Popular Airport | Machu Picchu Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 16 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 12977 Km |
Batumi International Airport is located 2km from the city. The airport is accessible by taxi, buses, rental car and personal car. The airport is equipped with parking areas for the convenience of those driving their personal car. In addition, there are also Havaş shuttle buses that provide transportation to and from the airport and Hopa, a city in Turkey that is located 20 km away.
The most convenient and fastest option to get to Batumi Airport from the city center is by taxi. The airport is located very close to the city center, only 2 km away, so a taxi ride to the airport can take as short as 15 minutes. You can find a taxi in many central locations in the city. Taxis provide comfortable transportation to the airport. Despite the fact that taxis are the most costly method of transportation they have the advantage of being the fastest alternative.
Another mode of transportation that you can use to get to Batumi Airport from the city center is by bus. You can get on a bus from many locations in the city center. Buses are both an affordable and fast transportation alternative to get to the airport. The total trip to the airport by bus takes about 20 minutes.
Havaş shuttle services are another transportation option to consider if you’re traveling from Hopa, Turkey to Batumi Airport. Havaş shuttle buses operate every day of the week except for Mondays, and coordinate their departure time with the departure time of outbound flights at Batumi Airport. These shuttle bus services depart from the Hopa Port, pass through the Sarp border, and get to Batumi Airport in about 45 minutes. For more detailed information on departure times please visit the Havaş website.
Batumi Airport is one of three airports in Georgia. The airport serves both domestic and international air travel. The terminal building contains a health center, gift shop, lost and found, private conference rooms, ATMs and currency exchange offices.
Batumi Airport also features amenities and services to meet your shopping, eating and drink, and accommodation needs. In addition to Duty Free shops where you can go shopping, the terminal building also contains venues where you can enjoy something to eat and drink like Cafes, Cafe Batumi and Istanbul Café. There are also rest areas located in the terminal building as well as VIP services that provide passengers with comfortable facilities that they can enjoy either before their flight or after they have landed.
Since Machu Picchu Airport is close to flights, you need to land at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport which is one of the closest airports to the city. This airport is located in the city of Cusco. You can benefit from taxi, car rental or transfer services as well as bus and train for travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport.
It is possible to reach Machu Picchu from Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport by using Peru Rail trains. Firstly, you need to reach the railway station in Cusco where the trains in three different sizes and price tariffs provide this transportation. After arriving at the station, you get on the Machu Picchu train. Since it is not possible to reach Machu Picchu city center by train directly, you can reach Machu Picchu city center by having a short bus travel after getting off the train at the last station. You can reach the city center in about 20 minutes by bus after getting off Aguas Calientes. After arriving at Aguas Calientes, you can reach the city center in about 20 minutes by bus. Travelling to Machu Picchu from Cusco by Peru Rail train lasts about 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Another option is to reach Ollantaytambo from Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport by bus or taxi and then get on the trains directly going to Machu Picchu from Ollantaytambo. Reaching Ollantaytambo from the airport lasts about one and half an hour and it costs 40 dollars. You can get to Machu Picchu by getting on your train with Inca Rail. The cost of this train travel is approximately 60 dollars for economy class by 2016. The trains of both train companies depart from Ollantaytambo station in the Sacred Valley or Poroy station that is 20 kilometers away from Cusco.
There are many taxis waiting outside the terminal building of Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport. Since the distance between Machu Picchu and the airport is not short, we advise you to share your taxi with other passengers. Travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport by taxi lasts about 1,5-2 hours.
If you don’t want to lose time with the means of public transportation, another transportation option is to rent a car. You can rent a car from Hertz car rental company located at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport terminal. Travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport by renting a car lasts about 1,5-2 hours.