About Pristina
Kosovo’s largest city and capital Pristina is one of the Balkans smallest cities. In this city of a total of 198 residents lives Albanians, Bosnians, Romanians and Turks. The country’s finance, education and culture hubs can be seen gathered in this city. Between the cities of Obilic and Kosova Polje, Pristina is left in the shadows of the Sar Mountains. Seeing these mountains from the city with the naked eye can provide you with joy unlike any other. Also, the Badovac Lake is only a couple kilometers outside Pristina. Temperatures in Pristina vary from 28°C in the summer to 7°C in the winter. Under the Ottoman Empire for many years, Pristina also draws interest in the Turkish traveler Evliya Celebi’s Book of Travels. Visiting the city in the 1600s, Evliya Celebi mentions the green gardens and grape vines grown for wine.
The Clock Tower, the Kosovo Museum, Newborn Monument, Great Hamam of Pristina, Germia Park, Ethnography Museum and Pristina Bazaar are of the places to be visited. Under the Ottoman Empire till 1912, Serbia till 1915, Bulgaria till 1918, Yugoslavia till 1999 and European Union till 2008, the year the country declared its independence. Containing members of many ethnicities, the city of Pristina benefits from this as a cultural richness. Pristina gets 37,000 visitors per year, mainly from Albania, Turkey, Germany and the US. Tourists mostly visit the Pristina city center, Batllava Lake, and Gadime Marble Cave. Because of the Pristina University, the city center, restaurants and bars are always busy. Catching the eye with its population of young adults, Pristina stands out for its festivals and concerts.
Transportation to Pristina City Center from Airport
Pristina Intl. Airport
Pristina Airport is 15 kilometers from the city center of Pristina, the capital of Kosovo. Pristina Airport, hosting both domestic and international flights, is the most important airport in the country. Pristina Airport is a medium-sized airport, enabling many passengers to come to Pristina every year.
Pristina Airport, the only airport transportation hub in Kosovo, is a highly developed airport with its services and activities for the passengers, as well as with numerous alternatives to and from the airport.
You can get to the city center from the Pristina Airport, which is 15 kilometers and 20 minutes away from the city center, by using different transportation options.
Taxi
If you want to travel from Pristina Airport to Pristina city center or any city in Kosovo, you can do it easily by taking a taxi. Taxis that you can get from Pristina Airport every day and every hour of the week can be a quick, comfortable and reliable choice for you.
Bus
If you want to go to the city center with a more economical means of transportation than the taxis, you can take the buses at Pristina Airport. The buses you can take from the airport are departing every 2 hours every day of the week. With these buses that are more affordable, you can make a comfortable journey to the city center and other cities of the country.
Car Rental
Another option you can choose to get to the city center is renting a car. You have the opportunity to rent the vehicles you want from the car rental offices located in the terminal building of Pristina Airport. So you can make a comfortable, pleasant and quick journey to the center of the city. You can rent a car with or without a driver. Among the car rental companies located at the terminal of the airport terminal are Prishtina, King, Autolux, Europcar, Hertz, Kosovo Trade, Mara, Sixt, Shotani, Auto Sherreti and Inter Rent.
