Popular Airport | Gazipasa Alanya Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1863 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Taif City Center
Taif Regional Airport
Buses are the most convenient option that you can choose to reach the airport from Taif city center. You can also get to the airport by taxi or by renting a car from the city center.
Bus
Direct buses to the airport depart from Al Taif Station in Taif Al Faisaliah. Local bus services operated by SAPTCO depart on short intervals. According to the current information in SAPTCO's web site the fare you will pay for this trip, which is about 30 kilometers, is 15 Saudi Riyals and it takes about 1 hour. You can make your reservation at the official website of SAPTCO or you can get your ticket from the sales points. It is also possible to buy tickets from almost every stop.
Taxi
You must absolutely have an agreement with the driver about the fare before you start your journey, if you are taking a taxi without a taximeter. Otherwise, you can pay really high fares. Taxis are the least preferred means of transportation by visitors of Taif, where there is not much alternatives in terms of transportation in the city.
Taxi fares are more expensive than other means of transportation. This is why we recommend you take advantage of the bus or car rental service instead of taxis. You should be careful about the taxi you take. In Taif, limousine taxis, for example, are also available and they are much more expensive than regular taxis.
Car Rental
There are car rental companies located in the city as well as in Taif Airport. Car rental companies are as popular as local buses, as the oil prices here are low. In additions, there are extremely modern highways in Taif that has links to all nearby cities. You can go to the airport with your vehicle rented from Taif city and deliver it to the same car rental company in the terminal.
Airport Information
Taif Airport, 70 kilometers from Mecca and 30 kilometers from Taif city center, is an airport suitable for international and domestic flights. You will not find much shops and similar entertainment areas at Taif Airport, which is smaller than other airports in Saudi Arabia with regard to area and capacity.
Taif Airport is of great importance for the history of Saudi aviation. The first one to land this airport was Ibn Saud, the founder of the kingdom. It is an airport used both for military and public purposes.
In the terminal you can find a small parking area for cars and the offices of most preferred car rental companies throughout Saudi Arabia. You can also see bus stops and taxi stands, from where you can take a bus or taxi to Taif city center, at a short distance from the terminal exit.
The airport interior design is not too complicated as there is not much to do inside the airport. Several major airline companies, including Turkish Airlines, organize flights to Taif Airport.
Transportation to Gazipasa City Center from Airport
Gazipasa Alanya Airport
It is very practical to reach Alanya city center by public transportation and other transportation alternatives at the exits of Domestic and International Terminals of Gazipaşa Airport, which is located 40 kilometers away from Alanya city center. There are many alternatives such as HAVAŞ shuttle buses, transfer services, airport taxis and car rental offices. Whichever means of transportation you prefer, your journey will take a maximum of 1 or 1.5 hours.
HAVAŞ Shuttle Buses
If you prefer HAVAŞ shuttle buses, which are the fastest way to reach Alanya city center from Gazipaşa Airport, you need pay 17TL according to the latest tariff. HAVAŞ shuttle services, which are arranged according the current flights at the airport, depart from the bus stops outside the airport terminal building.
Alanya Bus Terminal is the last stop of HAVAŞ shuttle buses, which depart 25 minutes after each passenger plane's landing at Gazipaşa Airport. HAVAŞ buses departing from Gazipaşa Airport pass through the stops at Kargıcak Dinler Otel, Mahmutlar Belediye Kavşağı, Tosmur Kavşağı, Metro Kavşağı, Tespo Önü and Ticaret Odası Önü and reach Alanya Bus Terminal.
You can get to Alanya Bus Terminal in about 60 minutes after boarding a HAVAŞ bus. In addition, the one-way fare you need to pay for shuttle service is 17TL according to 2016 tariff and you need to pay the fare to the HAVAŞ bus assistant.
Taxi
There are two types of taxis you can see when you step out of Gazipaşa Airport: the airport taxis, which are run by the Gazipaşa Airport Taxi Drivers' Cooperative according to a fixed price tariff, and the standard city taxis. If you are going to get to Alanya city center by an airport taxi, you will possibly need to pay an average of 120TL for the taxi ride.
The airport taxi fare is generally not higher than 120TL; however, the city taxi service may sometimes cost expensive while it may sometimes be more economical. If you want to benefit from the airport taxi service, all you need to do is to click at www.gazipasahavalimanitaxi.com. Meanwhile, it would be useful to say that the airport taxis apply the same tariff 24 hours a day.
Rent a car
Only three car rental companies serve at Gazipaşa Airport: Rent Go (+902425827399), Garenta Rent a Car (4445478) and Aytucar (+902422470377). You can get economical advantages by making a pre-booking at the company that you are going to rent a car at least one day before your arrival at Gazipaşa Airport. You can reach Alanya city center in about 1 hour by the car you will rent at the airport.
