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Popular Airport

King Khalid Intl. Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

2 hour 40 min

Approximate Travel Distance

2204 Km

Cheapest Zanzibar to Riyadh Flight Tickets

Ethiopian Airlines
11 Jan, Sat
12:05 PM
Zanzibar - Riyadh
1 stop
14h 5m
ZNZ-RUH
11.248 TL
Ethiopian Airlines
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Transportation to Airport from Zanzibar City Center

Abeid Amani Karume Intl. Airport

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport or Kisauni Airport, as it was known before, is located about 5 kilometers outside the center of Zanzibar. The passengers who will travel to the airport from the center often choose to take a taxi ride that would last only a few minutes considering the short distance.

Guests staying in the centrally located hotels can make benefit of the shuttles offered by the hotel free of charge or at reasonable prices.

If you would like to travel to the airport terminal in Zanzibar with a means of transportation outside the shuttles and taxi, it is a good idea to keep in mind that you have the chance to rent a car. Rental vehicles, usually provided by local Zanzibar companies, are extremely practical to reach the airport and other points of the country.

Taxi 

When you travel to the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which is about 5 kilometers from the center of Zanzibar, with Zanzibar taxis that you can take from the center, you will be travelling with a practical means that also helps you to carry your luggage comfortably at. Taxis are not only practical, useful and convenient, but also vehicles that can be considered economic in the region. If you need to arrive at the airport very early in the morning or late at night, you are advised to book a taxi in advance. Apart from this, you can also easily call taxi without prior booking during the day and enjoy the comfortable and easy ride to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport that lasts around 10 minutes.

Car Rental

Renting a car in Zanzibar and getting to the airport with your rental car is a method that you would have to choose via local car rental companies. You can find a local car rental company office in the center and reach Abeid Amani Karume International Airport with your rental car in about ten minutes and park your car at the airport terminal. If you prefer delivering the car you have rented in the region at the airport, it should be enough to share this opinion in advance with the car rental company you have rented your car from. If you need to wait a while at the airport after arriving to the terminal with your rental car, you can use the car park of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.

Airport Shuttle

Your centrally located hotel can provide private shuttle for you to reach the airport terminal. Moreover, your hotel may offer this service free of charge or at a very convenient fare. You can book a seat on these shuttles departing from the center and going to the airport by contacting your hotel in advance to see if they are providing this option. However, if your hotel does not offer this service but you still have to go to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport with these vehicles, you can search online about other shuttle options serving in the region. It is possible for you to make a reservation for the shuttle that would pick you up from your door until a few hours before your flight.

Airport Information

The terminal of the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which is often used for seasonal flights to the major centers of Europe and the Middle East, is not too big. The airport terminal, however, provides many basic services that you may need. Waiting lounges, information desks from where you can get detailed information about the area, and places where you can eat help you to spend your time while waiting at the airport. You have the chance to travel to cities like Istanbul, Nairobi, Warsaw, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Mombasa, Tel Aviv, Prague, Amsterdam, and Brussels thanks to the direct and connected flights operated from the airport at certain times.

Transportation to Riyadh City Center from Airport

King Khalid Intl. Airport

Located in Riyadh, the capital city of Saudi Arabia, King Khalid Airport is also one of the biggest airports in the world. King Khalid Airport, a major transport hub for the country, connects Riyadh to the country and the world. There are not many transportation options from King Khalid Airport to the city center, but you can make your journey by taking the advantage of highway transportation alternatives.

You can benefit from a large number of services at King Khalid Airport, which hosts flights to many countries of the world. Although there are not many transportation options you can prefer to reach the city center from King Khalid Airport in Riyadh, it is possible to travel fast because the traffic in the city is not heavy. You can get to the city center by choosing from the options such as transfer vehicle, car rental option, and especially the taxi. The airport also offers parking areas for the passengers who travel by car.

Taxi

Taxi is the easiest option you can take to reach the city center from King Khalid Airport. Once your plane lands at the airport, you can take a taxi and reach the city center in a short time. The fact that there is no heavy traffic in the city is another advantage for fast transportation to the city center.

Transfer Services

Transfer vehicles are both economical and easy way of transportation to reach the city center. You can comfortably arrive at the hotel you are going to stay thanks to the transfer vehicle offered to you by the hotel you have booked.

Rent a car

Renting a car is another option you can prefer to get to the city center. You can reach the city center comfortably by renting a car from the car rental offices in the terminal building of King Khalid Airport. You can also deliver the car you can rent with or without a driver at the offices of car rental companies in the city. You can visit the airport's website to find out about the car rental companies you can choose from.

Weather in Riyadh

DayMin - Max
SundayMin 8ºC - Max 18ºC
MondayMin 5ºC - Max 19ºC
TuesdayMin 9ºC - Max 21ºC
WednesdayMin 12ºC - Max 22ºC
ThursdayMin 13ºC - Max 22ºC

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