Popular Airport | Erkilet Intl. - Kayseri Erkilet Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 14 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 11216 Km |
Located 21 km from the city center, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a major transit center for passengers, particularly those traveling from Asia. San Francisco International is the second busiest airport in California, following Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Every year SFO handles a significant number of both domestic and international flights. There are a variety of transportation alternatives passengers can utilize to get to and from the airport.
San Francisco International Airport stands out for the comfortable and exceptional services it offers. The airport features services aimed at meeting your every need, from comfortable passenger lounges, to restaurants that offer a wide variety of cuisines and a vibrant array of stores where you can go shopping.
San Francisco International Airport is accessible by taxi, bus, train, rental car, and personal car as the airport contains parking lots that offer short-term and long-term parking options.
There are two rail systems that you can use to get to San Francisco International Airport from the city center. The first is the rapid-rail system, the BART. The BART starts running in the early hours of the morning, providing easy and fast transportation between SFO and the northern and southern parts of the city.
The other rail system that you can use to get to SFO is the CalTrain. This train departs on the hour, every hour, every day of the week, until 10 pm. This train provides transportation between San Francisco and San Jose and SFO.
One of the most convenient and fastest transportation alternatives to get to SFO from the city center is by taxi. Taxi fares are calculated based on the kilometers traveled. A taxi from downtown San Francisco can cost between 42 and 62 dollars and takes about 20 minutes. For more information on taxi companies and their contact information please visit San Francisco International Airport’s website.
SamTrans buses provide transportation between the San Francisco city center and the airport. These public buses are operated by San Mateo County and run between San Mateo, various parts of San Francisco and San Francisco International Airport. SamTrans lines KX, 292, 397, and 398 run directly to the airport terminals. Buses stop at the arrivals and baggage claim level of Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 and at Level 1 of the International Terminal.
Renting a car is another transportation alternative to get to the airport. There are many rental car companies located in the city. You can drop off your rental vehicle at the Rental Car Center before your departure. From the Rental Car Center the AirTrain Blue Line provides access to the airport terminals and it operates 24 hours a day, every day of the week. Rental car companies that you can choose from include Alamo, Dollar, Hertz, Avis, Enterprise, National, Budget, Fox and Thrifty.
San Francisco International Airport contains bike assembly stations and parking areas for those who want to access the airport by bike. The BART and SamTrans rapid rail systems provide passengers with bike/transit options and the airport features marked bicycle routes. Bike lovers can easily access the airport by bicycle.
San Francisco International Airport is located 21 km from the city center. The airport covers an expansive area and operates domestic and international flights out of 4 terminals, Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and the International Terminal. The AirTrain automated system provides free transportation between each terminal, as well as the Rental Car Center and BART station. The AirTrain Red Line links all terminals, terminal garages and the BART Station. The AirTrain Blue Line links the Rental Car Center with all terminals, terminal garages, and the BART Station. SFO also contains a variety of services and amenities to meet passengers’ pre-flight and post-flight needs.
The airport features health services in the terminals, rental car offices, banks, a lost and found, wireless internet, charging stations, clothing stores where you can go shopping, restaurants and cafes, the Aviation Museum & Library, rotating exhibitions, spa services, children’s play areas, free yoga rooms, a market, and much more.
Kayseri Airport is only 5 kilometers away from the city center. You can benefit from the options such as taxi, car rental and bus to get to the city center from the airport.
Taxi is the easiest way to get from the airport to the city center or other districts in Kayseri. You can also find out the list prices of the airport taxi stand online. You can reach the city center from the airport by taxi for 20TL within approximately 15 minutes. You can go to Erciyes University and the coach station by paying 30-35 TL. In addition to the central points in the city, you can benefit from the predetermined fixed taxi fares if you want to go to the tourist attractions such as Mount Erciyes and Cappadocia by taxi. Taxi fare is 90TL for Erciyes and 180TL for Cappadocia. A few passengers can travel together by taxi and share the taxi fare. (prices of June 2015)
You can find the offices of car rental companies such as Europcar, Thrifty and Sixt in both domestic and international arrivals terminals of the airport.
You can prefer to get to the city center by taking a bus or dolmush passing through the stops which are just a few hundred meters away from the exit of Kayseri Airport. But if you have luggage, this journey may be a little bit tiresome. You can take the municipal buses 100 and 102. By taking the bus 102, you can reach the Belsin Son Durak (the last stop) by passing through the stops Yeni Mahalle, Mevlana Veterinary Faculty, İstasyon Caddesi, Medrese Onü and Hunat. By bus 100, you can get to the Belsin Son Durak (the last stop) or get off at an appropriate stop by passing through Mahalle, Mevlana 2 Mit Binası, Sümer Yüzme Havuzu, Barbaros 1 and Hunat.
If you cannot find a bus at your landing time, you can get to Erciyes by Develi minibuses (dolmush) or taxi after going to the city center. Those who want to visit tourist attractions such as Cappadocia and Ürgüp should firstly go to the bus station by taxi and then take a bus here.
Another option you can prefer to reach the city center is the Havaş shuttle services. You can easily reach many points including the Intercity Bus Terminal by taking the shuttle services which begin to serve passengers in the early hours.