Popular Airport | Luxembourg Findel Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3412 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Sharm El Sheikh City Center
Sharm El Sheikh Intl. Airport
Sharm El Sheikh, which hosts millions of tourists each year, is known to be one of the most visited cities of Egypt. If you are thinking of traveling to this city, which is also known as the "city of peace" because of the large number of International Peace Conferences hold in the city, you can fly to Sharm El Sheikh Airport. Sharm El Sheikh is located on the easternmost part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.
The most popular areas that you can visit in this city having a coastline on the Red Sea are the Soho Square, Old Market, Hay el Nour, Hadaba, Rowaysat and Montazah regions in addition to Nabq and Naama bays. With a small surface area and low population density, the city has very limited public transportation facilities.
If you want, you can reach many places in the city by using minibuses. Taxi is a more preferred option than others. IF you wish, you can also rent a car. To get to the airport from your location, using a taxi or renting a car are among the best options.
If you want your travel to be more affordable, you can take advantage of minibuses that will take you to the airport. It is useful to say that this transportation option is not comfortable.
Minibus
You can reach the airport by using these minibuses departing from the city center. These vehicles take passengers to the area very close to the Terminal 1 in about fifteen minutes. However, their departure times can take up to twenty minutes under normal conditions because the driver waits until the vehicle is full of passengers. So, traveling with minibuses when there is no crowd may not be the right option.
The only public transportation option in Sharm El Sheikh is minibuses. There are two minibus routes in the city. Both routes pass through the Old Market. The first route pass through Hadaba, the second route moves in the direction of Nabq. Traveling by minibus is a very affordable option. However, the vehicles are moving very slowly and you often wait for long minutes for passengers.
Taxi
The taxi is a comfortable option for your travel to the airport; moreover, it is much more economical compared to the other cities in Europe. Before getting on any taxi, we advise you to pay attention that the vehicle is blue and white and there is a taxi sign on it. As these are registered vehicles, they are safer than other taxis. In addition, you can also choose to use the hotel taxis. You may witness that the taximeters of many vehicles do not work. Some drivers may ask for higher fares. To prevent this, we advise you to agree with the taxi driver about the fare.
Car Rental
Car rental is another option you can choose for a comfortable travel. You can rent your car from the car rental office in the city or make an online reservation before your flight.
Airport Information
Sharm El Sheikh Airport, which is known as Egypt's second largest airport, has two terminals as international and domestic. The third terminal is already under construction. Despite of being less than many other international airports, you can find a few cafes and restaurants at Sharm El Sheikh Airport.
When it comes to shopping stores, you have more options. You can visit many shops for buying souvenirs or outlets for finding affordable products. In addition to these, the Duty-Free shops are also located in the terminal where you can buy many high-quality products at affordable prices. You can also access the internet at the airport.
Transportation to Luxembourg City Center from Airport
Luxembourg Findel Airport
Luxembourg, which is one of the smallest and the most beautiful countries of Europe, draws attention with its population approaching half a million. This small country is also home to many strategic institutions, organizations and general directorates of the European Union. The country's economy is on the first rank in the world regarding the average income per capita.
The country, where French, German and Luxembourgish are accepted as the official languages, is also on UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list thanks to being an ancient Roman city. Luxembourg Findel Airport, located in the capital city bearing the same name with Luxembourg and home to all flights of the country, welcomes thousands of passengers as Europe's busiest and the 28th busiest airport of the world.
The distance between the city center and the airport is only 6 kilometers. There are many alternative transportation vehicles you can choose to cover this distance. Buses are the commonly used means of transportation in the city. You can also travel with options such as taxi and car rental. In addition to these options, there are many points in the city where you can rent a bicycle. Travelling with a bicycle is one of the enjoyable options.
Because the Findel Airport is very close to the city center, you can reach the city center in a very short time with all means of transportation. The buses that you can find easily even when there is heavy traffic and comfortable taxis are among the other options you can choose when going to the city center.
Taxi
You can have a comfortable travel to the city center from the airport thanks to the taxis which operate at all hours of the day. For using taxis, you don’t need to make any reservation. Taxis all of which are licensed may also be a safer option than other vehicles, as they are used by trained drivers. Thanks to the red logos on the vehicles, you will notice that they are licensed and the thy will take you to Luxembourg in about 20 minutes.
Bus
Buses are the commonly used transportation vehicles in the country. They can be preferred because of being an affordable transportation alternative between the airport and city center. You can get to the city center by choosing one of the three different bus routes departing from the airport.
Departure times of the buses may vary depending on weekdays and weekends.
Bus route 16 belonging to the bus company named Eurobus offers service every ten minutes between 05:30 am and 11:00 pm on weekdays. At weekends, you can find a service between 05:25 am and 11:05 pm every twenty minutes.
Bus route 29 offers service between 05:17 am and 11:57 pm every 15 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes at weekends.
Bus route 117 enables transportation between Luxembourg and Trier. This route offering service between 01:12 pm and 07:12 pm takes passengers to the city center in a short time because it has less stops than the other routes.
Transfer
Because Luxembourg is located right in the middle of Germany, France and Belgium, those who want to travel to the border regions of these countries have easier transportation opportunity by flying to Luxembourg. You can go to France, Belgium and Germany with Flibco transfer vehicles, which operate at Luxembourg Airport. These shuttle buses operating every two hours travel to Thionville, Maizeres and Metz in France, Arlon, Bastogne and Marche in Belgium, and Trier in Germany.
Car Rental
You can have a comfortable travel by renting a car from one of the companies Europcar, Hertz, Enterprise, Avis and Sixt located at the airport. Car rental companies which are located on the -1st floor of the airport offer 24/7 service.
