Popular Airport | Harakani Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 6908 Km |
You can come to Khabarovsk Novy Airport from the center by vehicles such as trolleybuses, buses, shuttles or taxis very easily. If you are going to travel from the center of Khabarovsk to the airport in the morning or at night, taxis can be your primary option. At other times, you can make use of the public transportation vehicles like buses and trolleybuses which are driven past the train station and many places in the center.
If you consider it as an alternative, you can also rent a car, however, rented cars are not preferred so much for the journeys between the center and the airport.
The private shuttles provided by the hotels and the private companies constitute another alternative. If it is also among your plans to use the shuttles for transfers from the center to the airport, you can complete your reservation by contacting shuttle companies or your hotel a while before your travel.
It is possible to reach the airport from the city center of Khabarovsk by the buses which start service in the morning and continue till late hours in the evening. For this, you can catch one of the buses numbered 18 servicing between the southern region and the airport or take the buses numbered 35, which are driven past the train station and come to the airport. Bus tickets are very cheap in the city; however, you generally do not have the possibility of paying them in foreign currencies. You should have some local money with you in order to pay for the ticket before you take the bus.
Buses are quite ideal for the passengers who are traveling only with a backpack or a suitcase. Hence, you can carry your suitcases until the bus stop without any difficulty and take one of the buses heading towards Khabarovsk Airport. Taxis are much more ideal in a lot of terms for those who travel with a few suitcases and together with 3-4 people.
You can reach Khabarovsk Novy Airport directly from many corners such as Village Matveevka, Lenin Road and River Station in the center by taking a taxi. Undoubtedly, the biggest advantage of coming to the airport by taxi is to be able to travel till the entrance of the airport terminal comfortably without the need to carry the suitcases until the bus stop. However, you should keep in mind that taxis are among the most expensive vehicle alternatives.
Taxi fares do not differ significantly between the regions in the city. You can make your decision by obtaining information about the amount you are going to pay while coming to the airport from the corresponding hotel or the other tourists in the region.
It is possible for you to come to the terminal of Khabarovsk Novy Airport by the trolleybuses, which are operated in the city. You can complete your journey to the airport very easily with the trolleybus 1 from Komsomolskaya Square, the trolleybus 2 from the train station and the trolleybus 4 from the shipyard.
You can get in contact with the private shuttles in Khabarovsk in order to be picked up from your hotel in the city center and travel directly to the airport without changing your means of transportation. Shuttle fares are generally similar to those of taxis. When compared to the public transportation vehicles, shuttles might be significantly expensive, however, you should not forget that these vehicles provide an immense advantage in terms of both saving time and being comfortable.
From Khabarovsk Novy Airport, you can travel by a lot of different airlines such as Emirates, Aeroflot, S7 Airlines, Asiana Airlines and Japan Airlines. Although the airport terminal is not that large, it is big enough for the passengers. Furthermore, you can easily eat, drink and do shopping at the airport. When you need cash, you can withdraw money at the ATMs in the domestic and international terminals of the airport within a few minutes. Mothers who are traveling together with their children under the age of 7 can use the baby care room, which has a kitchen and a playground, free of cost. However, your boarding pass might be requested at the entrance. You should keep your boarding pass with you before using the room.
There is a Duty-Free shop in the international terminal of the airport. You can buy colorful chocolates, candies and various snacks from here and do shopping for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
Eating and drinking areas inside the terminal of the airport generally opens at 06.00 in the morning and offer the passengers different food and drinks until the evening hours. If you are going to arrive at the airport late at night and would like to eat or drink something, you can do shopping from the automatic machines.
In addition to all these services at the airport, there is also a pharmacy where you can buy medicine, massage chairs to use for a little relaxation, a post office and a room to leave your luggage.
Kars Airport is only 7 kilometer from the city center. If you want to get to the city center from the airport, you can prefer taxi, municipal bus and rental car as well as the Sınır Tourism shuttle services that provide transportation service in agreement with airline companies. The hotels in Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center also offer airport shuttle service.
You can take a taxi, which is always the easiest way, to go to the city center or the surrounding districts and villages from Kars Airport. You can reach the city center in 10 minutes without waiting. The taxis waiting at the airport according to plane landings are usually used as share taxi by taking more than one passenger.
This is because there is a limited number of taxis at the airport and some taxi drivers would like to earn more by asking for the same taxi fare from more than one passenger. Before taking a taxi, it would be useful to ask if the taxi fare can be shared or not.
The airport shuttle services which provide shuttle service according to landing hours go up to Faikbey Street in Kars city center and drop the passengers off in front of Vergül Tourism agency. The same shuttle company also provides transportation service 30 minutes after landing for the passengers who would like to go Ardahan from Kars Airport. The shuttle services go up to the Sınır Tourism agency on Kongre Street in Ardahan city center.
There is only one car rental company called Öz Sema Otomotiv which serves at Kars Airport. For this reason, you are strongly recommended to book your car in advance if you want to rent a car. You can reach the authorized person by calling the office at 0-474- 212 08 18. If you are going to get to the places like Ani Ören Yeri (Ani Ruins) and Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center and if you travel more than one person, renting a car may be a more flexible and practical solution for you.
You can also prefer to go to the city center by bus from Kars Airport. There is only one municipal bus to the city center and it runs according to flight times. The municipal bus, which departs at the airport, goes up to the Lion Statues (in front of the Zafer Kuyumcusu – Jewelry Store) in the city center. If you are going to the surrounding cities or the tourist attractions like Ani Ruins, you can get to the bus station from the city center.
Since the bus station and the airport are located on different routes, you can benefit from minibuses or the shuttle services of the bus transportation companies once you arrive at the city center. The bus station is 3 kilometers away from the city center. You can take the buses provided by Sarıkamış Municipality, which depart from the city center, to reach the hotels in Sarıkamış Ski Resort. Though most of the hotels in Sarıkamış welcome their guests at the airport by offering shuttle services, you should ask your hotel if they offer shuttle transfer service considering your transportation options. The ski resort is 50 kilometers from the airport and 60 kilometers from the city center.