Popular Airport | Oğuzeli Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2865 Km |
If you travel by plane from Kabul, you need to reach Kabul International Airport (Hamid Karzai International Airport). From Kabul International Airport, you can travel to many destinations with many airlines. Turkish Airlines also organizes seven flights a week from Istanbul to Kabul. The journey from Kabul to Istanbul lasts 5 hours.
There is a time difference of 2 hours and 30 minutes between Kabul and Turkey. For example, when it is 10.30 am in Kabul, the clock may still show 08.00 am in Turkey. But Afghanistan does not apply day light saving time. Therefore, time difference with Kabul is 2 hours 30 minutes in winter and 1 hour 30 minutes in summer. When you travel from Kabul to Istanbul, it is useful to consider these differences.
There is still no advanced urban transportation network in Kabul. Due to the fact that the city is located in a mountainous area, the rail system does not exist in this area. Buses and taxis are the most commonly used means of transportation within the city. You can also choose to walk to the airport instead of driving. Obtaining a map of Kabul would help you not to encounter problem with urban transportation.
The bus is one of the most used vehicles in urban transportation in Kabul. Buses in the city are comfortable and modern. But the direction information and the numbers of the buses are in Pashtun. You can find out which buses go to Kabul International Airport if you would have a Pashtun dictionary with you a guide on this subject on your own.
Visitors often prefer to take taxis for transportation in Kabul. Many of the taxi drivers know a little English. But just in case, you would write that you want to go to Kabul International Airport in local language on a paper and give it to the taxi driver.
You can rent a car to go to Kabul International Airport and get rid of the stress of catching the plane. With the car you will rent, you will not need to carry your heavy luggage between long distances on public transport vehicles.
Kabul International Airport, which connects Afghanistan's capital city Kabul to many points of the world, offers a more comfortable and enjoyable flight experience to its passengers with the renovation works. Improvements at the airport have resulted in the addition of a new international terminal and the old terminal is now being used for domestic flights.
Airline companies such as Turkish Airlines (THY), Emirates, Flydubai, Air India, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Ariana Afghan, Safi Airways, Kam Air, Mahan Air, SpiceJet, East Horizon Airlines and Iranian Aseman Airlines provides flights to Kabul. The airport of the city has free Wi-Fi, a duty free, currency exchange and ATM.
At the same time, you can eat at the restaurants in the terminal, and make benefit of the post office and car parking. It is not advised to have an alcoholic drink with you on your way to Kabul. It is a crime to have an alcoholic drink with you when you land here.
Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport is located 20 kilometers southeast of the city center. The airport, which serves in the civilian category, also hosts international flights.
Transportation from the airport to the city center is provided by HAVAŞ shuttles, municipal buses, and taxi options; if you want, you can also opt to rent a car.
HAVAŞ shuttle services are one of the easiest ways to get to the city center. Shuttle services are arranged according to flight departure times. If you want to take advantage of this option to go to the city center from the airport, please keep in mind that the shuttle services depart 25 minutes later after your plane lands at the airport.
The route of shuttle services are as the follows: ‘’Gaziantep Airport, Oğuzeli Crossing, Perilikaya Et ve Balık Kurumu, Şehreküstü İtfaiyesi (Fire Station), İnönü Street, Şirehan Devlet Hastanesi (Hospital), in front of Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu (Social Insurance Inst.), Öğretmen Evi, HAVAŞ City Office, and Bus Station”.
Municipal buses are available all day long for transportation to the city center. Transportation is provided through two different routes. Municipal buses on the first route pass through Karataş, University, Ordu Street, and Metropolitan Municipality stops, while the buses on the second route pass through the Bus Station, Balıklı Square, and Hasan Kalyoncu University stops.
Taxi can also be preferred for convenience. Although the initial charge of taxis in Gaziantep is almost the same as other cities, please keep in mind that taxi is a more costly option than other transportation alternatives.
If you want to rent a car, offices of the car rental companies such as Avis, Hertz, Sixt, Acarsan, and National Car Rental are available at Gaziantep Airport. You can get to the city by renting a car by choosing from one of these companies. However, it would be useful for you to keep in mind the traffic condition.