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Transportation to Airport from Edmonton City Center
Edmonton Intl. Airport
The Edmonton International Airport is located only 26 kilometers from the Edmonton city center and there are many transportation methods you can choose. Shuttles and express busses are the most preferred options by the tourists, as they are cheap and fast transportation options. For more comfortable options, there are taxis and car rental companies. While it takes 40-45 minutes to get to Edmonton Airport from the city center by bus, with shuttles, taxis, or rented cars it takes approximately 30 minutes.
Express Busses
Express busses are very popular among the tourists as it is one of the most affordable and fast ways of transportation from the Edmonton Airport to the city center. Route 747 is the line from the city center to the Edmonton Airport, has several bus stops in the city for convenience, and is part of the Edmonton Transit System (EYT). This bus operates seven days a week and has a departure every half an hour. As of 2016, the one-way ticket price is 2,50 Canadian Dollars, monthly bus pass option is available and costs approximately 100 Canadian Dollars. No matter where you are in the city, it is very easy to get to the stops of the express buses by tram. You will likely arrive at Edmonton Airport in 35 minutes by taking this bus from the city center.
Shuttle
There are several shuttle companies in Edmonton city. For affordable and comfortable transportation, some of the shuttle companies are; Airport Sky Shuttle services, SunDog Tours Jasper Shuttle services, and Ebus services in addition to that, hotels provide shuttle services for their customers. You can either contact the related personnel of the hotel you are staying in for shuttle services or other shuttle companies for transportation. Pricing varies from company to company, the city center to Edmonton Airport transfer costs 34 Canadian Dollars with Ebus, and Airport Sky Shuttle company charges 11 Canadian Dollars for one-way transportation to the airport. From the city center to Edmonton Airport, it takes approximately 20-25 minutes by shuttle.
Taxi and Limousine Rental
Although taxis are popular, especially for inner-city transportation, limousines are not selected by many. If you do not have time for public transit or rush to catch your flight, it may be a good idea to use these options. If you call some selected taxi or limousine rental companies and request a ride to the airport, fixed price tariffs are applied for airport transportation. These companies are 24-7 Taxi (7804424444), Airport Taxi (7808907070), Co-op Taxi (7804252525), Greater Edmonton Taxi (7804623456), and Air Limousine (7809897090).
While the transportation is about 20-25 minutes from Edmonton city center to Edmonton Airport, it costs about 55 Canadian dollars by taxi and 66 Canadian dollars by limousine.
Car Rental
Car Rental companies provide comfortable, reliable, fast, and non-restrictive transportation to passengers who plan to stay in the city for a long time, and renting a car is usually the first option for those. There are many local and international car rental companies in Edmonton city such as Alamo (18772229075), Avis (18008792847), Budget (18002688900), Enterprise (18002617331), Hertz (18002630600), and National (18002277368). If you want to rent a car only to go from Edmonton Airport to the city center, you should start searching a day or two before your flight because most of the companies offer pre-booking discounts. From Edmonton Airport to the city center or vice versa is approximately 30 minutes by car.
Airport Information
Edmonton Airport is the biggest airport in North Canada and North Alberta in terms of the sum of acreage. The airport is located 26 kilometers southwest of Edmonton and is the 5th busiest airport. Approximately 8 million passengers used the airport in 2015 as it is an international airport, so it provides many services that the passengers may need. Popular restaurants and cafes in the airport are; Belgian Beer Cafe, Booster Juice, Boston Pizza, Brioche Dorée, Caffé Sorrentino, Chili’s Express, Euro Cafe, Gretzky’s Wine & Whisky, etc. Some of the shops in Edmonton Airport are; eğer A Flight of Wine and Spirits, Best Buy Express, Discover Alberta, Dufry Duty-Free, Indigo Spirit, iStore, Kids Works, etc. In addition to all these facilities, Edmonton Airport offers more, such as free Wi-Fi, post office, health polyclinic, playground for children, VIP lounges, tourist information desks, travel agencies, shuttle, and car rental services, exchange offices, banks, and ATMs, etc.
Transportation to Aktau City Center from Airport
Aktau Airport
The transportation system in Aktau, the second largest and modern city in Kazakhstan, is highly developed and practical. The main transportation means in the city are buses, matryoshka and taxis. Apart from this, other cities in Kazakhstan and neighboring countries of Kazakhstan are directly connected to Aktau by sea. Aktau Port is one of the leading ports in the region and most famous ports in terms of commerce and transportation.
Addresses in Aktau are generally expressed as 14-42-30. While 14 is the number of the province/region, 42 is the building number and 30 is the apartment number. As the streets in the city are not named, they can create some problems for tourists in terms of transportation. There are many train services from the Mangestau train station, 12 kilometers outside of the city.
It takes about 2 days to travel with the trains that provide transportation service between Astana, another important city of Kazakhstan, and Aktau. The train journey between Almaty and Aktau takes 3 days and the train journey between Atyrau and Aktau takes 1 day. The main means of public transportation you can use to get to the city center from Aktau Airport are buses and minibuses (matryoshka). Apart from that, you can also go to the city center at very reasonable prices thanks to the private transfer services affiliated with the airport or other transportation companies.
It is possible to make your transportation in the city in the most practical way by paying a little more where car rental and taxi services are also highly developed.
Bus
With the Aktau local buses waiting right outside the airport terminal, you can reach the city center or other points of the city at reasonable prices. Bus tickets cost 25 Tenges. By taking these buses that take you from the airport to one of the city's central points, you reach the city in 40-45 minutes.
Matryoshka
The size and appearance of the matryoshka are like minibuses. These much smaller than the normal local buses but they provide access to more points in the city. The fact that the matryoshka and bus routes in the city are connected with each other makes it possible to reach any point of the city in a very short time. Some of the matryoshka you can see in Aktau city center go to the airport. The departure points and destinations of most of these are written on the vehicles.
Taxi
If you want to get to the city center from Aktau Airport by taxi, you need to pay approximately 1600 Tenge. You are likely to see many taxi stands ready at the exit of Aktau Airport's arrival terminal. You can choose the vehicle you want to travel with and tell where you want to go or show it on the map to the driver.
You must bargain with the taxi drivers because the fares that Aktau taxi drivers demand are usually open to it. It is possible to get this journey of 23 kilometers in 30-35 minutes on average with a taxi.
It is possible to have more detailed information from the most popular taxi company (+777 753 33 55) among the ones waiting at the airport's exit which is also offering the most affordable options.
Car Rental
If you have already looked through many car rental companies in Aktau Airport in advance and made your choice, you can rent a car at much more affordable prices. So as long as you benefit from car rental services, where the pre-booking system is much more economical, you can pick your cat at the airport in a short time after a few small transactions. It takes approximately 25-30 minutes to drive from the airport to the city center of Aktau. Renting a car in the city where traffic is not too crowded is one of the best options.
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