Popular Airport | Verona Villafranca Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1754 Km |
On this beautiful Aegean island, traveling to the airport from the city centre takes about 20 minutes. Your journey may take a little longer if you choose buses for transportation. You may also consider taking other alternatives such as taxi and car rental.
Taking a taxi is a convenient and comfortable way to travel to the airport. If you wish to stay away from Rhodes’ heat or catch your flight, you can find yourself a taxi in almost everywhere on the island.
You must buy a ticket in advance to use the buses which have stops at different locations in the city. You can get to the airport within half an hour at the latest. Tickets can be purchased from the mini marts around. Buses do not run during night hours and departure times differ in weekdays and weekends. There is a bus running in every 15 minutes between 04:15 and 22:30 on weekdays, while on weekends, in every 30 minutes between 05:10 and 23:00.
Although it is more convenient and comfortable than the other means of transport, it may not be a good idea to rent a car in the heavy Rhodes traffic as it is expensive and risky. But if you are going to be in Rhodes for a long time, you can easily find yourself a vehicle from the many rent a car companies in the city centre.
Diagoras Airport, that host many tourists every year, has a two-storied single terminal building in which there are bank offices, ATM’s and a health center. There are also conferance and meeting rooms in the airport, which has yet to have wireless internet connection.
If you want to get rid of the stress of long waitings and delays or satisfy your hunger, there is a bar, a cafe and a restaurant in the terminal building. In addition to these, there is also a Duty-Free shop where you can buy products such as perfums, souvenirs and newspapers.
Verona Villafranca Airport is not very far from the city center. For this reason, it is possible to reach the city center easily and quickly. You can also reach the city center by taxi. If you want a private car for your transportation, it is possible to rent a car at the airport. Most of the hotels in the city offer airport shuttle service for its guests. You can also get to the city center by airport shuttle buses. You can also reach the different points by using the train station in the city center.
You can see the taxis waiting at the exit of the arrival terminal of the airport. Three different companies offer taxi service all day long and it lasts about 15 minutes to reach the city center from the airport by taxi.
Ten different car rental companies offer service at the airport. International companies such as Avis, Hertz, Sixt and Europcar are among these companies. You can reach the city center in about 15 minutes by connecting to the highway SS12 through the highway SR62.
Thanks to the shuttle bus service organized by Aerobus company, you can travel from the airport to Porta Nuova Train Station located in Verona city center. The bus number that you should get on is 199. Shuttle buses depart every 20 minutes. They operate from 06:30 am to 11:30 pm every day. There are two additional services at 05:35 am and 00:48 am. The travel to the city center last about 15 minutes. Ticket price is 6,00 Euro.