Popular Airport | Tan Son Nhat Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 15 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 12097 Km |
Calgary International Airport is one of Canada's largest and busiest airports and is only 17 km from the city center. There are many alternative ways in Calgary for you to easily travel to the airport from the city center.
Public transportation is one of the most preferred ways, for those who want to travel to Calgary Airport. Departing from the city center you can reach the airport by public bus numbers 100, 300 and 430 and also you can reach the terminal directly in 30 minutes using the airport metro line.
If you want to take a taxi from Calgary city center to the airport, it is possible to find a taxi vehicle at any time of the day and from any point of the city. From the city center the journey to the airport will take about 25 minutes. The average cost for transportation by taxi is 40 dollars.
There is only one bus company in Calgary city that operates a shuttle service between the airport and the city center. It is possible to reach Calgary Airport from the city center by using this airport shuttle service which is called Airport Shuttle Express. The airport shuttles depart from the city center every 30 minutes, seven days a week and a one way ticket fee is 15 dollars. You can reach the terminal in about 30 minutes using the airport shuttle.
If you need a faster transportation way, it is possible to easily reach the airport by a private car you can rent from the car rental companies in Calgary. There are many car rental companies that provide services at the airport, such as Hertz, Avis, National and Enterprise. If you want to leave your car at the airport, it is sufficient enough to meet the rental company on the "departure" floor of the main terminal.
Many hotels in Calgary provide chargable or free shuttle services to their customers. If you are staying in a hotel in Calgary, you can ask at your hotel for a private shuttle service that will take you to the airport from the city center. The journey time by a shuttle will take approximately 25 minutes.
Calgary International Airport has 185 venues where you can spend time before or after your trip, such as cafes, restaurants and stops. At the airport, you can find stores where you can buy magazines and books that you can read during your flight, clothes and jewellery where you can find the latest styles and souvenirs unique to Canada. In addition to this, there are restaurants and cafes where you can discover many local and international flavors. At Calgary Airport you can also get free wireless internet service and you can make a great start to your trip by taking advantage of many more facilities that the airport has to offer.
You can buy a ticket for the bus, or take one of the taxis waiting in front of the terminal as soon as you land in Tan Son Nhat Airport, located just 5 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City center. Another option is to rent a car. It is possible to get to the city center from Tan Son Nhat Airport in 30 minutes by bus and in a maximum of 10 minutes by other means of transportation.
Go out when you arrive at the arrival terminal of the airport, and there you will see the stops of the direct buses to the city center. You can get on bus number 152 by purchasing your ticket immediately from the offices. These light cream and green colored minibus sized buses depart every 30 minutes from Tan Son Nhat Airport to the famous Ben Tanh Market, which is a 15-minute walk from to the city center. It is economical and easy to go to the city center by bus number 152, which runs between 6 am and 6 pm. The single-use fare is only 30 cents as of 2017. In addition to this, bus number 109, operated by SATSCO which runs every 15-20 minutes, provides access to the city center from Tan Son Nhat Airport. The bus number 109, which provides transportation services from 05.30 in the morning to 01.30 at night, departs from the column 18 of the domestic terminal and the column 15 of the international terminal and arrives at Ben Thanh Station within 45 minutes. Some of the bus stops on this route are Troug Son, Tran Quoc Hoan, Hoang Van Thu, Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Pham Ngu Lao Park 2. The fare for bus number 109 varies between 12.000 (less than 5 km) – 20.000 (more than 5 km) Viet Nam Dong as of March 16, 2016.
The taxis, those take you directly from Tan Son Nhat Airport to the center of Ho Chi Minh City, for only 5-7 dollars (150.000-170.000 Viet Nam Dong), wait for the passengers 7/24 outside the terminal. If you want to use private taxis outside the airport, you can ask for a taxi by calling Vinasun Taxi (+84838272727) or Malinh Taxi Group (+84838383838).
The most known car rental companies at Tan Son Nhat Airport arrival terminal are Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt. If you are going to stay in Ho Chi Minh for a few days, you might benefit from renting a car. Because renting a car on an hourly basis is generally not possible. It would take 10-12 minutes to reach Ho Chi Minh City center by the car you book in advance and pick up as soon as you land.