Popular Airport | Arapoti Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 17 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 13686 Km |
You can reach Quaid–E–Azam International Airport from Karachi city center by using a bus or minibus. However, using a means of public transportation can make you lose time even though it is the most affordable transportation alternative. If you decide to use a faster transportation vehicle, you can get on a taxi. Renting a car is another option.
There are many car rental companies offering service in the city center. Most of them are local companies. In Pakistan, traffic is generally heavy and complicated. For this reason, tourists are advised to rent a car with a driver by contacting a reliable company. You can get help from your hotel about this issue before your travel. You should drive on the highway N5 and take the Jinnah Terminal Road in order to reach the airport. You can get to Quaid–E–Azam International Airport in about half an hour under normal traffic conditions by following the airport directions.
It is possible to reach the airport in approximately one hour by getting on an airport bus in the city center. One-way ticket price of these buses is 50 Pakistani Rupee per passenger. There are also minibuses carrying passengers to the airport from the city center. These vehicles are cheaper but tourists may be charged higher amounts. In addition, minibuses are very crowded. For these reasons, buses are more preferred by foreign visitors.
Travelling to the airport from the city center lasts about half an hour. You should bargain over the fare before getting on any taxi. The cost of travelling to the airport from the city center is about 300 – 500 Pakistani Rupee.
Quaid–E–Azam International Airport, which is known as Jinnah International Airport shortly, is located 14 km east of the city center. There are foreign exchange office, ATMs and baggage rooms at the airport. In addition, there are restaurants and cafes where you can try local tastes as well as the delicacies from the world cuisine. You can do shopping at the stores where you can find various products specific to Pakistan like carpet and rugs. There is also a duty-free shop at the airport. There is a mosque near the airport parking area. Although there is not any hotel within the building, you can stay at Ramada Plaza Hotel located 1 km of the airport.
There is no active airport in the city of Arapoti. For this reason, to reach the city, transportation is mostly provided through Alfonso Pena International Airport. You can travel to Arapoti city center from the airport by bus or rental car. Since the distance is long, finding a taxi to take you is very difficult and costly.
You can easily find a taxi at the airport exit or you can use the airport shuttle buses and you can travel to the main bus station of Sao Jose dos Pinhais within a short time. Then from there you can travel to Arapoti by using the intercity buses. The journey takes approximately 4 hours. Shuttle bus ticket prices are 10 Brazilian Real.
At Alfonso Pena International Airport there are car rental counters of the following companies; Budget, Europcar, Avis, Alamo, Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar and National. By the car that you have rented, you can travel to the city of Arapoti by driving north on the 376 motorway.