Popular Airport | Warsaw Chopin Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5377 Km |
In the city where the rail transport system is not available, the only public transport alternative is the bus to get to the airport from the city center. You can reach the airport by bus only during the day as it does not serve at night.
You can rent a car from the city center, use hotel shuttle or take a taxi to get to the airport in about half an hour in normal traffic conditions. Private shuttle services are another convenient alternative.
These private shuttle services, which operate with car rental logic, take you from your address and leave you at the airport gate. In order to benefit from this service, it is absolutely necessary to make a reservation in advance. You can ask your hotel to help you with the reservation. This service costs a little bit more than normal taxi.
You can reach the airport by bus number 8, which can be accessed from the city center. This bus line operates between 06:00 and 21:00. Since bus is the only public transport you can use to get to the airport, it is not possible to get to the airport by public transport from the city center if your flight is at night.
You should learn in advance whether your hotel offers this service and make a reservation. With the hotel shuttle you will be picked up right in front of your hotel at the most convenient time and you will have a very comfortable means of transportation to reach the airport.
Cars that work as a taxi in Dakar are quite old, but they are often preferred for fast and cheap transportation. You should definitely negotiate a good deal about the fare beforehand with your driver. You can get information about an average rate from your hotel and ask there for a taxi call. So you do not have to worry about the amount you will pay. You can reach the airport from the city center in a half hour by taxi.
You can rent a car suitable for your budget by contacting the car rental offices located in the city center. You can find both extremely cheap as well as luxury car options. If you are renting the car only for the last day to get to the airport, it is a convenience to ask for a car with a driver. The hotel you are staying at can also help you about car rental.
The airport in Dakar's northern district is named after Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's first president. The public also refer to the airport as Dakar Yoff Airport, with the airport’s former name. International flights as well as charter flights and cargo flights are organized from the airport. Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport offers only basic services.
A new airport is being built as an alternative to the airport, which cannot satisfy its guests both in terms of capacity and facilities. There is no clear information on when the airport, whose construction started in 2007, will be opened.
Warsaw, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe's in terms of historical buildings, is the capital and largest city with its population of 40 million. Warsaw, located in the very center of the commercial, artistic and educational life in Poland, is also home to the most important airport of the country.
Especially the people from Poland, who live mainly in Western Europe and Scandinavian countries, and other tourists who come to the country for tourism, trade and education use Chopin Airport in the south of the city. The airport offers has many possibilities to reach the city center.
The airport, named after composer Frederic Chopin, one of the most important names of the country, is located about 10 kilometers south of the city. In the city with an advanced rail system, there is a train line between the airport and the central train station of Warszawa Centralna in the city center. The line called S3 provides direct access to the central railway station.
The train departing from here also passes through the intercity bus station called Zachodnia. Many cities from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany and other countries can be reached from this station.
There are direct buses to the Warsaw Centralna and the Soviet-made skyscraper, the symbol of the city, the Culture and Science Palace from the airport which hosts about 11 million passengers per year. Buses number 175 and 188 operate between 4 am and 11 pm.
Bus rides to the city center lasts about half an hour. The bus number 175 passes through Krakowskie Prezedmiescie Street in Stare Miasto, the city's famous historical center. Bus number N32 is operating on the same route after 11 pm. This bus goes directly to the city center.
There are three different taxi companies operating between the airport and the city center, located within the airport. You can reach the city center and the Nowy Swiat district where important places such as the presidency, parliament and ministries are located in approximately 20 minutes by taxi which can be found at the entrance and exit of the terminals.
You can also get to the city center or other points by renting a car from the airport. Offices of the 8 different car rental companies at the airport are located in the Arrivals section of Terminal A. you have to follow the road to Zwirki i Wiguri at the airport exit with the car you rent. This road which is about 7.5 kilometers leads you to the Aleje Jerozolimskie Street which passes through the center of the city. This road is connecting almost every point of the city.