Popular Airport | Halmstad Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 6829 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.
When you exit Halmstad City Airport, which is 4.2 kilometers away from the center of Halmstad, you will encounter various transportation alternatives. You can go to the city center in 10 minutes by choosing among the city buses operated by Halmstad Buss, taxis, bicycles and car rental services that are most suitable for you in.
By taking one of the buses waiting 50 meters from the Halmstad City Airport terminal exit you can reach Halmstad city center. Bus number 40 provides transportation between Brogard and Flygstaden, while number 350 runs between Falkenberg and Halmstad. The one-way ticket fare for bus number 40, which would reach the city center of Halmstad in 5-10 minutes from the airport, would be around 22-35 Swedish Krona as of 2016. The stops of the line are as follows: Halmstad City Airport, Vastrevangsleden, Mickedala, Rotorp, Vaderogatan, Vindilsvagen, Vasterbro, Arkitektgatan, Fridhemsparken and Halmstad Stora Torg (last stop). This bus, which departs every 30 minutes, makes it much easier to get from the airport to the city center of Halmstad.
If you have landed at a late hour or have missed the bus, you can use the taxis waiting outside the terminal. Although it is more expensive than public transport, given that the distance to the city center is quite short the taxi fares can be considered as reasonable. By taxi from Halmstad City Airport you can reach the city center by paying around 95-120 Swedish Krona. The most reliable taxi companies providing transportation from the airport to the city are Flygtaxi (020-97 97 97), Sennans Taxi (035-661 11) and Taxi Halmstadt (035-21 80 00).
If you are renting a car just to travel from the airport to the city center of Halmstad, it would not be wrong to say that you would make a loss. Since the distance between the two is 4.2 kilometers, you will use the car you have rented for 1 day for a maximum of 1 hour. If you are planning to stay longer in the city, renting a car will definitely be beneficial. Halmstad City Airport is an international airport and there are more than one national and international car rental companies serving here. Some of those are Avis, Europcar and Hertz. You can rent a car and reach Halmstad city center in just 5 to 8 minutes.
This ultra-cheap transportation option provided by Halmstad City Airport is suitable for those passengers who do not carry much with them. There is a long bicycle route starting from the airport, going to the city. After renting your bicycle at the airport, you need to follow the bicycle route at the exit. Although the duration of this journey would vary according to your speed, it is possible to reach the city center in 20-25 minutes on average.