Popular Airport | Nashville Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 16 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 13350 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.
You can travel to Nashville city center from the airport by using the means of public transportation or private vehicles. Whichever alternative you choose, you can reach the city center in a short time. Using a bus significantly reduces your transportation cost. In addition, if you need a more comfortable and faster transportation vehicle, you can prefer airport hotel shuttle, taxi or shuttle bus. You can also rent a shuttle, minivan or limousine at the airport and comfortably travel to anywhere you want in the city.
Taximeter starts at 7 dollars and the rate is 2.10 dollar per mile. However, there is a fixed fare applied for the transportation to the city center from the airport. This fare is 25 dollars. If you find another passenger to share your taxi, 1 dollar is added to this amount. In this way, you can travel to the city center by paying 13 dollars per person. It takes about 15 minutes to reach the city center by taxi under normal traffic conditions.
Ten different car rental companies offer car rental service for the passengers of the airport. The center where you can rent a car is located opposite the terminal building and next to the short-term parking area that you can reach after a few minutes’ walk. You can rent your car here and take the road to the city center in a comfortable way. You can reach the city center in about 15 minutes by following the highway l-40 E.
You can see the bus stops after leaving the baggage claim area of the airport. It is possible to reach the city center less than half an hour by getting on the bus route 18. The ticket price of this bus route is 2.50 dollars.
At the airport, there are a few private companies offering shuttle service. These companies offer transportation service to different destinations in addition to Nashville city center. Some of these shuttles drop you off wherever you want. You can visit the “Ground Transportation” desk located at the arrivals terminal in order to get information about the departures hours and prices of these shuttles.
If you want a luxurious and comfortable travel, you can rent a limousine from a company offering service at the airport. There are more than thirty limousine rental company.
More than thirty accommodation centers in Nashville offer airport shuttle service for their guests. You can comfortably travel to your hotel with one of these comfortable and fast vehicles by making a reservation in advance by contacting your hotel. You also need to learn whether your hotel offers this service for free or not.