it is possible for you to look online and find a private shuttle company. If you are going to get support from a local guide while you are in the city, you can also ask your guide for help finding and booking an airport shuttle. The fare you would pay in Zanzibar, where the airport is only about 5 kilometers outside the center, for a shuttle to get to the city center will usually be low. On the other hand, keep in mind that based on the distance the fare you would pay increase if you will be travelling further away from the center.
