Popular Airport | Bandaranaike Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5239 Km |
In Khartoum, Sudan's largest city with a population of around 6 million, there is a lot of traffic due to the favorable price of gasoline. However, renting a car is still the most preferred method of transportation in the city where public transport services are carried out by mini and midibuses. Although the tuk tuks, three-wheeled motor vehicles, are the most commonly used transportation vehicles in the city, it is not possible to reach the airport with only these vehicles.
Some hotels in Khartoum offer shuttle service to the airport. Without leaving it to the last day, you can get information about prices and whether or not your hotel provides this service. If you will be arriving at the airport in this way, you should definitely book via your hotel in advance. You can negotiate the price. The journey from the city center to the airport will take about 20 minutes.
If you prefer a taxi, the hotel you are staying in can help you again. You should not forget to negotiate the price from the beginning. If the price is affordable for you, you can reach the airport within 20 minutes if the traffic is not too busy.
Despite traffic confusion in the city, it is the most preferred transportation method due to the comfort and cheap price of gasoline. You can purchase this service from the car rental offices located in the city center. Even if you wish, you can crowd your journey with a limousine. The hotel you are staying would be help in this regard. Of course you should not forget to negotiate the prices offered to you.
Khartoum, Sudan's biggest city and the attraction for foreign investors, expects the modern airport which is 40 kilometers south of the city to operate soon. Until this, Khartoum International Airport, also known as Civil Airport, 12 kilometers north of the city, continues to serve with limited facilities. The airport has some dining areas, a lounge, souvenir shop and free internet service.
Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo, located on the southern part of Asia, is known for its Colombo Harbor, which is frequented by many merchant ships. The rivers and canals in the city add a different beauty and naturalness to the city. Sri Lanka is starting to become a tourist center as a result of the renovated and newly opened buildings thanks to the urban transformation that started in the city.
Transportation in Colombo is provided by many different transportation means. The sympathetic three-wheeled vehicles, special to the city, known tuk-tuk serve at short distances. Other transport options include buses, trains and taxis as well as ferries linking India and the city. Bandaranayike Airport connects Colombo with all the cities in the world.
There are buses that travel at certain intervals during the day from Bandaranayike Airport to the city center. Taxis carry passengers to the city center on a busy pace all day.
Taxis are very popular as transportation facilities at the airport are limited and buses, which do not work at night, have long intervals. You need to clearly tell the route you want to go to the driver of the taxi, which you can easily take at the airport exit.
There is an express route between the city of Colombo and the airport, which can only be used by buses. Thanks to this special road, bus number 187-E3 can reach the city center in half an hour. In order to take the buses in front of the terminal building you need to buy tickets in advance.