| Popular Airport | Benin Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 40 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 2155 Km |
To go to Conakry Airport from the city center you can either choose the most practical and economical transportation method or you can use different transportation ways by choosing one of the car rental companies or transfer companies in the city center. Although public transportation is used in the city, there is no public transport from the city center to the Conakry Airport. For this reason, you have to use these methods for your transportation.
Taxis, which are very popular in urban transportation, provide both affordable and fast transport services. In addition, people who do not want to rent a car are using taxis since they can be used every moment of the day. It is possible to reach Conakry Airport in just 9-10 minutes by taxi from Conakry city center.
Those who plan to stay longer than a few days in the capital of the Republic of Guinea may rent a car before the day of the flight, in this way no time will be wasted. There are a number of domestic and foreign car rental companies in the city center: Avis, Europcar, MCD Et Frere, Vital Africa Transports, Hertz, National, Dollar, etc. After choosing one of these companies and pre-booking, you can rent your car daily or hourly and reach Conakry Airport in 10 minutes.
You can either fly to Conakry with Turkish Airlines, which has direct flights from Istanbul Atatürk Airport or fly with other airline companies such as Tunisair, Air France, Emirates and Royal Air Maroc, which have transit flights. Conakry International Airport, also known as Gbessia Airport, is located 10 km from the city center of Conakry, in West Africa. Services available at Conakry Airport include free internet access, VIP lounges, tourist information offices, supermarkets and shopping malls, dining and bank services.
Traveling to the city center from Benin City Airport is very easy. You can reach the city center, which is located 6 kilometers away, without any difficulty in a very short time. Some of the vehicles that you can use during this travel in the city are taxis and private shuttles. The prices of the vehicles that carry their passengers quickly to the city center, which is not very far away, are generally considered cost-effective.
You can easily find the Benin City taxis, which you can easily realize with their red or yellow colors, after leaving the airport terminal. With Benin City's comfortable taxis, you can reach any part of the city in a short time and enjoy your travel without having any trouble. If you want to travel to a different region around the city or outside the city, you can first contact the taxi driver and learn how much you will pay on average to reach your destination by taxi. Once you arrive at your destination, simply say "stop" or "drop me here" in English to the driver. Night tariffs of the taxis in the city are not much different from the normal tariffs, but some roads can be quite dangerous at nights. For this reason, you should make sure that the taxi that you will get on is a licensed one or you can prefer one of the airport taxis.
For your transportation from the airport to the center of Benin City, you can also use one of the shuttles that are more affordable compared to the taxis. These shuttles carry passengers to certain points in the city center, and after reaching these points, you need to take a different bus or taxi from here. Although it is more economical to travel by shuttle, if you have heavy luggage that you need to carry to your hotel or accommodation center, it may be more appropriate to prefer one of the taxis. As an alternative, after reaching the center of the city by shuttle, you can take a taxi that you can easily find here and take the road to your destination. Shuttles usually carry their passengers for a fixed free. However, you can learn how much to pay before making your preference among the transportation alternatives.
If you are planning to stay in one of the big hotels in the city, you can contact your hotel, get information about shuttle service and travel to your hotel in Benin City by using a shuttle in a comfortable way. If your hotel provides this service for free, you can reach the center without paying any amount for a taxi or private shuttle. Hotel shuttles pick their passengers up from the terminal exit at the landing time of the planes and transport them to the facilities located in the center in a short time.
It cannot be said that Benin City offers many options to its visitors about car rental options. However, before coming to the city, you can search for the local rental companies that provide car rental service in Benin City and contact them to rent a car.
