Popular Airport | Carrasco General Cesareo L. Berisso Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 18 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 14501 Km |
You can reach Quaid–E–Azam International Airport from Karachi city center by using a bus or minibus. However, using a means of public transportation can make you lose time even though it is the most affordable transportation alternative. If you decide to use a faster transportation vehicle, you can get on a taxi. Renting a car is another option.
There are many car rental companies offering service in the city center. Most of them are local companies. In Pakistan, traffic is generally heavy and complicated. For this reason, tourists are advised to rent a car with a driver by contacting a reliable company. You can get help from your hotel about this issue before your travel. You should drive on the highway N5 and take the Jinnah Terminal Road in order to reach the airport. You can get to Quaid–E–Azam International Airport in about half an hour under normal traffic conditions by following the airport directions.
It is possible to reach the airport in approximately one hour by getting on an airport bus in the city center. One-way ticket price of these buses is 50 Pakistani Rupee per passenger. There are also minibuses carrying passengers to the airport from the city center. These vehicles are cheaper but tourists may be charged higher amounts. In addition, minibuses are very crowded. For these reasons, buses are more preferred by foreign visitors.
Travelling to the airport from the city center lasts about half an hour. You should bargain over the fare before getting on any taxi. The cost of travelling to the airport from the city center is about 300 – 500 Pakistani Rupee.
Quaid–E–Azam International Airport, which is known as Jinnah International Airport shortly, is located 14 km east of the city center. There are foreign exchange office, ATMs and baggage rooms at the airport. In addition, there are restaurants and cafes where you can try local tastes as well as the delicacies from the world cuisine. You can do shopping at the stores where you can find various products specific to Pakistan like carpet and rugs. There is also a duty-free shop at the airport. There is a mosque near the airport parking area. Although there is not any hotel within the building, you can stay at Ramada Plaza Hotel located 1 km of the airport.
Because Carrasco International Airport is only 19 kilometers from the city center, it is quick and easy to get to your hotel by bus, minibus, suburban train, taxi or car. Thanks to the transportation network of the three major bus companies spread throughout the city, traveling between the airport and the city center is incredibly easy. Apart from that, you are also likely to benefit from taxi or car rental companies at affordable prices.
Although there are suburban trains in Montevideo, which is not a very big city with regards to surface area, which provide a fast transportation service, buses and taxis are more frequently preferred. Another practical option to get from the Carrasco International Airport to the city center is the suburban trains, both comfortable and affordable.
You can easily get to any part of Montevideo thanks to the busses waiting just outside the arrival terminal of Carrasco International Airport.
If you get out of the terminal, you can reach the city center if you take any buses writing Montevideo on it. Because Montevideo is not a very large city, a large part of the city's public transport needs is met by a bus system that processes on a regular basis.
You can use SoloBus (Android) and Bondi (Iphone) applications to get up to date information on Montevideo buses and ticket fees. The last stop on all Montevideo buses is the Tres Cruces bus terminal, the city's main bus terminal. This terminal is a 30 minute walk from the city center. Montevideo buses pass through the city as they go to this terminal. On that route, there is also a square in the center of the city, and this journey lasts about 1-1.5 hours on average.
Almost every line of the Cutcsa buses (701, 02, 05) from the airport goes to the Rio Branco bus terminal. This terminal is located in Ramba Porte in the city center. If you choose to go from the airport to the city by bus COT, you need to pay 165 Uruguay Pesos according to the current data. There are also buses belonging to the airport transfer company. Thanks to these buses, it is possible to go to the city at a more convenient fare. As of October 2015, airport shuttle buses that cost only 51 Uruguay Pesos are operating both regularly and comfortably. All you need to do to make use of the airport transfer service is to book your reservation at www.airporttransfer.com.uy.
You can get to the city center in 30-35 minutes by taxis operated by the airport waiting at the exit of the arrival terminal of Carrasco Airport. If you make your pre-book at www.aeropuertodecarrasco.com or www.taxisaeropuerto.com, the websites of Taxis Airport, one of the leading companies, it is possible to get more reasonable prices. To go to the city from Carrasco Airport you will need to pay an average of about 20-30 dollars. These taxis are mostly used as a shared taxi since airport taxis start at 70 dollars.
As you will find car rental companies which are world famous brands at Carrasco International Airport, you are also likely to encounter domestic Montevideo car rental companies. Avis, Budget, Hertz, Europcar and Thrifty are located within the airport terminal building. You have to use Route 101 to get to the city center with your car rented from Carrasco International Airport. It is possible to get to the city after about 20-25 minutes.
In addition, they have a transport service package called ByB Remise system. You can purchase this card from the airport, the markets or at www.bybremises.com. Before you buy this package, you have to give information about your arrival and departure dates. Then a transportation service package is being prepared for you from the airport to the city and vice versa. The updated price of this service is only 34 dollars.