Popular Airport | Asbestos Hill Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5519 Km |
Ibn Batouta Airport is located only 11 kilometres away to Tangier. You can easily get to this airport by one of the options of taxis, transfer cars or rental cars. Also, you can get information about the public transportation options, or taxis and rent-a-car firms at the Tourist Information Offices in the city centre.
Taxis are the most common way of transport in Tangier. You can comfortably get to the airport from the city at a reasonable price. Tangier taxi drivers located in the city centre and other centric locations are at your service 24/7. The majority of the taxis apply two different tariffs as day-tariff and night-tariff. If you want to get to Ibn Batouta Airport from the city centre by taxi between 5.30 and 22.30, you will have to pay 100 Moroccan Dirham, whereas the same route might increase up to 150 Dirham between 22.30 and 5.30. You will be asked to pay 300 Dirham to go to Ibn Batouta Airport from Port Med or pay around 120 Dirham to get to the airport from the train station. It will take around 10-12 minutes to arrive Ibn Batouta Airport from Tangier city centre.
If you would like to get to Ibn Batouta Airport by renting your own car, there are some certain procedures to follow, such as making a pre-reservation, having an international driving licence, not being able to rent a car hourly, etc. Loca Som, Starc Hertz, Marloc (Europcar), Scal Avis, Dbilij Car, Air Car, France Car, and Location Auto are some of the rent-a-car companies whose offices you could see at Tangier city centre. It might take around 15 minutes to arrive the airport from the city by a car.
Having had an air transportation service to around 900 thousand passengers in 2015, Ibn Batouta Airport is located 11 kilometres away to Tangier city centre. Also known as Tangier Airport or Tangier-Boukhalef Airport, this airports provides various opportunities to spend a good time while waiting for your flight, though it is not a very large airport, indeed. Especially; Newrest Rahal, CMG food&beverage and Newrest Ata Sa Medas are the most famous cafes and restaurants in the food and beverage areas of the airport. Ibn Batouta Airport also has a lot to offer you in terms of shopping. You can find souvenirs peculiar to Moroccan culture at Tresor El Mamoun, Habiba Gharafi, Dufry Maroc, Cafesta, Hudson News and as a final alternative, duty free shop.
Asbestos Hill Airport, that allows passengers to reach Asbestos Hill and the surrounding areas, is only a few kilometres outside the town centre. You can take a taxi or rent a car when going to the town centre. Besides taking a taxi or renting a car, taking a private shuttle is also a comfortable alternative. You might prefer to rent a car if you’re planning to stay for more than a couple of days or wanting to see surrounding area, but the taxis and shuttle services should be more than enough for short journeys.
Taking a taxi from Asbestos Hill Airport terminal to Asbestos town centre is the most popular option for non-local tourists. This might be because being dropped off right in front of the hotel, with all of your luggage, after a short trip is extremely practical and economic. You might need to give a few dollars as a tip to the taxi driver. Besides this, taking the taxi is comfortable and taxi fares are in general not that high in Asbestos Hill. This is a particularly good option for those travelling with families or a large group of friends.
Aside from the taxis, you can use private shuttles to take you from Asbestos Hill Airport to the town centre. The cost of taking a private shuttle is usually similar to how much taking a taxi might set you back, but the vehicles used for the private shuttles are usually wider and more spacious. Because of this a large group might prefer to take a private shuttle instead of a taxi. Hotels sometimes also offer shuttles going from Asbestos Hill Airport to the centre. You can reserve such a service with your hotel by contacting them a few hours or a few days before your flight. Like the taxis, the private shuttles pick up passengers right in front of Asbestos Hill Airport terminal and take them directly to specific points in and around the centre.
Since public transport in the local area is not well developed, renting a car might also be a great idea. You can find and rent a car that suits your needs and your budget within minutes of landing in Asbestos Hill Airport. All you need to do is to get in touch with renting agencies that operate in the Asbestos Hill area over the phone or online. The car rental agencies bring the rented vehicles to the front of the airport terminal for passengers, so just within a few minutes you can be in your rental car and already following the road signs pointing the way to Asbestos Hill.