Popular Airport | Al-Ahsa Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1658 Km |
You can get to Turkmenbashi International Airport by a car you rent or you can easily find taxis in the city center. There is no public transport from the city center to the airport, but you can use shuttle services operated by a private company.
Shuttles are operated by a private company. You can get help from your hotel about shuttle times, routes and departure points. Shuttle services vary in size, but relatively comfortable vehicles are used and their prices are reasonable.
Almost everybody who has a car in Turkmenbashi carries out informal taxiing. For this reason, you will not have trouble setting up a taxi to take you to Turkmenbashi International Airport. But you must be careful about the price. There is no taximeter on the cars and there is no standard fare. In general, much higher prices are demanded from tourists. For this reason, you must negotiate the price with the driver before getting on the ride. You should not make your payment in advance.
You can see the offices of many car rental companies in Turkmenbashi city center. You can reach the airport easily and quickly with the car you rent. You can rent a car with a driver. You should make sure that the documents are complete and accurate during rental. If damage is found to the vehicle, you must register it in advance.
Ashgabat International Airport is the largest airport in the country while Turkmenbashi International Airport is the second largest airport. It serves both international flights and domestic flights. Besides, there are special areas for cargo flights, charter flights and personal airplanes.
Turkmenbashi International Airport was opened in 1959 and expanded in 2010 with a new terminal building. The airport has a post office, safe deposit box, cafeteria, restaurant, meeting room, seminar room, VIP room and CIP room. There are also souvenir shops, clothing stores and duty-free shops.
Al-Ahsa International Airport, which provides air transportation in Hofuf that is situated at a close location to Qatar, Bahrain, and Dubai in Saudi Arabia, is located 22 kilometers west of the city center. For transportation to the city center, the passengers can benefit from taxis as well as private cars offered by the car rental companies at the airport.
The taxis belonging to Saptco, the only company that has permission to carry passengers at Al-Ahsa International Airport, wait for the passengers at the exit of the terminal building all day long.
You can get to the city center in half an hour by renting a car from the companies like Avis, Europcar, Sixt, Thrifty, Holiday Autos, Budget, Economy, and EasyCar that provide service with a large fleet at the airport.