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| Popular Airport | Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 50 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 2255 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Batumi City Center
Alexander Kartveli Batumi Intl. Airport
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.
Taxi
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.
Bus
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
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.
Airport Information
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.
Transportation to Mazar I Sharif City Center from Airport
Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport
Mazar I Sharif, a border town close to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is the most important and biggest city of Behl Region located in the north of Afghanistan. Due to its geographical location, it has a very strategic position both in terms of politics and transport.
The city has taken its name from the belief that Ali's grave is here. The city center is made up of straight blocks that spread around Ali's tomb and cut each other perpendicularly. When you move towards the city center, all the roads would take you to this big square with the tomb, surrounded by greenery.
Already the intersection of the other roads is also squares. The traffic rules are not generally applied in the city, and as a result, there is a feeling of chaos in the roads. Traffic is almost always cramped.
Bikes and motorcycles are frequently used means of transportation in the city center. It is possible to see luxury cars and horse-drawn cars in traffic together. Mazar I Sharif railroad connects it with the neighbor Uzbekistan and the train reaches the city center. Priority in rail transport is not human transport but merchandise transport. This makes Mazar I Sharif an important trade transfer point for Afghanistan, beyond being a religious destination.
Although there are buses for long distance journeys, transportation in the city center is provided by special vehicles. From here you can go to the capital city of Kabul by bus or plane. If you want to see Belh, the birthplace of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, you can reach this old settlement with a 30-minute car journey.
The Mazar I Sharif International Airport is quite small and does not offer transportation to the city center by public transport. You can reach the city center by taxi, rental car or hotel shuttles from the airport which is 12 kilometers east of the city center. The airport does not have regular services. You have to ask when you get there.
Hotel Shuttle
Although it is very easy to find in a hostel or motel Mazar I Sharif, there are not much bigger hotels. You should check with your hotel whether or not they provide a shuttle service and make reservation in advance so that they can pick you up from the airport.
Taxi
Taxi is means of transportation that is frequently used to get to the city center from the airport. If there is not much traffic, you can reach the city center in 16 minutes. It’s a good idea to have a deal about the fare with the taxi driver before you take the cab.
Car Rental
Renting a car is the most preferred method of transportation in Mazar I Sharif since you need to negotiate price with taxis, there are problems about public transportation and it is very convenient for those who want to go to surrounding cities.
Since the roads are not generally asphalt, the Jeep is the most preferred type of vehicle. You can reach the city center in about 16 minutes on a straight road for about 12 kilometers after connecting to the AH76 motorway from the airport connection road.
If you rent a car during your travel, you should be aware that traffic rules are not strictly applied in the city.
Weather in Mazar I Sharif
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