Popular Airport | Cluj Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 6923 Km |
It is only possible to reach the airport from Colombo city center by bus and taxi. Alternatively, you can also travel with private cars that can be rented from car rental companies located in the city center.
Taxi drivers in Colombo, which is moving towards to becoming a global world city, also keep up with this development. Almost all of the taxi drivers are clean-wear, polite and speak English, which increases the quality of service. Despite being expensive compared to other alternatives, it is preferred because of its ease of reaching anytime.
The bus number 187-E3, which is used to get to the airport, collects passengers at different bus stops all day except night time. It serves as an economic and fast transportation option.
As in all major cities, it is also possible to find quality and reputable car rental companies in Colombo. You can request the model and brand you want from the companies you can reach easily via Internet and telephone.
Bandaranayike Airport, which links Colombo to the world and hosts many passengers every year, consists of a medium sized single terminal building. There are many services ranging from pharmacies and health centers to foreign exchange bureaus and bank ATMs at the airport. There is a beauty and spa center in the terminal which also has an animal care room for pets of passengers.
Baristar Coffee Lanka, Burger King, Deli Food & Spicy, HVA Foods, Nestle Lanka PLC, Palm Strip Restaurant and Relax Inn Food are the places where passengers can meet their eating and drinking needs during waiting periods.
For shopping there are Abans Pvt, AMF Duty Free, Asian Electricals, Aventure Holdings, Chamber of Gifts, Classic Electronics, Crown Electronics, Citizen, Gomez's and Odel stores. The airport also meets the accommodation needs of its passengers with the Serediva Transit Hotel in it.
You can go to the city center from the airport by taxi or by renting a car. If you want to reduce your transportation costs, you can opt for public transportation. Two hotels in Cluj offer airport shuttle service for their customers. If the hotel you will stay at is close to these, you can benefit from these shuttles by getting in contact and paying the fare in advance.
There are 10 different car rental companies serving at the airport. The daily rental price of a car with standard features is about 17 Euro. To get to the city center with the car you have rented, you must drive westward on the highway 1C and connect to the road E576. Under normal traffic conditions, you can reach the city center in less than 15 minutes.
You can see the taxi stand right at the exit of the arriving passenger terminal. Taxi fare is 0.50 Euro per km. Getting to the city center from the airport by taxi costs about 5-10 Euro on average. By taxi you can get to the city center in about 10 minutes.
You can reach the city center in half an hour by the bus route 5 departing from the airport. The buses operate every 10 minutes from 05:10 am to 10:38 pm on weekdays; on Saturdays from 05:48 am to 08:57 pm and on Sundays from 06:22 am to 08:57 pm every 20 minutes.
Premier Hotel and Granata Hotel have shuttle buses that carry passengers from the airport to the city center. You should not forget to make a reservation in advance in order to benefit from this service.