| Popular Airport | Eldoret International Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 20 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 4356 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.
Eldoret International Airport is used for transportation to popular tourist regions in the west of Kenya and the airport's distance from the city center is about 16 kilometers. Taxis are the preferred way to travel to the center from the airport in a safe and quick way. Other than taxis, buses are among the vehicles that passengers can take from Eldoret International Airport to the center and are often preffered with the affordable prices. You can also search the car rental companies in the area and travel easily to the city center with the car you are renting from the airport.
Eldoret International Airport is located 16 kilometers south of Eldoret city center and is located on the Eldoret - Kisumu road. The airport is especially preferred as a way transportation to nearby tourist destinations and passengers who have just arrived at the airport can easily find a taxi in front of the terminal and travel directly to Eldoret city center in approximately 20-25 minutes. Those who choose to travel to Eldoret by taxi can benefit by only paying an average of 800 Kenyan Shilling. Another advantage of taxis at Eldoret International Airport is that they can be found even late at night, but if you do not see a taxi in front of the airport terminal, you can ask at the information desk to call a taxi.
Buses at Eldoret International Airport are more affordable compared to taxis, but the journey may take a little longer to get to the city of Eldoret by bus and the buses usually do not have fixed times. During the day until evening you have the chance to travel to the center by bus from Eldoret Airport. The bus fare from the airport to the center of Eldoret is only around 30 Kenyan shilling.
Due to the fact that the airport is not too far from the city center of Eldoret, renting a car is a costly alternative for those who only want to travel to the center. However those who prefer to rent a car can search the rental companies in and around Eldoret Airport and you can make a rental car reservation in accordance with your arrival time into Eldoret International Airport.
