Popular Airport | Cochin Intl. 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.
Cochin International Airport is located in a suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala in India and is about 37 kilometers from Kochi city center. Cochin Airport is the fourth largest airport in India and is also the worlds first fully solar-powered airport. There are 3 terminals at the airport where domestic and international flights are made. At the airport you can withdraw money from ATMs and exchange currency.
From Cochin Airport to Kochin city center you can take a taxi and a bus or rent a car.
From Cochin Airport you can travel to Kochi city center or the surrounding cities by taxi at any time of the day. At Cochin Airport taxis are run through a Cooperative Society controlled by CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited) and run on a pre paid taxi system. There are fully computerised and automated pre paid taxi counters at both the international and domestic terminals in the airport. You can decide the type of taxi you want from these meters as a normal passenger car or larger vehicle. If you wish you can rent large and high standard vehicles such as UBER - OLA and you can also pay for a limo if you wish from the pre paid counters. While taxis from outside can drop off passengers at the airport, only CIAL taxis are allowed to pick up passengers from the airport. When you get off the plane, you will get a receipt from the taxi counter and then you want to go to the pre-paid taxi stand and get your taxi.
The standard fare for a taxi from the airport to city center is 19 Indian Rupees per km for a non-conditioned car. 23 Indian Rupees per km for an air conditioned vehicle. The minimum fee is approximately 400 rupees. You can also use pre-paid taxis for tours and daily hire basis. The most convenient transportation to the city center is by taxi and you can travel to the city in about half an hour. Some of the taxi fleets with a counter at Cochin Airport are Kochi Taxi, Vayu Travels, Dayz, Gezi India.
You have two alternatives of buses from Cochin Airport to the city center. The first alternative is buses that depart from the terminal at the entrance of airport at frequent intervals. White - blue buses (fast), green - red buses (without stopping, faster) express running buses which run every 10 to 20 minutes and stop at bus stops near the city center. The fare you will pay for transportation by buses like this is approximately 1.5 USD.
The other alternative is the bus that runs from outside the terminal which are the orange Volvo buses. The first bus starts at 07.50 in the morning and runs every half an hour and costs about 70 Indian rupees. The difference between these buses from the express buses are that they provide a more comfortable journey and they are air-conditioned. The buses stop at Aluva, Kalassery and Vytilla, and reach Kochi city center in about 30 to 40 minutes.
If you prefer to travel to the city center by renting a car, you can choose from the car rental companies AVIS and Zoom at the airport. Let us remind you that when you rent a car foreigners are asked for an international driving license. You can reach the city center from the airport in about half an hour and the airport has access to all three national highways NH 47, NH 17 and NH 49.
To protect the interests of CIAL taxis the three-wheeled local cars are not allowed into the airport. If you want to make a more economical transfer from the standard taxi fares, you can travel to the nearest train stations such as Angamally or Aluva for a price ranging from 50 to 100 rupees and take the train to the city center from there. Just to add, it is difficult to find such a vehicle early in the morning and late in the evening.