Popular Airport | Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 11 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 9474 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Belize City City Center
Philip S. W. Goldson Intl. Airport
The distance between Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport, the single biggest airport of Belize, which is located in a geography remaining from the Maya Civilization in Central America, and the city center of Belize City is approximately 15 kilometers. You can go to the airport from the city center by taking a taxi or airport shuttle, renting a car or making use of economical bus transfers.
Taxi
Even though Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport is close to the city center, there is no public transportation network connecting the spots to each other. Since you cannot reach the airport by public buses, which are taken actively by the people in the city, the most preferred vehicles are usually taxis. There are taxis waiting in front of the bus terminals in the city center. You can also stop a taxi by the road. Taxis charge approximately 25 American Dollars for transfer to the airport. If you are going to travel alone, you can talk about sharing a taxi with a passenger before taking a taxi, which can enable you to pay less as the fare.
Bus
If you find the taxi fare high and look for more economical transportation alternatives, there are also buses connecting the city center to the airport, although no direct buses are available. When you take a bus going towards Orange Walk or Corozal from the terminal in the city center and tell the driver that you want to get off somewhere near the airport in Ladyville, the driver will drop you at a junction turning towards the airport. The distance between the airport and where you get off is about 2.5 kilometers; you can either walk or take a taxi. Do not forget to bargain if the taxi driver asks for a fare higher than 10 American Dollars.
Airport Shuttle
One of the types of transportation mostly preferred for safety and comfort in Belize is the private airport shuttles which are a little more costly than other options. You can choose the shuttles, which offer plus services such as free internet and air conditioner, among the referenced companies on the Internet, and get a reservation made for them. Alternatively, you can get information by asking the reception desk of your hotel whether they provide a shuttle free of charge. No matter if the shuttles come for a group or just for you, they pick you up from wherever you are and take you to the airport within about 30 minutes.
Car Rental
If you would like to go to the airport from the city center by renting a car, regardless of the short distance, please remember that roads of Belize are neglected; they are without asphalt and covered with dust in some regions. You can find foreign or local agencies on the Internet, and rent a car depending on its luggage-passenger capacity. Your hotel can also refer to a company regarding this issue.
Airport Information
Being the seventh biggest airport of Central America and the single biggest airport of Belize, Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport is named after a famous politician of the country, who died in 2001. You can reach the airport, which is located approximately 15 kilometers far from Belize City in Ladyville, in 30 minutes with a car.
The altitude of the airport is 5 meters higher than the city, and it is the busiest region of this small Central American country. According to the data of 2017, the number of passengers who passed through the airport is about one million, together with 5,179 international and 25,690 domestic flights. From the airport, you can fly to several states of the United States of America and countries such as El Salvador and Panama. There are no direct flights to Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport yet. The airport is used for landing by the planes of international airline companies like US Airways, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Avianca, Copa Airlines, and TACA. The runway of this fully equipped airport, which opened in 1990, is 9,700 meters in length, and in addition to the international flights, there are domestic flights to several destinations via Tropic Air and Maya Island Air.
Transportation to Gdansk City Center from Airport
Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport
Transportation from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport to Gdansk city center takes no more than 45 minutes, regardless of which means of transport you use. As you can use popular means of public transport such as trains, buses and trams for your journey, taxi and car rental companies will also be at your service 24/7.
Train
There is a small train station at the exit of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport. Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport-Gdansk city center train departs from this station every 15 minutes and goes directly to the city center. To get to the train, you have to purchase your ticket from the ticket vending machines in the terminal building. You can also get to the city center by taking the train called SKM. All trains are moving to Gdansk city center from Gdansk Port Lotniczy station.
Bus
The bus lines 210, 120 and 4A, which depart frequently from the airport, directly go to Gdansk city center and Glowny central station. There are two routes of the bus number 210. To go to the city you have to take the bus 210 to Goscinna. You can use these buses by a ticket that costs 60 Zloty according to the most current rates. Bus 122 also provides access to the Sopot Kamienny Potok region of Gdansk from the airport. The bus line to the Wrzeszcz train station, which departs from the airport again, is number 110.
If you have landed at Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport at night, you can take the N3 night bus to Gdansk Glowny station. Gdansk Shuttle vehicles, which provide a reliable transportation service to tourists by means of shuttle buses, take passengers from the airport to the city center at a fee of 21 Euros. The points where you can buy tickets are offices and vending machines at bus stop in Gdansk airport
Tram
The city trams, which provide comfortable and fast transport from Lech Walesa Airport to Gdansk, have two different colors, red and white. To get to the center of Gdansk from the airport by tram, you must purchase one the tickets in the common ticketing system: single-use, 1 hour or day tickets.
Taxi
At the airport in Gdansk, where pirate taxiing is quite common, mostly formal taxis provide transportation. So the only thing you need to be aware of is whether the taxi driver turns the taximeter on or not. It is quite easy to reach Gdansk city center by taxi cabs waiting outside the airport terminal buildings. The official taxi drivers in Gdansk charge 7 Polish Zlotys at the beginning and then 2.5 Zlotys per kilometer. From Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport to the city center you will have to pay about 80 Zlotys if you use a taxi.
Car Rental
Famous car rental companies such as Budget / Avis, Express, Panek, Enterprise, Dollar, Europcar, Hertz, Thrifty, Joka and Sixt are located in Terminal T1 of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport. The name of the domestic car rental company at the airport is Easy Terra Car Rental. You can rent a car from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport and get to the city center in about 20-25 minutes.
If you use the S6 (E28) express way connecting Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport and Gdansk city center, the duration of your journey can be reduced up to 5-10 minutes. Before arriving Gdansk, you can rent a car or contact the company or make a pre-booking via internet at much more reasonable prices.