Popular Airport | Queenstown Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 14 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 11659 Km |
To reach Tribhuvan International Airport from Kathmandu city center, you can rent a taxi or use the airport shuttle service. If you have rented a car for your travel, you can use the same vehicle for transport to the airport and deliver it at the airport. If your hotel has an airport shuttle service, you can make use of this service by making a reservation in advance.
It is possible to easily find a taxi in Kathmandu city center. If you ask for it your hotel would arrange a taxi for you to be in front of the hotel at the time you checkout. Although it depends on the traffic intensity, it takes about 15 minutes to reach the airport from the city center under normal conditions.
Airport shuttle services depart from several different points of the city center. Your closest shuttle service stop and times can be found at your hotel.
Some hotels in the city offer airport shuttle services to their customers. If you have booked in advance, the hotel shuttle can pick you up when you ask for and take you to the airport within 15 minutes.
In the city center you can see the offices of many car rental companies. You can also easily reach the airport by means of this transportation which will make your travel easier. To get to Tribhuvan International Airport from the city center, you have to enter the Ring Road and follow the airport signs. Remember that you must have an international driver's license before you can drive in Kathmandu. If your driver's license is not valid, but you want to have a travel with a private vehicle, you can also rent a car with a driver.
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international airport from where Kathmandu’s, as well as whole Nepal's international flights are made. The airport which is located in the Kathmandu Valley, between mountains, serves with an airstrip that is hard to land, often causing the planes to circulate around the valley again before landing.
The airport, which has been operating since 1949, is about 6 kilometers from the city center of Kathmandu. The airport has all the basic services such as post office, first aid center, foreign exchange office, and cash dispenser.
There is also a souvenir shop, a few small eating areas and a CIP Lounge for passengers who do not want to give up comfort. You can also use the free Wi-Fi service throughout Tribhuvan International Airport.
Queenstown Airport, which offers transportation services to approximately 1-1.5 million passengers per year, is the central airport of Frankton city located in Otago region of New Zealand. The airport is about 8 kilometers away from the city center. After your plane has landed at Queenstown Airport, you can choose a shuttle bus or take a taxi for travelling to the city center in a short time. Alternatively, you can rent a car at the airport. It takes about 10-15 minutes to reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport.
You can go to the bus stops just outside the arrivals terminal of the airport in order to get on a shuttle bus offering transportation service between Frankton city center and Queenstown Airport. These buses are operated by Jayride and it costs around 25-40 New Zealand Dollar to reach the city center by shuttle bus. Shuttle buses, which carry passengers to Frankton city center in about 5-10 minutes, offer both comfortable and economic transportation service.
You can use an airport taxi in order to reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport as soon as possible or call a taxi to the airport by calling Blue Bubble Taxi (+64 3 450 3000) company. You can reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport by getting on a taxi. The cost of this travel is about 7-9 New Zealand Dollar.
If you are planning to stay in Frankton for more than a few days, renting a car will be more budget-friendly for you. As soon as you arrive at Queenstown Airport, you can visit one of the car rental companies offering service in the terminal building and after getting information about the cost of renting a car, you can choose a vehicle according to your budget and needs. Some of the companies offering car rental services at Queenstown Airport are Budget (03 442 3450), Avis (03 442 3808), Ace Rental Cars (0800 502 277), Enterprise (03 441 4637), Europcar (0800 800 115), Ezi Car Rental (0800 545 000), Hertz (0800 654 321), Jucy (0800 399 736), Snap Rentals (0800 288 699), Go Rentals (0800 467 368), Omega Rental Cars (0800 15 48 15) and Thrifty (0800 737 070). You can reach Frankton city center in about 10 minutes if you choose this option for your transportation.