Popular Airport | Girona–Costa Brava Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 14 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 11238 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Santiago City Center
Arturo Merino Benitez Intl. Airport
A Merino Benitez Airport, 16 kilometers west of Santiago city center, can be quickly reached by taxi or metro. Passengers can also go to the airport with special vehicles that can be rented from car rental companies.
Taxi
Taxis that can take you from Santiago to Merino Benitez Airport in about 20 minutes, are applying a high tariff on weekends, holidays and night time.
Metro
With the metro that you can take from the Los Heroes metro station in Santiago you can reach the Barrancas stop which is just 10 minutes away from the airport. To use the metro you can buy tickets from the counters around the station. From Barrancas stop you have to take an 8 minute taxi ride to the airport.
Car Rental
Avis, Budget, Enterprise and Alamo car hire companies provide you the option to rent a car with or without a driver. You can rent a car from these companies at any time, or arrange a private vehicle to pick you up from wherever you are and take you to the airport.
Airport Information
There is a four-storey terminal building at A Merino Benitez Airport, which covers a large area. The terminal building, which is undergoing renovations, is planned to be opened in 2020 with much wider features. The current terminal building has duty free shops, luggage space and parking space on the ground floor. On the first floor there are rest rooms reserved for VIP companies, on the second floor, shops, restaurants and entrance doors are located. On the third floor of the building, there is also a check-in area reserved for the customers of restaurants and VIP passengers.
You can find bank ATMs, telephone operator shops, pharmacies, travel agency shops, health care room and insurance offices spread over different floors of the building. In the terminal there is a reserved area for those who are VIP passengers. In this section you can access VIP lounges of Latam, Pacific Club, Voyage, Delta Sky Club, American Airlines and Avianca companies.
There are many restaurants, cafes and bars in the airport for travelers to meet their eating and drinking needs. These are La Pausa, Cybo Bistro, Fritz, Gatsby, Ruby Tuesday, Subway, Telepizza, Johnny Rockets, Pronto Copec, McDonald's, Cafe Danes, Bakery & Co, Cafe On Time, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Tamarugo, Patagonia Cafe, Espression Lavazza , Vinum and Heineken Star Lounge.
Among the places you can shop at the airport are stores ranging from cosmetics to clothing, technology and music to jewelry. Among these are Bath & Body Works, MAC Cosmetics, Punto Musical, Samsung, MacOnline Express, Garmin, Gizmobies, Fotokina, MOW, La Cava del Vino, Kubox, Jugueteria Alemana, BirttShop Chile, Licantai, Toc's, Rumbo Sur, Piedra Linda, Sol y Mar , Piedras Australes, Jewelery Me, Swarovski and Hugo Boss.
Transportation to Girona City Center from Airport
Girona–Costa Brava Airport
Costa Brava Airport, which is among the airports having the highest capacity of passengers in Spain and ranked the second in Barcelona with its size and traffic, is only 12.5 kilometers away from Girona city center. You can cover that distance in 20 minutes with a normal driving. There are flights from Istanbul, Antalya, Izmir, and Adana (by Turkish Airlines) to the airport. Once you get off the plane, you won't have any difficulty reaching Girona city center. Regular bus services, taxis, car rental and private transfer services are among the transportation alternatives you can prefer to reach the city center from the airport.
Bus
You can go to the city center from Costa Brava Airport by bus, one of the most affordable means of transportation. The public transport network in the city is organized by a company called Sagales and you can find the schedule of bus departures on the company's website (sagales.com).
The bus route 605 starts from Blanes, picks up passengers from Lloret de Mar and then Costa Brava Airport, and ends in Girona. It takes about 20 minutes to get to the city center from the airport.
L-28 line is also one of the buses you can prefer for transfer between the airport and the city center. It departs from Lieida and goes through C25 Highway to reach Girona. The bus ride approximately takes 15 minutes.
Another bus alternative to get to the city center is the line 607 and it also stops by Riudellots. Let us remind you that the bus operates on weekdays between 5 am and 11 pm.
There are transfer services to reach the city center every 25 minutes and by the hour. You can take a bus in front of the airport terminal, which is in a 5-minute walking distance when you get off the plane. The last stop is the city center and you get off the bus at Girona Bus Station (Estació D'Autobusos De Girona). Every bus stop has a route schedule and you can plan your journey according to the departures.
Each single fare from Costa Brava Airport to Girona city center costs 2.75 Euros. No online sale of tickects is available, nor is there any possibility of buying one on the bus. You can buy bus tickets at the ticket sales office of the airport which opens at 8am (and operating until 2am on the next day) every day of the week.
Taxi
Taxi, which is the fastest, busiest and most practical transfer option, runs on day-rate and night-tariff just like in Turkey. Taximeter is available in all taxis at the airport and the taxi ride takes about 20 minutes to get to the city center. The taxi fare for transfer to Girona city center costs about 25-30 Euros.
Taxi stops at the airport are in front of the gate of the incoming passenger terminal. These stops immediately catch your eyes with their blue and white taxi signs and yellow "taxi" writings on the road. If you cannot find a taxi at this area, you can dial the taxi numbers hung on the wall through the free-of-charge phone next to the information desk inside the terminal.
Rent a car
You will find the offices of the international car rental companies such as Hertz, Dollar, Firefly, and Thrifty on the ground floor of the airport. You can also enjoy pre-booking option making a reservation through the websites of these companies offering you rental car options with high standards. You can determine the route to the city center through navigation, or you can get help from the route signs on the road if you are not provided with such an option.
Once you leave the airport and take the AP7 highway, the road takes you to Girona city center.
You are charged 1 Euro for using the highway and render the payment in cash at the exit of the highway.
Private Transfer Services
If you would like to enjoy comfort, security and Wi-Fi in one transfer option, you can take advantage of the private local transfer companies providing this service with fully equipped vehicles with a private driver. You are charged according to the size, model and newness of the vehicle and you can render the payment online by your credit card.
