Popular Airport | Kapadokya Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7623 Km |
Taking a taxi in the morning or evening outside of rush hours is probably the most reliable method of transport to the airport in densely populated Durban. It’s also possible to reach the airport with rented cars or shuttle company buses.
You can reach the airport by taxi from the city centre in around 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. It might be a good idea to speak with the taxi driver beforehand and let them know your time of departure to not have any bad surprises for your journey.
The shuttle buses that leave for the airport depart from Durban Station in the city centre, depart once every day at 8:00, 11:00, and 16:00 and reach the airport in around half an hour.
The traffic flows on the left side in Durban, so if you come from a country where you drive on the right it might be a better idea to hire a car with a driver rather than getting behind the steering wheel yourself. If you come from country where cars drive on the left side, you might be more at home with this option.
There is only one terminal in King Shaka Airport where there is an ABSA bank, which opens half an hour before the first flight and closes half an hour after the last flight. In addition, you can find financial services from the ATMs of First National Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. There is a prayer room for Muslims, and a post office that offers services depending on the first and last flights of the day. There are baby and childcare rooms that mothers can use.
In addition to these services, the airport has many lounges. The most exclusive ones are the South African Airways Business Class Lounge, found near the entrance of the terminal, and BIDVest Premier Lounge. In these lounges you can order some food and rest on comfortable seating areas to read books or newspapers.
Airport restaurants include; Cape Town Fish Market, Cosmic Candy, Big Five Duty Free, Fego Coffee Shop, Kauai, KFC, Milky Lane, Mugg&Bean, Panarottis, Rhapsody’s, Spur, Steers, Sweet Treat, The Airport Cellar, and Wimpy. There is also a Yemaya Nail Express, Woolworts, Vodashop, Tie Stop, The Urban Retreat, The Scoin Shop, NWJ Fine Jewellery, Sneakers, Sunglass Hunt, Nike, MTN, Moda Luggage&Leather, Khasav, Jeep, EM Native, and Electro Electronics for your shopping needs.
Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport is 25 kilometers away from the city center. You have some transportation alternatives such as airport shuttle services, taxi or rental car in order to go from the airport to the city center, the tourist attractions such as Ürgüp, Göreme and Avanos and even to some hotels.
There is neither any municipality bus service to reach the airport from the city center nor any minibus service for transportation to and from the airport.
The airport shuttle service is the most commonly preferred transportation service at Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport. Because the city center and the tourist attractions are close to each other, these shuttle services take you to many places you can go in Nevşehir area for an affordable fee.
The shuttle services are arranged according to the flight times because the airport traffic is not very busy. The minibus shuttle service provided by Demirhan Tourism according to Turkish Airlines flights is one of the alternatives you can prefer. There is a minibus from the airport to Göreme and another one to Ürgüp. The minibus headed to Göreme also passes through Nevşehir city center.
Journey with both minibus lines takes about 30 minutes and you can get to the city center in about 20 minutes. The Demirhan Tourism’s minibus line to Göreme respectively passes through “Kapadokya Havalimanı”, “Gülşehir Meydanı”, “Forum Kapadokya”, “Meteris Meydanı”, “Gülbahçe Parkı”, “Versa Hastanesi”, “Uçhisar Hanem Art Center” and “Göreme Belediyesi Önü”. The services to Ürgüp and Avanos depart from Kapadokya Airport and then respectively passes through “Avanos Taşköprü”, “Avanos Meydanı”, “Altınyazı Otel”, “Hadosan Otel”, “Dinler Otel”, “Ürgüp Belediyesi” and “Ürgüp Hamam”.
The ATS Transfer is another alternative that serves as airport shuttle service. It is run just like an airport shuttle service, but you need to make a reservation in advance. They pick you up with minivan-type vehicles at the airport and then transfer you to your destination from the airport.
Although the fees are a bit more than other alternatives, they are still affordable. You can get information by phone and make your decision accordingly.
There are the offices of 2 car rental companies at Nevşehir Airport for those who want to rent a car for a more flexible travel program. The car rental service is provided by AVIS and Çapacı Rent a Car companies at the airport. You can easily find the offices of these companies at the airport, which is already a small airport.
There are the taxis that are available according to flight times at the airport. It may be a little more expensive, but you can bargain. For example, if you are traveling as a 4-people family or group of friends, the taxi fare per person may be the same as the price of shuttle services. You can make a comparison according to and prefer taxi service because it takes you to your destination and it is much more comfortable.