Popular Airport | Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2993 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Tabuk City Center
Tabuk Regional - Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Airport
Taxi
Taxi and Uber are the most popular way of transportation in Tabuk city center, both by tourists and locals. As for getting to Tabuk Regional Airport, you can find numerous taxi companies in the city center, as well as ask for one from your hotel. Taxi prices may vary in several terms like distance, whether it’s day or night, on Sundays, and due to your baggage. Generally, taxi prices start from 15-20 USD.
Rental Car
There are many rental car companies in Tabuk, where you can rent a car or private shuttles for transportation or get around the city center. On average, a rental car in Tabuk city center costs around 35-45 USD per day, but prices can change according to car type, duration of rent, mileage, etc. If you are planning to rent a car to get to Tabuk Regional Airport, do not forget to ask if you can leave the car at the airport before your ride.
Hotel Shuttles
Hotel shuttles are the best options for transportation to Tabuk Regional Airport, especially when you travel with baggage and certainly in large groups. Besides you can avoid the hustle of arranging a ride for the last minute before your flight. For this reason, you can get in touch with hotels that provide shuttle services from and to the airport, share your flight time, and ask whether they charge for this service.
Transportation to Mazar I Sharif City Center from Airport
Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport
Mazar I Sharif, a border town close to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is the most important and biggest city of Behl Region located in the north of Afghanistan. Due to its geographical location, it has a very strategic position both in terms of politics and transport.
The city has taken its name from the belief that Ali's grave is here. The city center is made up of straight blocks that spread around Ali's tomb and cut each other perpendicularly. When you move towards the city center, all the roads would take you to this big square with the tomb, surrounded by greenery.
Already the intersection of the other roads is also squares. The traffic rules are not generally applied in the city, and as a result, there is a feeling of chaos in the roads. Traffic is almost always cramped.
Bikes and motorcycles are frequently used means of transportation in the city center. It is possible to see luxury cars and horse-drawn cars in traffic together. Mazar I Sharif railroad connects it with the neighbor Uzbekistan and the train reaches the city center. Priority in rail transport is not human transport but merchandise transport. This makes Mazar I Sharif an important trade transfer point for Afghanistan, beyond being a religious destination.
Although there are buses for long distance journeys, transportation in the city center is provided by special vehicles. From here you can go to the capital city of Kabul by bus or plane. If you want to see Belh, the birthplace of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, you can reach this old settlement with a 30-minute car journey.
The Mazar I Sharif International Airport is quite small and does not offer transportation to the city center by public transport. You can reach the city center by taxi, rental car or hotel shuttles from the airport which is 12 kilometers east of the city center. The airport does not have regular services. You have to ask when you get there.
Hotel Shuttle
Although it is very easy to find in a hostel or motel Mazar I Sharif, there are not much bigger hotels. You should check with your hotel whether or not they provide a shuttle service and make reservation in advance so that they can pick you up from the airport.
Taxi
Taxi is means of transportation that is frequently used to get to the city center from the airport. If there is not much traffic, you can reach the city center in 16 minutes. It’s a good idea to have a deal about the fare with the taxi driver before you take the cab.
Car Rental
Renting a car is the most preferred method of transportation in Mazar I Sharif since you need to negotiate price with taxis, there are problems about public transportation and it is very convenient for those who want to go to surrounding cities.
Since the roads are not generally asphalt, the Jeep is the most preferred type of vehicle. You can reach the city center in about 16 minutes on a straight road for about 12 kilometers after connecting to the AH76 motorway from the airport connection road.
If you rent a car during your travel, you should be aware that traffic rules are not strictly applied in the city.