| Popular Airport | Taiyuan Wusu Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour 50 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 3914 Km |
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Samarkand International Airport is only 5 kilometers away from the city center. For this reason, you can reach the airport easily without losing much time by paying an affordable price. If you prefer to use public transportation, you can take a bus. Car rental and taxi are also among the available options. In addition, many hotels in Samarkand offer hotel shuttle service to their guests.
You can easily get a taxi in Samarkand city center at any time. If you want, you can also ask your hotel to arrange a taxi for you. It is possible to reach the airport in a short period of time by paying an average of 3.000 - 4.000 Uzbekistani Som.
As Samarkand International Airport is very close to the city center, 5 different bus lines pass through the city center. You can reach the airport from the city center by choosing from the buses 31, 10, 60, 18 and 37 at the nearest bus stop. Transportation by bus takes less than half an hour under normal traffic conditions. One-way ticket price per passenger costs 600 Uzbekistani Som.
Hotel shuttle services are a very practical transportation alternative because they pick you up in front of the hotel you stay at the pre-determined hour and take you to the airport by paying a fixed price. Many hotels in Samarkand offer this transportation service to their guests. If you want to take advantage of this service, you need to contact hotel reception and make a reservation at least one day before your flight.
You can see the offices of various car rental companies in Samarkand city center. Samarkand International Airport is only 5 kilometers away and you can reach the airport by driving the rental car, which allows you to travel comfortably through the entire trip. You can ask your hotel to help you about the contact information of the car rental companies.
Samarkand International Airport, which is located very close to the city center, is not a big airport, yet it is an airport where the passengers can meet their every kind of needs. In addition to CIP and VIP lounge services, the airport also offers various restaurants and cafes for the passengers. The airport also offers various facilities such as post office, cash dispenser, first aid service, baby care room, currency exchange office where you can meet your basic needs as well as a duty-free shopping store where you can do shopping at affordable prices. Wi-fi service is accessible throughout the airport.
Outside the Taiyuan Wusu Airport terminal, which is only 15 km away from Taiyuan city center, you will see many bus stops and taxi stands. As there will not be any problem in terms of transportation, you can reach the city in a very short time. Transportation by bus is of course slightly longer than the taxi. But if you want a more economical choice, you should take a bus to get to the city center.
Shuttle buses, which are one of the ways to get to Taiyuan within the shortest time, offer service under the body of Taiyuan Wusu Airport. These shuttle buses, which you can find outside of T1 and T2 terminals, have multiple routes. They also offer frequent and regular services. The destinations and stops of each route are different but nearly all of them pass through the center of the city. If you get on Line 1, you can arrive at Wuyi Square located in the heart of the city (very close to Sanjin International Hotel) in about 40 minutes. The fare you need to pay for the ticket by 2014 is 16 Chinese Yuan. The Line 2 stops by more places in the city center compared to Line 1 and finally goes to the Xishan building. Because of having more stops, the fare is around 25-30 Chinese Yuan and the travel time is about 40 minutes. Line 3, which directly takes you to the South Railway Station from Taiyuan Wusu Airport, costs 13 yuan. Line 4 also takes you to the East Bus Station within 45 minutes for 25 yuan.
If the departure times of shuttle buses aren’t suitable for you or they don’t stop by where you want to go, you can prefer city buses. Although city buses aren’t as many as shuttle buses, they enable passengers to arrive at central points of Taiyuan. You can get on the bus route 201 waiting at the bus stop outside the terminal. It stops by many points in the city. It is possible to get tickets for this bus only by paying 2 Chinese Yuan (2015). The main stops of this bus moving from Taiyuan Wusu Airport are Beiying Railway Station, Jiannan Bus Station and Wuyi Square. These busses, which complete their services within 45 minutes, offer transportation service from 6:00 am to 20:00 pm.
If transportation by bus is not convenient for you, or if your flight has landed a bit late, you can get on one of the taxis waiting 24/7 outside the terminal. Because taxis are very popular and cheap in Taiyuan. If you want to go to Wuyi Square, which is the center of the city, by taking a taxi from Taiyuan Wusu Airport, you need to pay 25-30 yuan; If you will go around Jinci Temple, you need to pay 40-50 yuan. You can go to the railway station by paying 35-45 yuan. It takes a maximum of 25 minutes to get to Taiyuan city center from the airport by taxi.
Before arriving at Taiyuan Wusu Airport, you should make a reservation in advance because renting a car at the airport can be much more expensive than usual. It is very important in this sense that you choose one of the global car rental companies in the terminal building and make a reservation. After that, you will easily take your vehicle in order to get to the city center in 15-20 minutes.
