Popular Airport | Nha Trang Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 10 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 8125 Km |
You can reach the airport from Nairobi city center by taxi or the airport shuttle service that is provided by your hotel. There are the minibuses called 'matatu' and the buses for the passengers who prefer public transportation. Renting a car is another transportation alternative you can prefer. You should keep in mind that the traffic in the city is particularly dense during the day, and you should set out early no matter which means of transportation you prefer.
You can get on the bus number 34 departing from the city center to reach the airport. Ticket price only costs 50 KES and your journey takes about 40 minutes.
Hotel shuttle services offered by the hotels are one of the most comfortable transportation alternatives if you don’t want to lose time with renting a car because it is necessary to bargain with taxi drivers and means of public transportation are troublesome. If your hotel provides this service, you need to contact your hotel in advance and make a reservation to take advantage of this service.
Taking a taxi is generally a frequently preferred transportation option in the city. However, you should remember that you need to bargain for taxi fare. If you are going to take a taxi to reach the airport, you can ask your hotel to help you with this, so you can travel by a trusted and safer taxi. You can reach the airport in about half an hour by taking a taxi.
In addition to the buses, matatu option is also available for those who prefer public transportation. You can reach the airport by these minibuses that are quite cheap, but you should keep in mind that you might have difficulty if you have lots of luggage because matatu minibuses are very crowded and the drivers usually drive fast and carelessly.
You can find the offices of many car rental companies in the city center. You need to drive straight through the A101 Mombasa road to reach the airport. If you are going to rent a car only to reach the airport, you can rent a car with a driver or you can rent a car from a company that has an office at the airport.
You should keep in mind that the traffic flows on the left side and the traffic rules are not very effective. You should also remember that the traffic is extremely heavy at certain times before deciding on the time you will leave.
Nha Trang Airport is closed to commercial flights. This is why, Cam Ranh Airport, 30 kilometers from the city center, is used to reach the city and the closeby regions. The distance between Cam Ranh Airport, one of the four biggest airports of Vietnam, and the center of Nha Trang is 30 kilometers. After landing to the airport, you can take a bus to travel to Nha Trang or to other parts of Vietnam, rent a car from the terminal of Cam Ranh Airport or use one of the other options such as private shuttles and reach the center of Nha Trang. Flights to cities like Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hanoi, as well as important centers of Russia are operated from the airport.
Transportation in Vietnam is generally not expensive. However, especially taxis can be more costly in long distances compared to buses and other means of public transportation. You can get to the center of Nha Trang without needing a transfer with means of public transport such as buses, or you can prefer renting a car or taking a taxi as a more expensive option.
You can choose to get to Nha Trang city center by taking a bus from Cam Ranh Airport terminal after a 30-minute ride. Taking a bus is also one of the cheapest and most affordable alternatives you can choose in Vietnam for traveling from the airport to the center. The ticket fare varies on average from 30.000 to 40.000 Vietnam Dong for a single passenger. You can get your bus ticket at the airport terminal. The buses depart from the airport at predetermined times and take their passengers to Nha Trang. As an alternative to the bus, you can take a taxi from in front of Cam Ranh Airport, but remember that taxi fares can be much higher.
One of the most preferred means of transportation for those passengers travelling from Cam Ranh Airport to Nha Trang is taxis. Taxis can also be considered as one of the most comfortable vehicles you can use in this one-hour journey from the airport to Naha Trang. While taxi fares are not very high among Vietnam, going to the center of Nha Trang from the airport is costly because of the long distance between the two. You should consider paying an average of 250.000 – 300.000 Vietnam Dongs to the taxi that you would take from the terminal of Cam Ranh Airport to get to the center of Nha Trang. This amount is equivalent to about 12-13 US dollars. Although it would not be considered a high fare for many countries, it is quite expensive in Vietnam standards. By trying to find passengers to share the taxi with before leaving the terminal of Cam Ranh Aairport, you can share the fare that you would pay and thus evaluate your chances of traveling to the center of Nha Trang or by other points you want to reach by paying less. .
Those local car rental companies located in and around the airport offer different alternatives to those passengers willing to go until Nha Trang with a rental car. The journey to Nha Trang after leaving the terminal with your rental car would last around one hour. The duration of the journey with a rental car is less than compared to journey with bus. You can reach the center of Nha Trang by renting a car from the airport at the same duration with a taxi.
Private shuttles can be considered as another alternative to get to Nha Trang and other points from Cam Ranh International Airport. Private shuttles are usually operated by private companies or hotels. The journey with a shuttle might last about 25-35 minutes depending on the route.