Popular Airport | Hazrat Shahjalal Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7073 Km |
There are many bus and train routes for passengers who want to reach Berlin Brandenburg Airport from the city center. If you wish, you can easily get to the airport from every point of the city 24 hours a day by renting a car, benefitting from car-sharing alternative or using a taxi.
The S9-S45 S-Bahn trains, regional trains and express buses departing from the center of Berlin every 20 minutes provide transportation service to the terminals 1, 2 and 5. These are frequently preferred as they pass through many central points of the city.
Express buses are among the frequently used transportation vehicles since they offer fast transportation and can easily be found in the city center. It is possible to reach the three terminals by using both express buses and city buses.
Routes of the buses are as follows:
X7 (every 5 minutes): U Rudow, BER T5, BER T1-2.
X71 (every 20 minutes): U Alt-Mariendorf, Johannisthaler Chaussee, U Rudow, BER T5, BER T1-2.
The route of the express bus BER1 that provides transportation to the terminals in 45-50 minutes: Steglitz town hall, BER T1 (additional charge).
The route of the express bus BER2 that departs 15 times a day and reaches the airport in about 55 minutes: Potsdam Central Station, BER T5, BER T1 (additional charge).
The routes of the buses departing from the city center every 20 minutes and goes to the T5:
163: S Schöneweid, S Adlershof BER T5.
164: S Köpenick, S Adlershof, BER T5.
171: U Hermannplatz, S Sonnenallee, U Neukölln, U Grenzallee-S, U Rudow, BER T5.
The airport express and regional trains carry passengers from Berlin Hauptbahnhof (Berlin Central Railway Station) to the airport four times an hour. You can reach the train stations located below the BER T1 and T2 terminals with this 30-minute journey. The terminal T5 is also within a short walking distance from the stations T1 and T2.
FEX (every 30 minutes): Hauptbahnhof, Ostkreuz-Gesundbrunnen, BER T1-2.
RE7 (every hout): Dessau, Bad Belzig, Berlin city center, Waldstadt, Wünsdorf, BER T1-2.
RB14 (every hour): Nauen, Berlin city center, BER T1-2.
RB22 (every hour): Potsdam-Golm, BER T1-2, Königs Wusterhausen.
The train routes S9 and S45 S-Bahn can be preferred since they offer direct transportation the terminal T5. Passengers, who transfer between the three terminals, can also use these trains.
S9 (every 20 minutes): Spandau, Berlin city center, BER T5, BER T1-2.
S45 (every 20 minutes): Südkreuz, BER T5, BER T1-2.
You can easily get to the BER terminals via the highways A113 or B96a. The direct route to Terminals 1 and 2 passes through the highway A113. To reach Terminal 5, continue along the highway A113 towards the Schönefeld-Süd junction or take the highway B96a that passes by the terminal.
There are five modern car parking lots and two ground-level parking spaces at Terminals 1 and 2. All parking lots are equipped with special stairs and elevators to enable a comfortable transportation for the disabled. Monitors containing information about the current departures and arrivals are also provided in the parking lots.
You can also benefit from car sharing and rental services for traveling to the airport from the city center. Car2Go/Drive Now, Miles and Sixt companies offer services for the passengers who want to reach the airport in a comfortable way. You can reach these companies online before your travel.
There are many stands that you can find a taxi in Berlin city center. You can contact an employee of the airport service provider APCOA for a taxi suitable for passengers and disabled people who need a private taxi or a car with a child seat or larger capacity.
Taxi Berlin, which has a stand on Persiusstrabe 7 and can be reached by calling 49 30 202020, Taxi Deluxe Berlin offering service at Blücherstrabe 65A in the city center, and Taxistand, which provides 24-hour service on Joachimsthaler Str and can be reached by calling 49 162 2335893 are among the companies that you can contact.
Travelling to Dhaka from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is practical and easy. As you can travel to the city center by renting a car with a private driver or benefitting from taxi companies; it is possible to get on a bus and reach the city center by paying 5 Taka.
The public transportation network in Dhaka isn’t very developed and the means of public transportation aren’t generally preferred because of the insufficient security measures in the city. For your transportation in the city, the most convenient and economical means of transportation that you can take advantage of during your visit are rickshaws working with taxi system.
In addition to these, you can rent a car with a driver or use buses for your shorter distance travels.
When you leave the terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and walk for 5 minutes, you will see a small bus station. From this station, buses operate at frequent intervals and carry passengers to Dhaka. The fare you need to pay in order to get one of the buses that pick passengers up on Airport Road is 5 Taka by 2016. It is difficult to find a bus after 08:00 pm because public transportation is not safe enough.
The last stop of the buses carrying passengers from the airport to the city center is the Gulistan bus terminal located in the city.
Thanks to the colorful rickshaws that you can see at the exit of the airport terminal, you can get to Dhaka city center in a very short time. There are three different types of rickshaws in terms of speed and size. There are auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and tempo-rickshaws. These vehicles are the most popular means of transportation among tourists.
If there is too much traffic and you are in a hurry, you can get on a rickshaw. Auto-rickshaws having a fare of only 10 Taka per kilometer can be one of the most affordable and reasonable options to go to the city center from the airport.
If you want to get to Dhaka city center from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport by taxi, you need to pay approximately 400 Taka. This travel lasts an average of 30-40 minutes. Yellow Navana taxis and black taxis offer transportation service in the city. The yellow taxis are more comfortable yet more expensive than the black ones.
The most practical way to get to Dhaka city center from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is to rent a car with a driver. You can find a car just outside the terminal building. The fact that public transportation isn’t generally preferred because of the lack of security measures directs tourists to use safer means of transportation.
You can rent a car from one of the car rental companies located at the airport or rent a car with a driver for your transportation. You can pay less if you make a reservation by contacting Dhaka Airport Car Rental company. In addition, companies such as Hertz, Europcar and Elite Car also offer service at the airport.