Popular Airport | Kropyvnytskyi Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 10 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 8714 Km |
Taking a taxi in the morning or evening outside of rush hours is probably the most reliable method of transport to the airport in densely populated Durban. It’s also possible to reach the airport with rented cars or shuttle company buses.
You can reach the airport by taxi from the city centre in around 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. It might be a good idea to speak with the taxi driver beforehand and let them know your time of departure to not have any bad surprises for your journey.
The shuttle buses that leave for the airport depart from Durban Station in the city centre, depart once every day at 8:00, 11:00, and 16:00 and reach the airport in around half an hour.
The traffic flows on the left side in Durban, so if you come from a country where you drive on the right it might be a better idea to hire a car with a driver rather than getting behind the steering wheel yourself. If you come from country where cars drive on the left side, you might be more at home with this option.
There is only one terminal in King Shaka Airport where there is an ABSA bank, which opens half an hour before the first flight and closes half an hour after the last flight. In addition, you can find financial services from the ATMs of First National Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. There is a prayer room for Muslims, and a post office that offers services depending on the first and last flights of the day. There are baby and childcare rooms that mothers can use.
In addition to these services, the airport has many lounges. The most exclusive ones are the South African Airways Business Class Lounge, found near the entrance of the terminal, and BIDVest Premier Lounge. In these lounges you can order some food and rest on comfortable seating areas to read books or newspapers.
Airport restaurants include; Cape Town Fish Market, Cosmic Candy, Big Five Duty Free, Fego Coffee Shop, Kauai, KFC, Milky Lane, Mugg&Bean, Panarottis, Rhapsody’s, Spur, Steers, Sweet Treat, The Airport Cellar, and Wimpy. There is also a Yemaya Nail Express, Woolworts, Vodashop, Tie Stop, The Urban Retreat, The Scoin Shop, NWJ Fine Jewellery, Sneakers, Sunglass Hunt, Nike, MTN, Moda Luggage&Leather, Khasav, Jeep, EM Native, and Electro Electronics for your shopping needs.
Kropyvnytskyi Airport is located only 5 kilometers of the city center. Therefore, you need to provide your transportation by using a private vehicle. In addition to the taxis offering service within the body of Kropyvnytskyi Airport, you can benefit from car rental or transfer services for travelling to Kropyvnytskyi city center. Travelling to Kropyvnytskyi city center from Kropyvnytskyi Airport lasts about 10 minutes.
Travelling to Kropyvnytskyi city center from Kropyvnytskyi Airport by using one of the airport taxis offering fast and comfortable transportation service at every hour of the day costs about 50-65 Ukrainian Hryvnia. The taxis wait for their passengers in front of Kropyvnytskyi Airport arrival terminal. You can reach the city center in about 5-6 minutes by taxi.
You can get information about the car rental companies offering service at Kropyvnytskyi Airport before your travel. You can make a reservation over the internet or telephone after getting information about the car rental prices. You can reach Kropyvnytskyi city center from Kropyvnytskyi Airport in about 5-6 minutes with the car you will rent at Kropyvnytskyi Airport.