Popular Airport | Enfidha Hammamet Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 10 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 8682 Km |
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.
After you have arrived at Enfidha-Hammamet Airport, you can take a taxi to reach Enfidha or Hammamet. If you prefer a more economical transportation method, the municipal buses may be more suitable for you. In addition, from Enfidha-Hammamet Airport you can also rent a car. From the airport it is possible to reach Hammamet city center in around 45-50 minutes.
Just outside Enfidha-Hammamet Airport arrival terminal, there are many bus stops. The buses departing from these stops also provide direct transportation to the most central points of the city. It is very easy to reach Enfidha and Hammamet with the municipal buses operated by the Tunisian Ministry of Transport. The direct buses that run from the airport to the city center, stop at Enfidha city center, Bouficha and Hammamet bus terminal. The current service hours of these municipal buses for 2017 are 05.40-22.15 and depart from the airport every 4 hours. The average total journey time of the buses is 50 minutes and you can call this number to get the most up to date information about ticket prices: 0021673250253.
Most of the local and foreign tourists arriving into Enfidha-Hammamet Airport prefer taxis to reach Enfidha and Hammamet city center. The main reason for this is that airport taxis apply the same price tariff during the day and during the night. If you come across a taxi from a private taxi company, you should definitely check whether the driver has turned on the taximeter. By taxi from Enfidha-Hammamet Airport it takes about 30-35 minutes to reach the city center. According to the 2017 price list of airport taxis, you can take a taxi from Enfidha-Hammamet Airport and reach Sousse and North Hammamet for 75 Tunisian Dinars, South Hammamet and Kantaoui for 65 dinars, Monastir for 90 dinars, Nobeul for 90 dinars, Bizert for 160 dinars, Djerba-Medenine for 500 dinars, Sfax for 160 dinars, Kairouan for 80 dinars and Mahdia for 130 dinars.
Those who plan to stay in Enfidha or Hammamet for a long time can rent a car from Enfidha-Hammamet Airport and thus travel more comfortably throughout their travels. Although there are many car rental companies in the city center, there is only one car rental company at Enfidha-Hammamet Airport, which is Avis (+0021673856150). You can collect your vehicle from Avis company in a short space of time with your international license and pre-reservation. To reach Hammamet city center, you need to use the Trans-African Highway 1 road. In average you can reach the city in 35-40 minutes.