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| Popular Airport | Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 20 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 1978 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Kathmandu City Center
Tribhuvan Intl. Airport
To reach Tribhuvan International Airport from Kathmandu city center, you can rent a taxi or use the airport shuttle service. If you have rented a car for your travel, you can use the same vehicle for transport to the airport and deliver it at the airport. If your hotel has an airport shuttle service, you can make use of this service by making a reservation in advance.
Taxi
It is possible to easily find a taxi in Kathmandu city center. If you ask for it your hotel would arrange a taxi for you to be in front of the hotel at the time you checkout. Although it depends on the traffic intensity, it takes about 15 minutes to reach the airport from the city center under normal conditions.
Shuttle
Airport shuttle services depart from several different points of the city center. Your closest shuttle service stop and times can be found at your hotel.
Hotel Service
Some hotels in the city offer airport shuttle services to their customers. If you have booked in advance, the hotel shuttle can pick you up when you ask for and take you to the airport within 15 minutes.
Car Rental
In the city center you can see the offices of many car rental companies. You can also easily reach the airport by means of this transportation which will make your travel easier. To get to Tribhuvan International Airport from the city center, you have to enter the Ring Road and follow the airport signs. Remember that you must have an international driver's license before you can drive in Kathmandu. If your driver's license is not valid, but you want to have a travel with a private vehicle, you can also rent a car with a driver.
Airport Information
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport from where Kathmandu’s, as well as whole Nepal's international flights are made. The airport which is located in the Kathmandu Valley, between mountains, serves with an airstrip that is hard to land, often causing the planes to circulate around the valley again before landing.
The airport, which has been operating since 1949, is about 6 kilometers from the city center of Kathmandu. The airport has all the basic services such as post office, first aid center, foreign exchange office, and cash dispenser.
There is also a souvenir shop, a few small eating areas and a CIP Lounge for passengers who do not want to give up comfort. You can also use the free Wi-Fi service throughout Tribhuvan International Airport.
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.
Weather in Mazar I Sharif
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