Popular Airport | Samana El Catey Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 6912 Km |
Although Shoreham Airport is located in Brighton, London Gatwick Airport is the most suitable airport for your return flight because Shoreham Airport only serves for private flights.
You can comfortable go to the airport from Brighton by renting a car. If you prefer public transportation, you can benefit from train option.
After renting an affordable car in Brighton, you can very easily reach Gatwick Airport by driving northward through the A23 road. The average journey takes about 35 minutes under normal traffic conditions.
You can reach Gatwick Airport directly taking the Gatwick Express line from Brighton city center. Transportation by train takes about 30 minutes. Train services begin at 6:30 am and continue until 10:55 pm. The station that you will get off is located right next to the South Terminal and it is possible to go to the North Terminal from this terminal through moving walkways. The train ticket costs less than 20 Sterlings.
Gatwick Airport, which is the second busiest airport in London that has five airports in total, is also the ninth busiest airport in Europe. The airport has two terminals as the South Terminal and the North Terminal, which are connected to each other with 0.75-mile long automatic moving walkways.
You can find something tasty to eat at one of 10 cafés, 9 bars and 22 restaurants and more in the entire airport. There are about forty shopping stores at the airport for those who want to spend time shopping. In addition, you can also enjoy the tax-free shopping at the duty-free shopping store.
There are four different lounges at the airport and you can take advantage of these comfortable lounges no matter which airline company you are flying with. Aspire Lounge is in the North Terminal and the Business Lounge is in the South Terminal. Entrance fee for My Lounge at the North Terminal is £20. No. 1 Lounge serves both at the South Terminal and the North Terminal and the entrance is £35. If you book in advance for each lounge, you will be charged a reduced rate of 6-7 Sterlings. There are many free mobile phone charging stands at the airport. In addition, you can benefit from the free Wi-Fi network for 90 minutes. There are also free stands for newspapers and magazines.
You can take a taxi, the most practical method, take the bus, rent a car, ot a transfer service to get from Samana El Catey Airport to Samana city centre. You can reach Las Galeras in 1 hour, Samana city centre in 40 minutes, Las Terranas in 30 minutes, and Sanchez in 10.
Even though there aren’t direct buses to Samana city centre to Samana El Catey Airport, the buses leaving to Sanchez, which is 8km away, might save you some time. You can first go to Sanchez from Samana El Catey Airport in 10 minutes if you take a taxi, and then take the bus to Samana, which should take you 1 or 1.5 hours. These buses operate under Caribe Tours and the price for the ticket as of 2017 is 1-3 dollars. These buses leave from Sanchez every hour and it’s possible to make a reservation by calling (809) 221 44 22.
If your arrival time is in the late hours or if you prefer the quickest and least hassle free method then you can take one of the taxis that are available 24/7 outside Samana El Catey Airport. If your hotel is at Sanchez then you can reach it in 10-12 minutes. The cost for this should vary between 30-40 dollars. To reach Samana city centre with a taxi on the other hand takes around 100 dollars. It might be a good idea to share the taxi with some other passengers to split the fare.
There are many local and international car rental agencies in Samana El Catey Airport and so you will have some good alternatives regarding price so you can pick the agency that is the most suitable for your budget. If you make a reservation before your arrival then you can get even better deals. To reach Samana city centre from Samana El Catey Airport by car we recommend taking the Turistico del Atlantico/133 road from Aeropuerto El Catey.