Popular Airport | Beja Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 12 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 9675 Km |
In order to go to Pajas Blancas Airport from the city center of Cordoba, Argentina, you can take means of transportation such as buses, shuttles, and taxis or you can rent a car as well. The distance between the two points is approximately 11 kilometers; when the time wasted in traffic is considered, it may take 20 minutes to 1 hour to arrive the airport.
Taravella Public Bus and express buses which go to Pajas Blancas Airport from Cordoba leave from the main bus terminal, line A5, in the city center. The bus terminal, on the other hand, is located where Boulevard Peron and Boulevard Illia near Rio Suquia intercept. There are also buses departing in front of the University Campus in the city center; by taking them, you can directly reach the airport via D20.
Buses move with 15-minutes intervals during working hours. At other times, they move with half-hour intervals. The most economical transfer to the airport is to take a bus. You pay only 4.50 Argentine Pesos to go to Pajas Blancas Airport from the city center. 1 USD=27 ARS on average) When you are taking a bus, you should be careful about time and the form of payment. You need to show a pre-paid card to take the bus. You can buy this card from counters in the terminal or ask a passenger on the bus to show the card for you after paying him/her in cash. When you buy a card, you can also use it for those accompanying you. Because the bus keeps stopping, the journey to the airport, which normally takes half an hour, may take more than an hour. For this reason, we recommend you to make a good plan in terms of time.
You can also take a taxi in front of the main bus terminal in the city center in order to go to the airport. Transfer to the airport with a taxi takes approximately 20 minutes, by which you can save time. You can stop the yellow taxis in the city, whereas you can call the green taxis only by telephone (Radiotaxi tel: 957 764 444). Transfer costs 75 Argentine Pesos on average if the taximeter is opened, and you can take a receipt from the driver if you want.
Another transfer alternative to go to Pajas Blancas Airport from the city center is to rent a car. This option is not so advantageous in terms of cost; however, you can get discounts when you get a reservation made on the Internet from companies such as Hertz, Avis, Sixt, Alamo, Fox Rent and Budget. Besides, you can also ask for support from the agencies in the city center or your hotel.
There are VIP services, in Cordoba, which enable you to be picked up from your door via the reservation you are going to make on the Internet, as well as the airport shuttles picking up passengers by stopping by the hotels and holiday resorts in the city center. For this transfer, you need to buy tickets online. You will pay 15 American Dollars on average and reach the airport in approximately 45 minutes.
The official name of Cordoba Pajas Blancas Airport is 'Aeropuerto Internacional de Cordoba' Ing. A. Taravella'. Due to its long official name, it is only mentioned as Cordoba Airport. Being the third biggest airport of Argentina and the main airport of Cordoba, Pajas Blancas lies 11 kilometers northwest of the city center. Its location in the center of Argentina is important for transportation to both South America countries and various destinations in Europe.
Planes of 17 airline companies, such as Pluna, Copa, Lan, Omni Air, Air Europa, Air Force and Aerolineas, land on the airport, which has two large runways and is visited by more than 2.2 million passengers every year. At Cordoba Pajas Blancas Airport, which offers direct flight services to 26 cities, you can get services in many languages from the information desk on the right side of Terminal A for 24/7.
In the terminal, you can come across VIP Club, ATMs, restaurants, pharmacy and duty-free shops, and also taste delicacies from Argentinian cuisine if you wish. There are also open and multi-layer parking lots in the airport.
Beja Airport, which lies a kilometer away from the city center of Beja, has not been used for flights for a while. As an alternative to Beja Airport, you can opt for Lisbon International Airport, which is approximately 150 kilometers far from the city. Passengers who would like to travel to Beja from Lisbon International Airport can prefer one of the bus and taxi options. Car rental is among the alternatives for traveling to Beja from Lisbon; however, if you do not possess so much information about the routes, you should set off together with a local guide or take a map with you so that you can find your direction easily until Beja.
Passengers who land on Lisbon International airport can take the buses which have services for the most part of the day in order to go to Beja. It takes 3 hours on average to travel to Beja from Lisbon by bus. You can go to the bus terminal or train station in the city center by taking the underground from Lisbon International Airport, and then easily switch to trains or buses going towards Beja. With transfers from the train station known as Gare do Oriente or bus terminal called Sete Rios, you can arrive in Beja after a budget-friendly journey.
Trains going from Lisbon to Beja are a little faster than the buses. It is possible to reach Beja by train in about 2 hours 30 minutes.
If you would like to spend some time in Lisbon and see the city before going to Beja, you can take the bus 91 from the airport. This bus sets off every 20 minutes and directly goes to the city center of Lisbon. This bus, which can be taken to go to the center of Lisbon, is in service between 07:45 and 20:15.
You can obtain information about taxis from the desks at Lisbon International Airport before you leave the airport terminal. You can also ask about the average fate you need to pay to go to Beja by taxi, and then choose a vehicle that suits your budget and needs. Taxi fares might be a little higher at night, weekends and on holidays in Lisbon. If you will take a taxi on holidays or at weekends, do not forget to ask the taxi driver about the average fare you are going to pay when you arrive at your destination.
Since the distance between Beja and Lisbon is over 150 kilometers, taxi fares increase for this route. If there are different passengers who would like to travel to Beja from Lisbon International Airport, you can propose sharing the taxi and reduce the taxi fare by half.
By reaching the train station or bus terminal in the city center with a taxi, that is, by traveling to Beja with one of these vehicles, you can reach the city center of Beja more cheaply.
Passengers who land on Lisbon International Airport can rent a car by selecting one of the rental companies at the airport terminal. It is possible to arrive at the city center of Beja from the airport in approximately 2 hours. Car rental can be preferred as the most practical and quickest option to go to Beja from Lisbon.