Search Flights from Zanzibar to Southampton

Abeid Amani Karume International Airport or Kisauni Airport, as it was known before, is located about 5 kilometers outside the center of Zanzibar. The passengers who will travel to the airport from the center often choose to take a taxi ride that would last only a few minutes considering the short distance.

Guests staying in the centrally located hotels can make benefit of the shuttles offered by the hotel free of charge or at reasonable prices.

If you would like to travel to the airport terminal in Zanzibar with a means of transportation outside the shuttles and taxi, it is a good idea to keep in mind that you have the chance to rent a car. Rental vehicles, usually provided by local Zanzibar companies, are extremely practical to reach the airport and other points of the country.

Taxi 

When you travel to the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which is about 5 kilometers from the center of Zanzibar, with Zanzibar taxis that you can take from the center, you will be travelling with a practical means that also helps you to carry your luggage comfortably at. Taxis are not only practical, useful and convenient, but also vehicles that can be considered economic in the region. If you need to arrive at the airport very early in the morning or late at night, you are advised to book a taxi in advance. Apart from this, you can also easily call taxi without prior booking during the day and enjoy the comfortable and easy ride to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport that lasts around 10 minutes.

Car Rental

Renting a car in Zanzibar and getting to the airport with your rental car is a method that you would have to choose via local car rental companies. You can find a local car rental company office in the center and reach Abeid Amani Karume International Airport with your rental car in about ten minutes and park your car at the airport terminal. If you prefer delivering the car you have rented in the region at the airport, it should be enough to share this opinion in advance with the car rental company you have rented your car from. If you need to wait a while at the airport after arriving to the terminal with your rental car, you can use the car park of Abeid Amani Karume International Airport.

Airport Shuttle

Your centrally located hotel can provide private shuttle for you to reach the airport terminal. Moreover, your hotel may offer this service free of charge or at a very convenient fare. You can book a seat on these shuttles departing from the center and going to the airport by contacting your hotel in advance to see if they are providing this option. However, if your hotel does not offer this service but you still have to go to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport with these vehicles, you can search online about other shuttle options serving in the region. It is possible for you to make a reservation for the shuttle that would pick you up from your door until a few hours before your flight.

Airport Information

The terminal of the Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which is often used for seasonal flights to the major centers of Europe and the Middle East, is not too big. The airport terminal, however, provides many basic services that you may need. Waiting lounges, information desks from where you can get detailed information about the area, and places where you can eat help you to spend your time while waiting at the airport. You have the chance to travel to cities like Istanbul, Nairobi, Warsaw, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Mombasa, Tel Aviv, Prague, Amsterdam, and Brussels thanks to the direct and connected flights operated from the airport at certain times.

There are a variety of transportation alternatives available to get to Southampton city center from Southampton Airport. Buses and trains provide convenient transportation to the city from the airport starting in the early hours of the morning and operating until the late evening. Taxis and rental cars are other transportation alternatives that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Taxi

Checker Cars is the licensed taxi service operating at Southampton Airport. Checker Cars feature modern vehicles with trained drivers and they offer passengers different payment options. These taxis provide transportation to the city center 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Taxis are an ideal alternative at hours when public transportation vehicles are no longer in service. There are vehicles that can accommodate 6 to 8 passengers, for those who want to ride share. You can make a reservation for your return from the authorized company employees at the airport. You can also pay the fare with the authorized personnel by cash or credit card.

Bus

City buses U1C provide transportation to the city center from Southampton Airport. These buses operate from 5:30 am to 11:25 pm. During the week bus line U1C runs every 15 minutes and over the weekends bus line U1C runs every 30 minutes. There are also private buses that provide service from Southampton Airport to the city. These private bus services offer more baggage room and are more comfortable. First Group and Wheelers Connect depart from the bus stop near the terminal building and provide transportation to the city center in 25 minutes.

Train

The Southampton Parkway Railway Station is located within walking distance to the main terminal. Trains departing from this station provide transportation to the city center in 7 minutes. You can purchase train tickets at the automated ticket machines at the station. If you purchase a ticket online it is almost half off. Train lines 051, 158, 165, 187 operate from 6:20 am to 1:20 am and take 10 minutes to get to the city center. These trains also provide transportation to London.

Rental Car

Renting a car is another transportation alternative to get to the city center from the airport. There are various rental car companies at the Car Rental Reception Centre that you can easily rent a vehicle from. Companies you can choose from include Alamo, Europcar, Hertz, National, Avis, Budget, and Enterprise. Driving to the city from the airport is quite enjoyable.