| Popular Airport | Harakani Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 40 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 1319 Miles |
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For travelling to Chelyabinsk International Airport, you can take a taxi. You can also have a comfortable travel by renting a car. If your hotel provides this service, it is possible to reach the airport easily by making a reservation in advance. If you prefer a means of public transportation, you can get on a bus departing from the city center. The airport also has private shuttle services.
If you prefer using a means of public transportation, you should first on take the bus route 99 departing from the city center and then transfer to the route 82 going to the airport. The travel to the airport from the city center lasts about one and half an hour.
You can easily find a taxi in the city center and travel to the airport comfortably. If you wish, you can ask your hotel to call a taxi for you. Travelling to the airport from the city center by taxi takes about 30 minutes under normal traffic conditions.
In Chelyabinsk city center, there are many local and international car rental companies. By visiting one of these companies, you can rent a car suitable for your budget. They absolutely want to see your international driver's license. If you don’t have an international driver’s license, you can rent a car with a driver. You should follow the highway E30 to reach the airport from the city center. The travel lasts about half an hour. Accommodation centers also help their guests about renting a car.
Although not every hotel in Chelyabinsk offers airport shuttle service, some of them offer airport shuttle service for their guests. You can contact your hotel to learn if they offer this service and make a reservation in advance.
There are private shuttle buses carrying passengers to Chelyabinsk International Airport from the city center. You can get information about their departure points and hours from your hotel. Although the amount you need to pay is slightly higher compares to bus, shuttles are more comfortable means of transportation for travelling to the airport.
Chelyabinsk International Airport is about 20 km north of the city center. It is a large airport offering service with its parking area having the capacity of 51 planes and having a different architecture. Chelyabinsk International Airport is also accepted as a transfer point. The airport has all the basic services like ATM, currency exchange office, pharmacy and left-luggage office.
There are also cafes, bars and restaurants offering service at the airport. In addition, you can buy books, souvenirs, clothes or accessories from the stores at the airport. You can spend pleasant time in these stores before or after your flight.
In duty-free shops, you can buy many products at affordable prices. If you want to wait for your flight in a comfortable and well-equipped environment, you can take advantage of the airport lounge service. Chelyabinsk International Airport also has free Wi-Fi service for its guests.
Kars Airport is only 7 kilometer from the city center. If you want to get to the city center from the airport, you can prefer taxi, municipal bus and rental car as well as the Sınır Tourism shuttle services that provide transportation service in agreement with airline companies. The hotels in Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center also offer airport shuttle service.
You can take a taxi, which is always the easiest way, to go to the city center or the surrounding districts and villages from Kars Airport. You can reach the city center in 10 minutes without waiting. The taxis waiting at the airport according to plane landings are usually used as share taxi by taking more than one passenger.
This is because there is a limited number of taxis at the airport and some taxi drivers would like to earn more by asking for the same taxi fare from more than one passenger. Before taking a taxi, it would be useful to ask if the taxi fare can be shared or not.
The airport shuttle services which provide shuttle service according to landing hours go up to Faikbey Street in Kars city center and drop the passengers off in front of Vergül Tourism agency. The same shuttle company also provides transportation service 30 minutes after landing for the passengers who would like to go Ardahan from Kars Airport. The shuttle services go up to the Sınır Tourism agency on Kongre Street in Ardahan city center.
There is only one car rental company called Öz Sema Otomotiv which serves at Kars Airport. For this reason, you are strongly recommended to book your car in advance if you want to rent a car. You can reach the authorized person by calling the office at 0-474- 212 08 18. If you are going to get to the places like Ani Ören Yeri (Ani Ruins) and Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center and if you travel more than one person, renting a car may be a more flexible and practical solution for you.
You can also prefer to go to the city center by bus from Kars Airport. There is only one municipal bus to the city center and it runs according to flight times. The municipal bus, which departs at the airport, goes up to the Lion Statues (in front of the Zafer Kuyumcusu – Jewelry Store) in the city center. If you are going to the surrounding cities or the tourist attractions like Ani Ruins, you can get to the bus station from the city center.
Since the bus station and the airport are located on different routes, you can benefit from minibuses or the shuttle services of the bus transportation companies once you arrive at the city center. The bus station is 3 kilometers away from the city center. You can take the buses provided by Sarıkamış Municipality, which depart from the city center, to reach the hotels in Sarıkamış Ski Resort. Though most of the hotels in Sarıkamış welcome their guests at the airport by offering shuttle services, you should ask your hotel if they offer shuttle transfer service considering your transportation options. The ski resort is 50 kilometers from the airport and 60 kilometers from the city center.
