Popular Airport | Machu Picchu Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 14 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 11761 Km |
You need to take the airport buses of Muğla Metropolitan Municipality to get to Milas Bodrum Airport both from Bodrum and Muğla city center. The buses depart from Muğla Bus Terminal in Menteşe, the city center, and from Bodrum Bus Terminal in the district center. The buses departing from Menteşe also pass through Yatağan and Milas districts.
It is possible to get to Milas Bodrum Airport from Bodrum district center by taking the advantage of the shuttle services provided by three different airline companies.
The free shuttle services of Atlas Global, Pegasus and Onur Air companies depart from Bodrum Bus Terminal and service times are determined according to flight departure times. You can also get on the shuttle buses run by HAVAŞ from the Bus Terminal.
Taxis have fixed fares for transportation to the airport. The fares may vary seasonally and annually and it would be useful to find out about the current prices before you take a taxi.
If you drive through D330 road, the only motorway connecting Bodrum to the world, you will reach the airport. If you want to set off from Muğla city center, you can connect to D330 road through Yatağan and Milas districts and then get to Milas Bodrum Airport.
There is a small and cute café named Street Café where you can have a drink while waiting for your flight in the domestic flights terminal, which is going to have a new terminal building in the following years, though there are not many alternatives. At the airport, it is also possible to find the Burger King, which you will possibly come across in almost every airport.
You can enjoy most of your time at the Duty-Free store in the international flights terminal, which hosts between 3 and 5 million passengers per year, and you can find many souvenirs and food unique to Anatolian and Aegean cultures.
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.