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| Popular Airport | Sochi Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 7 hour 50 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 6261 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Dakar City Center
Leopold Sedar Senghor Intl. Airport
In the city where the rail transport system is not available, the only public transport alternative is the bus to get to the airport from the city center. You can reach the airport by bus only during the day as it does not serve at night.
You can rent a car from the city center, use hotel shuttle or take a taxi to get to the airport in about half an hour in normal traffic conditions. Private shuttle services are another convenient alternative.
Airport Shuttle Service
These private shuttle services, which operate with car rental logic, take you from your address and leave you at the airport gate. In order to benefit from this service, it is absolutely necessary to make a reservation in advance. You can ask your hotel to help you with the reservation. This service costs a little bit more than normal taxi.
Bus
You can reach the airport by bus number 8, which can be accessed from the city center. This bus line operates between 06:00 and 21:00. Since bus is the only public transport you can use to get to the airport, it is not possible to get to the airport by public transport from the city center if your flight is at night.
Hotel Shuttle
You should learn in advance whether your hotel offers this service and make a reservation. With the hotel shuttle you will be picked up right in front of your hotel at the most convenient time and you will have a very comfortable means of transportation to reach the airport.
Taxi
Cars that work as a taxi in Dakar are quite old, but they are often preferred for fast and cheap transportation. You should definitely negotiate a good deal about the fare beforehand with your driver. You can get information about an average rate from your hotel and ask there for a taxi call. So you do not have to worry about the amount you will pay. You can reach the airport from the city center in a half hour by taxi.
Car Rental
You can rent a car suitable for your budget by contacting the car rental offices located in the city center. You can find both extremely cheap as well as luxury car options. If you are renting the car only for the last day to get to the airport, it is a convenience to ask for a car with a driver. The hotel you are staying at can also help you about car rental.
Airport Information
The airport in Dakar's northern district is named after Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's first president. The public also refer to the airport as Dakar Yoff Airport, with the airport’s former name. International flights as well as charter flights and cargo flights are organized from the airport. Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport offers only basic services.
A new airport is being built as an alternative to the airport, which cannot satisfy its guests both in terms of capacity and facilities. There is no clear information on when the airport, whose construction started in 2007, will be opened.
Transportation to Sochi City Center from Airport
Sochi Intl. Airport
Situated in the Krasnodar Kray Federative Region of Russian Federation, Sochi is centrally located on the Black Sea coast near the Caucasus Mountains. Sochi, known as the warm face of cold Russia, is a resort city established in the early 1900s. Spas and great beaches in this city host many tourists every year.
Buses, trolleybuses, and taxis connect all parts of the city to each other in Sochi, which has made a tremendous renovation in the transport infrastructure to host the Winter Olympic Games in 2014. In addition, free bike rental option also stands out as a practical service.
Sochi Airport is half an hour away from the city center. It is considered as one of the most important airports of Russia with the number of passengers that has increased in recent years. You can take advantage of the train, bus, minibus and taxi options to travel between the airport and city center, which is 30 kilometers away. Apart from these options, you can also prefer to rent a car from the airport to reach wherever you want to go.
Taxi
If you want to travel by taxi, it would be certainly useful for you to bargain with the driver about the taxi fare before boarding the taxi. Although taxis are less preferred because they are more expensive than other means of transportation, you can prefer the taxi option to get rid of long bus journeys.
Bus
You can get to the city center by two different buses departing from the bus stops right next to Sochi Airport. The bus ride takes about 40 minutes. The bus number 105 runs between 5:20 am and 11:15 pm, while the bus 105C runs between 6:01 am and 11:35 pm. In addition, there are also different bus lines to Rosa Khutor Alpine Center and Adler areas outside the Sochi city center.
Train
You can reach the city center after a 45-minute journey by trains that run 10 times a day. Although train journey is slow and tiresome, it becomes attractive with its unique coastal view. You can buy train tickets on the train. The first train leaves the station at 7 am and the services end with the last train service departing at 9:20.
Minibus
The minibuses called Marshrutka are an alternative to buses and trains that have few services. It takes about half an hour to travel to the city center by taking the advantage of small and sympathetic Marshrutka minibuses running on line 124.
Rent a car
You can also rent a car to discover the beauty of Sochi, a magnificent seaside city of the Black Sea. You can easily find the offices of Sochi and Car Booking companies that provide high-quality service with new cars in their fleet at the airport.
Weather in Sochi
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