Popular Airport | Taif Regional Airport |
|---|---|
Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5360 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Marrakech City Center
Marrakesh Menara Airport
Bus is the only means of public transportation you can use to travel from the city center to the airport. You can use taxis individually or maximum 4 people. But if the stops of the buses going to the airport are close to your location, the bus can be considered as the best option. Car rental and private car are among the other alternatives that you can use to get to the airport.
Bus
The buses in the city provide an easy transportation to the airport. Bus route 19 is the only public transportation vehicle going to the airport. You can reach the airport by using these buses from various stops in the city. The busses operating every 20 - 30 minutes do not make passengers wait too long at the stops.
You don’t need to look for a ticket office to buy a ticket. You can buy your ticket in the bus. Ticket prices are 30 Dirham. The bus stop is very close to the entrance gate of the airport. You can enter into the airport without walking too long. Thanks to the buses operating from 06:15 am to 09:30 pm, you can easily get to the airport.
Taxi
Taxi is another alternative that is frequently used to provide transportation from the city center to the airport. You can get to the airport by using the taxi service in the city. If you are going to use the taxi as one person, the fare can be expensive. Taxi drivers may also demand the fare in dollars. If you know French or Arabic, you can bargain with the driver before getting on the taxi.
If you prefer using a taxi, you should be at least 3 or 4 people. In this way, you don’t have to bargain and reach the airport in a more economical way. Because the taxis provide a faster transportation service than the buses, it is possible to reach the airport in about 15 minutes with this method.
Car Rental
You can also get to the airport from the city center by renting a car. You can easily get in contact with a car rental company that will help you about this issue. You can deliver the car to the office of the company at the airport and wait for your flight comfortably.
It is possible to reach the airport from the city center by various motor vehicles and on foot. If you choose to walk from the airport to the city center the travel will last about one and half hour. If you trust yourself and want to travel around the city on foot, you can also evaluate this tiring yet different option in your transportation to the airport.
Airport Information
Marrakech Menara Airport, which is one of the most important airports of Africa, is frequented visited by millions of passengers during the year. While Marrakech Airport enables easy transportation between the city center and the airport, it offers a different atmosphere to its visitors both regionally and globally.
It is possible to see various restaurants at Marrakech Airport. Starbucks and Burger King are some of the global brands serving at the airport. You can also visit other restaurants serving various delicacies special to the Moroccan culture.
In addition to these, stores selling gifts, cosmetics and clothes offer a different shopping atmosphere for the passengers. Chanel, Dufry Shops, Matero Marac Terroir, Louis Vuitton are among the brands selling high quality products to the passengers. The passengers can spend pleasant time in these stores while waiting for their flights.
Marrakech Airport has many other services such as duty-free areas, worship rooms, conference halls and passenger lounges. Before or after their flights, the passengers of the airport can benefit from all of these services.
Transportation to Taif City Center from Airport
Taif Regional Airport
Taif is located on the slopes of the Sarawat Mountains in Mecca province of Saudi Arabia, which has rich ethnic roots and is home to the world's leading industrial and commercial centers. Taif is also referred to as Green Haven, thanks to its about 3,000 gardens. Taif is one of the most preferred cities in the Mecca region, one of the most visited places by tourists in terms of religious tourism, thanks to the developed transportation facilities and affordable accommodation options in the city. It is 150 kilometers away from the city of Mecca.
The most important feature distinguishing Taif from Mecca and Medina, which is the third largest city in Mecca province after Mecca and Jeddah, is that non-Muslim foreigners are allowed to enter the city. You will not have any difficulty in terms of transportation in Taif city, which is located in the western part of Saudi Arabia and in the south-east of Jeddah within the boundaries of the Mecca Administrative Region.
Taif's transportation networks have been extended to the Mecca province as a whole, and even to other parts of Saudi Arabia. There are intercity bus services between major cities in Saudi Arabia such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Taif, Dammam, Abha, Naseem, Tebuk and Hael.
If you prefer to stay in Taif city center, you can go to other cities of Saudi Arabia with these services on daily basis. There are also local buses within the city, like intercity buses. Transportation within the city is very easy. City roads, rail systems, and highway connections allow you to get to any other point in the city as quickly as possible. You can also rent a car for a fixed period of time from the car rental companies for your transportation in Taif.
In fact, the most profitable, time-saving and easiest way to tour other parts of Saudi Arabia apart from Taif is renting a car. Access to the city is very easy thanks to the buses. Local buses within Taif city center are extremely comfortable and reach almost every point of the city. If you travel as a lonely woman on these buses, you must show your passport to the officers. This is because women throughout Saudi Arabia are banned from driving, traveling and accommodating alone. But if you are a tourist and you prove it, you can travel all by yourself.
In Taif city transportation there are many options such as cable car, car, bus and taxi. Because Taif is a bit smaller than other cities in Saudi Arabia, thus local buses are preferred rather than car rental and taxi options. Domestic or foreign tourists willing to travel with intercity trains need to purchase special seats reserved for ladies and families.
Taif Airport, which has direct flights from many parts of the world, is one of the busiest airports in Saudi Arabia. Approximately 30 kilometers east of the city center, Taif Airport has domestic flights to almost every city in Saudi Arabia.
Bus
There are buses directly from the airport to Taif city center. You can easily get to the city center by buses which are cheaper than the taxi. You can purchase your bus tickets online or at the ticket sales points located inside the terminal. You can travel to any point in the city with a bus that you can take from any stop at the exit of the Taif Airport arrival terminal.
It takes approximately 1 hour to get to the city by bus. Local buses, which have stops in many places of Taif, are the most preferred means of transportation for visitors of the city. As is the case throughout Saudi Arabia, few bus seats can be reserved for ladies and families within Taif city.
Traveling as a lonely woman on a bus requires special permission, which can be very difficult for Saudi Arabian citizens. As a lonely woman and tourist, if you want to travel in these buses, you would be asked to prove that you are a tourist by showing your passport.
Taxi
Taking a taxi is the most expensive way of travelling from Taif Airport to the city center. You can take this distance of 29.5 kilometers in approximately 30-35 minutes by taxi. From the airport to the center of Taif, you pay a taxi fare of 160-190 Suudi Riyali (130-150 TL). Of course, the price we specify in TL may vary depending on the changes between the Saudi Riyal and the Turkish Lira. It is more profitable to rent a car or take a bus instead of taking a taxi just outside of the arrival terminal of Taif Airport.
Car Rental
In almost every region of Saudi Arabia, women are prohibited from driving. Therefore, only male tourists can benefit from car rental option. If you rent a navigation device with your car, you can easily go to Taif and other major cities around.
You can reach the city center by the car you will rent from Taif Airport in approximately 20-25 minutes. In Saudi Arabia, oil is quite cheap compared to Turkey. Hence, one of the best options for your transportation is renting a car. On average, the amount you would pay for the oil to go to the city center from Taif Airport is approximately 1-2 TL.
