| Popular Airport | Abraham Gonzalez Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 17 hour |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 13593 Km |
Since Dhaka is not a big city in terms of its surface area, it is very easy to use taxi, private car, rickshaw, bus and similar means of transportation in urban transportation or for travelling to the airport from the city center.
The names of the four main bus terminals in the city; Sayedabad bus terminal, Gulistan bus terminal, Gabtoli bus terminal and Mohakhali bus terminal. From these four terminals, there are direct bus services going to the airport. It is very cheap to use buses for travelling to the airport. It is only 5 Taka to take advantage of Dhaka buses. Throughout the city, the prices of bus tickets do not exceed 10 Taka.
The most popular means of transportation in Dhaka, where more than 400.000 rickshaws offer transportation service, are rickshaws also called three-wheeled taxis. They are divided into two as auto-rickshaw and cycle-rickshaw. The three-wheeled taxis called cycle-rickshaw are generally used for sightseeing just like bicycles. Auto-rickshaws are much faster than the other and much cheaper than normal taxis.
You need to pay 30-50 Taka for travelling with cycle-rickshaw for 15 minutes. The auto-rickshaws run by the CNG company also work with taximeter and the fares start from 25 Taka. It is both practical and enjoyable to travel to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport from the city center by using an auto-rickshaw. Tempo-rickshaws also offer transportation service and they are bigger than auto-rickshaws.
There are two types of taxis offering service in Dhaka and they have different fares. These are black and yellow taxis. The black taxis open their taximeters from 25 Taka. The yellow taxis are almost twice as expensive. With the taxi that you can get on in the city, you can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport in about 25-30 minutes. If you will prefer Airport Departure Taxi for your transportation, you will need to pay about 300 Taka for your transportation between the city center and Hazrat Shahjalal Airport.
It is possible to get to the airport from the city center in about 25-30 minutes by renting a car from one of the car rental companies that you can see almost in every part of the city. If you have an international driver’s license, you can rent a car by paying 3000 Taka for half-day use; you need to pay about 4500 Taka for full day use. You can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport by using Dhaka-Mymensingh highway (N3).
Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is the largest airport of Bangladesh, has a capacity of 15 million passengers per year. The airport is located in Kurmitola and 20 km north of the city center of the capital city Dhaka. Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is also known as Zia International Airport, has many facilities for passengers such as currency exchange, bank and ATMs, eating and drinking areas, tourist information offices and free internet access.
The easiest way to get to the city center from the airport is by taxi. You can have a free trip by renting a car for your journey. On the other hand, buses depart to Texas from the airport and these buses pass through the city center of Ciudad Juarez.
Contracted taxi companies with the airport carry passengers between 06:00 and 23:00. Taxis consist of automobiles and minivans. The fare is determined according to the regions, not the distance traveled. The map of the city divided into different regions is hovered in vehicles. The total cost varies depending on the region you are going to, the number of passengers and the type of vehicle. By taxi you can reach the city center in just 10 minutes.
You can rent a car suitable for your budget by agreeing with one of 6 different car rental companies located downstairs in the terminal building. After leaving the airport, you can reach the city center in an average of 10 minutes by going north on the highway no. 45. You can continue on the same road to El Paso, Texas.
By bus from the airport you cannot go to the city center of Ciudad Juarez maybe, but to El Paso in the state of Texas in the United States of America. Ticket price is only 10 dollars.
