| Popular Airport | Lankaran Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 20 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 1101 Km |
Samsun is the most developed and largest city of the Black Sea Region in Turkey. It is also a very dynamic city with a population of 1 million 300 people. Samsun is a developed city in terms of industry, agriculture and maritime transport. Urban transportation is provided by bus, minibus and taxi. It is possible to go to Amasya and Sivas from Samsun by train.
The city also has ferryboat transportation. Samsun Çarşamba Airport is 19 kilometers to the city center. Airport transportation is provided by taxi, passenger shuttle services, Havaş shuttle services and rental car.
It is possible to get to the airport by Havaş shuttles which depart from different points including the stops at opposite the Central Big Mosque, near the AKM building and at the Kültür Car Park. Havaş shuttles also depart from Atakum district of Samsun.
Taking a taxi is the most practical and fastest way of getting to the airport. You will not have any problem getting a taxi in the city and district centers. You can also bargain with the driver by saying that you are going to the airport.
Once you arrive at the airport, you can deliver the rental car to the car rental offices at the airport. At Samsun Çarşamba Airport, there are the offices of many car rental companies.
Samsun Çarşamba Airport was established in 1998 and it began to serve for passenger flights in 1999. The first airport, which was closer to the city center, had caused some accidents due to small and unfavorable runways and then a new airport has been established in Çarşamba. The Çarşamba Airport has both domestic and international terminals. The airport covers a 11.500-km area.
You can reach the city center in about half an hour by renting a car from one of the car rental companies offering service at Lankaran Airport or getting on a taxi in front of the arrivals terminal. There aren’t shuttles at the airport. In addition, there is no means of public transportation going to the city center.
There are many car rental companies offering service at the airport. If you want to have a comfortable transportation vehicle that you can use during your travel, renting a car may be the best option. You can reach the city center in about half an hour by driving on the highway R48. The average daily cost of renting a standard car is about 50 dollars.
Taxis offering service at Lankaran Airport are purple and for five passengers. There is a taximeter device in all taxis and the cost of travelling to the city center from the airport is about 20-25 dollars.
