Popular Airport | Gazipasa Alanya Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 425 Km |
Transportation from the City Center to the Airport:
The distance between the Aleppo Airport and the city center is short. However, since the airport is currently closed for commercial flights, you can use the closest airports to Aleppo, which are Hatay Airport and Gaziantep Airport. From these airports, you can rent a car and within 2-3 hours you can reach Aleppo city center. At Gaziantep Airport, there are seven car rental companies, both local and international and at Hatay Airport there are three local car rental companies.
Also, some companies provide shuttle services to Aleppo from both airports; but lately, these companies have temporarily suspended their services.
General Information About Aleppo International Airport (ALP):
Aleppo Airport has a history of almost 100 years and over the years, has been expanded and restored many times. The airport consists of 4 floors and it is located 7 kilometers from the city center. Aleppo Airport provides VIP Lounges, exchange offices, ATMs, a clinic, several shops, restaurants, duty-free, and a mosque. This airport is temporarily closed to commercial flights since 2011 and there is no clear date for its reopening.
It is very practical to reach Alanya city center by public transportation and other transportation alternatives at the exits of Domestic and International Terminals of Gazipaşa Airport, which is located 40 kilometers away from Alanya city center. There are many alternatives such as HAVAŞ shuttle buses, transfer services, airport taxis and car rental offices. Whichever means of transportation you prefer, your journey will take a maximum of 1 or 1.5 hours.
If you prefer HAVAŞ shuttle buses, which are the fastest way to reach Alanya city center from Gazipaşa Airport, you need pay 17TL according to the latest tariff. HAVAŞ shuttle services, which are arranged according the current flights at the airport, depart from the bus stops outside the airport terminal building.
Alanya Bus Terminal is the last stop of HAVAŞ shuttle buses, which depart 25 minutes after each passenger plane's landing at Gazipaşa Airport. HAVAŞ buses departing from Gazipaşa Airport pass through the stops at Kargıcak Dinler Otel, Mahmutlar Belediye Kavşağı, Tosmur Kavşağı, Metro Kavşağı, Tespo Önü and Ticaret Odası Önü and reach Alanya Bus Terminal.
You can get to Alanya Bus Terminal in about 60 minutes after boarding a HAVAŞ bus. In addition, the one-way fare you need to pay for shuttle service is 17TL according to 2016 tariff and you need to pay the fare to the HAVAŞ bus assistant.
There are two types of taxis you can see when you step out of Gazipaşa Airport: the airport taxis, which are run by the Gazipaşa Airport Taxi Drivers' Cooperative according to a fixed price tariff, and the standard city taxis. If you are going to get to Alanya city center by an airport taxi, you will possibly need to pay an average of 120TL for the taxi ride.
The airport taxi fare is generally not higher than 120TL; however, the city taxi service may sometimes cost expensive while it may sometimes be more economical. If you want to benefit from the airport taxi service, all you need to do is to click at www.gazipasahavalimanitaxi.com. Meanwhile, it would be useful to say that the airport taxis apply the same tariff 24 hours a day.
Only three car rental companies serve at Gazipaşa Airport: Rent Go (+902425827399), Garenta Rent a Car (4445478) and Aytucar (+902422470377). You can get economical advantages by making a pre-booking at the company that you are going to rent a car at least one day before your arrival at Gazipaşa Airport. You can reach Alanya city center in about 1 hour by the car you will rent at the airport.