| Popular Airport | Fortaleza Pinto Martins Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 10 hour 20 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 8371 Km |
You can reach the airport from Nairobi city center by taxi or the airport shuttle service that is provided by your hotel. There are the minibuses called 'matatu' and the buses for the passengers who prefer public transportation. Renting a car is another transportation alternative you can prefer. You should keep in mind that the traffic in the city is particularly dense during the day, and you should set out early no matter which means of transportation you prefer.
You can get on the bus number 34 departing from the city center to reach the airport. Ticket price only costs 50 KES and your journey takes about 40 minutes.
Hotel shuttle services offered by the hotels are one of the most comfortable transportation alternatives if you don’t want to lose time with renting a car because it is necessary to bargain with taxi drivers and means of public transportation are troublesome. If your hotel provides this service, you need to contact your hotel in advance and make a reservation to take advantage of this service.
Taking a taxi is generally a frequently preferred transportation option in the city. However, you should remember that you need to bargain for taxi fare. If you are going to take a taxi to reach the airport, you can ask your hotel to help you with this, so you can travel by a trusted and safer taxi. You can reach the airport in about half an hour by taking a taxi.
In addition to the buses, matatu option is also available for those who prefer public transportation. You can reach the airport by these minibuses that are quite cheap, but you should keep in mind that you might have difficulty if you have lots of luggage because matatu minibuses are very crowded and the drivers usually drive fast and carelessly.
You can find the offices of many car rental companies in the city center. You need to drive straight through the A101 Mombasa road to reach the airport. If you are going to rent a car only to reach the airport, you can rent a car with a driver or you can rent a car from a company that has an office at the airport.
You should keep in mind that the traffic flows on the left side and the traffic rules are not very effective. You should also remember that the traffic is extremely heavy at certain times before deciding on the time you will leave.
Pinto Martins International Airport is located 8 kilometers of Fortaleza city center. You can easily travel to the city center from the airport by benefitting from various transportation alternatives such as bus, private car rental and taxi.
Since the distance between the city center and airport is very short, the cost of travelling by taxi isn’t high. Coopertaxi, which offers service with its private vehicles as well as regular taxis at Pinto Martins Airport, is one of the official companies of the airport and is located just in front of the passenger terminal. You can find a taxi at any time of the day.
If you want to travel to the city center from the airport by using a means of public transportation, you can get on a bus which is slower than taxi since it picks up passengers at many stops. The route of the bus numbered 404 that you can get on from the bus stop of the airport is Airport – Bus Station – City center and again airport. Apart from this bus route operating at frequent intervals for 24 hours, the buses 066 and 027 also depart from the airport.
If you want to rent a car for travelling from Pinto Martins Airport to the center of Fortaleza, which is one of the liveliest cities of Brazil and is known as a “party city”, you can receive your car from one of the car rental companies Alamo and National offering service in the terminal building. If you wish, you can also rent a limousine for a more luxurious travel. You can also reduce your transportation cost by using a larger vehicle with other passengers.
