Popular Airport | Alicante Elche Miguel Hernandez Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 838 Km |
You can take a taxi orr rent a car to reach Cagliari Airport from the city center. If you prefer public transportation, it is possible to reach the airport in a short time at low costs by taking a train.
It is always easy to get a taxi in the city center. Taking a taxi from the city center to the airport costs about 15-20 Euros. Taxi fare costs more at night. Transportation by taxi takes about 10 minutes under normal traffic conditions.
You can rent a car in the city center to go to the airport or you can deliver the rental car you have rented for your travel at the airport. You can drive through Asse Mediano di Scorrimento road and then connect to the road SS391. From this road, take the airport road exit. You can get to the airport in about 10 or 15 minutes by driving.
It is possible to reach the airport in just 6 minutes by taking a train from the city center. You need to get off at 'Elmas Aeroporto' station, which is located within a 5-minute walking distance to the airport. Please keep in mind that the train services are only available between 5 am and 9 pm during the day. You can get your ticket at the stations and please make sure you swipe your ticket before getting on the train. One-way ticket price is 1.30 Euros.
Cagliari Elmas Airport, which is located 7 kilometers away from the city center, was founded in 1937 and it was renovated in 2003 in order to increase its capacity to host 4 million visitors a year. The airport, which has also seasonal flights to certain destinations, is very busy especially during the summer months. First aid service, cash dispensers, chapel and VIP lounge are some of the available services at the airport.
You can benefit from the free wi-fi network throughout the airport without any time limitation. In addition, the airport provides a relaxing atmosphere to the passengers with 3 restaurants, 2 cafes, 1 bar and an ice-cream parlor. The airport also has stores and duty-free shops where you can do shopping.
There are many alternatives for travelling to the city center from Alicante Airport. You can rent a car at the airport or get on a taxi. Benefitting from the airport shuttle service of your hotel is another option. Those who prefer using a means of public transportation can get on a bus.
There are taxis waiting for their passengers daylong outside the baggage claim area. Travelling to the city center from Alicante Airport by taxi costs about 20 Euro.
Centauro, Hertz, Goldcar, Sixt, Record Go, Europcar and Avis car rental companies have their offices at Alicante Airport. You should drive southward on the road N332 to reach Alicante city center from the airport. This road is quite enjoyable since it offers a fantastic sea view during the travel. If you don’t want to use the car yourself or you don’t have an international driver's license, you can rent a car with a driver from AeroCity which you find on the first floor of the airport.
Yellow C-6 buses, which depart from the airport every 20 minutes, pass through all important points of the city including the central railway station. The buses operate from 06:00 am to 11:00 pm. One-way ticket price is 3.85 Euro and you can buy the ticket from the driver. Those travelling to Elche and Torrellano region can get on the bus route 1A and passengers going to Arenales del Sol region can get on the bus route 1B. Ticket price of these routes are 1.50 Euro. Passengers travelling to more distant regions can use the green Intercity bus routes.
There are many accommodation centers in Alicante and most of them offer shuttle service for their guests. You can benefit from this service by making a reservation in advance. You should keep in mind that hotels demand extra amount for this service.