Popular Airport | Nha Trang Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3267 Km |
It is only possible to reach the airport from Colombo city center by bus and taxi. Alternatively, you can also travel with private cars that can be rented from car rental companies located in the city center.
Taxi drivers in Colombo, which is moving towards to becoming a global world city, also keep up with this development. Almost all of the taxi drivers are clean-wear, polite and speak English, which increases the quality of service. Despite being expensive compared to other alternatives, it is preferred because of its ease of reaching anytime.
The bus number 187-E3, which is used to get to the airport, collects passengers at different bus stops all day except night time. It serves as an economic and fast transportation option.
As in all major cities, it is also possible to find quality and reputable car rental companies in Colombo. You can request the model and brand you want from the companies you can reach easily via Internet and telephone.
Bandaranayike Airport, which links Colombo to the world and hosts many passengers every year, consists of a medium sized single terminal building. There are many services ranging from pharmacies and health centers to foreign exchange bureaus and bank ATMs at the airport. There is a beauty and spa center in the terminal which also has an animal care room for pets of passengers.
Baristar Coffee Lanka, Burger King, Deli Food & Spicy, HVA Foods, Nestle Lanka PLC, Palm Strip Restaurant and Relax Inn Food are the places where passengers can meet their eating and drinking needs during waiting periods.
For shopping there are Abans Pvt, AMF Duty Free, Asian Electricals, Aventure Holdings, Chamber of Gifts, Classic Electronics, Crown Electronics, Citizen, Gomez's and Odel stores. The airport also meets the accommodation needs of its passengers with the Serediva Transit Hotel in it.
Nha Trang Airport is closed to commercial flights. This is why, Cam Ranh Airport, 30 kilometers from the city center, is used to reach the city and the closeby regions. The distance between Cam Ranh Airport, one of the four biggest airports of Vietnam, and the center of Nha Trang is 30 kilometers. After landing to the airport, you can take a bus to travel to Nha Trang or to other parts of Vietnam, rent a car from the terminal of Cam Ranh Airport or use one of the other options such as private shuttles and reach the center of Nha Trang. Flights to cities like Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hanoi, as well as important centers of Russia are operated from the airport.
Transportation in Vietnam is generally not expensive. However, especially taxis can be more costly in long distances compared to buses and other means of public transportation. You can get to the center of Nha Trang without needing a transfer with means of public transport such as buses, or you can prefer renting a car or taking a taxi as a more expensive option.
You can choose to get to Nha Trang city center by taking a bus from Cam Ranh Airport terminal after a 30-minute ride. Taking a bus is also one of the cheapest and most affordable alternatives you can choose in Vietnam for traveling from the airport to the center. The ticket fare varies on average from 30.000 to 40.000 Vietnam Dong for a single passenger. You can get your bus ticket at the airport terminal. The buses depart from the airport at predetermined times and take their passengers to Nha Trang. As an alternative to the bus, you can take a taxi from in front of Cam Ranh Airport, but remember that taxi fares can be much higher.
One of the most preferred means of transportation for those passengers travelling from Cam Ranh Airport to Nha Trang is taxis. Taxis can also be considered as one of the most comfortable vehicles you can use in this one-hour journey from the airport to Naha Trang. While taxi fares are not very high among Vietnam, going to the center of Nha Trang from the airport is costly because of the long distance between the two. You should consider paying an average of 250.000 – 300.000 Vietnam Dongs to the taxi that you would take from the terminal of Cam Ranh Airport to get to the center of Nha Trang. This amount is equivalent to about 12-13 US dollars. Although it would not be considered a high fare for many countries, it is quite expensive in Vietnam standards. By trying to find passengers to share the taxi with before leaving the terminal of Cam Ranh Aairport, you can share the fare that you would pay and thus evaluate your chances of traveling to the center of Nha Trang or by other points you want to reach by paying less. .
Those local car rental companies located in and around the airport offer different alternatives to those passengers willing to go until Nha Trang with a rental car. The journey to Nha Trang after leaving the terminal with your rental car would last around one hour. The duration of the journey with a rental car is less than compared to journey with bus. You can reach the center of Nha Trang by renting a car from the airport at the same duration with a taxi.
Private shuttles can be considered as another alternative to get to Nha Trang and other points from Cam Ranh International Airport. Private shuttles are usually operated by private companies or hotels. The journey with a shuttle might last about 25-35 minutes depending on the route.