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To get to Bamako Airport, which is located 22 kilometers outside Bamako, you can take a taxi from the city center or you can take advantage of airport shuttle service provided by your hotel. Although it is not one of the most commonly preferred options to travel to the airport in the city, car rental option is also available. Another alternative offered to the passengers in Bamako in this regard is the private shuttle services which can be used by booking in advance.
Bamako is a city where taxis are frequently preferred by foreign travelers for transportation. You can take advantage of the taxi option, which is both safe and fast, to get to the airport from the city center. Taking a taxi doesn't cost a lot because the airport is not too far from the city center and taxi option is much more practical on this route compared to other alternatives. You can complete your journey from Bamako city center to Bamako International Airport by paying 7000 CFA as taxi fare.
Local rental companies are mostly available in Bamako; however, if you want to rent a car from an international car rental company that has an office at the airport, you can get this service from AVIS. It is recommended that you should travel with a local guide to certain areas for safety reasons while driving the rental car, which is a useful way of traveling to other cities and regions around Bamako. You will arrive at Bamako Airport by driving in half an hour.
Private shuttle services are another transportation alternative in the city for families and more crowded passenger groups to get to the airport. Private shuttle charges are not so high in general; however, it would be a budget-friendly option to give information about your location in Bamako city center before completing your reservation and to get information about how much you need to pay to reach the airport. Private shuttles mostly accept payments in local currency, but you can also offer to pay the cost of shuttle service in Euro or Dollars. However, you need to make sure that you are not overcharged due to exchange rate differences.
Some hotels in the capital Bamako also offer free and paid airport shuttle services. Just like the taxis, hotel shuttles pick you up from your hotels and take you quickly to the gates of the airport terminals. Another advantage of traveling by hotel shuttle services is that they are much safer. So, you can easily prefer to travel to Bamako International Airport, the starting point of your trip, by hotel shuttle services from Bamako city center.
Bamako International Airport, which connects Bamako, the capital city of Mali, to a number of important destinations in the world, especially in Africa and Europe, hosts direct flights to the cities such as Istanbul, Paris, Dakar and Abidjan. In addition to the lounge at the airport, there are also kiosks and restaurants where you can get a snack. You can also benefit from car rental service at Bamako Airport and then deliver the car to the car rental offices at the airport and catch your flight.
The distance between the airport and the crowded Indian city Chennai is approximately 21 kilometers. After landing at the airport, you can find many transportation alternatives for travelling to the city center. You can benefit from many options for travelling to the city center such as taxi, train or bus. You can also rent a car for a more comfortable transportation during your stay in the city.
The railway system of the city is one of the most preferred transportation options. Although there is not a station in front of the terminal of Chennai Airport, you can reach the Tirusulam Railway Station, which is located 2 kilometers away, by walking or using a rickshaw. The cost of the auto rickshaws parking outside the domestic terminal of the airport is 30 Indian Rupee for 2 kilometers but this amount increases at night hours.
If you don’t have any luggage and think that you can find a place for yourself in the crowd, you can prefer this travel which will last 30 minutes. The wagons are clean and air-conditioned. The trains operate from the early hours of the morning until the midnight and you don’t wait too much at Tirusulam station. The ticket price is around 40 Indian Rupee and you can buy your ticket at the station.
When you go out of the Chennai Airport terminal, you will see the air-conditioned buses of the route 1B which will take you to the city center. The cost of travelling to the city center with these buses departing every 5 minutes is 45 Indian Rupee.
You can get information about the timetables of the bus route 18A, which goes directly to Chennai city center, by visiting the airport information desk. Travelling to the city center by using these buses which depart every hour takes about 40 minutes and it has the same price with the bus route 1B.
Another alternative is getting on one of the buses passing through the highway in front of the airport. You can signal for these buses which do not stop everywhere. You need to get information about the prices from the driver.
The most practical and fastest way to get to the city center from Chennai Airport is using a taxi. You can travel to the city center by paying a fare between 200 and 300 Indian Rupee without being subject to a price tariff other than the standard when you get one of the prepaid taxis at the airport. You can make a reservation in advance for using these taxis and pay the fare to the counters found at the arriving passenger gate. You can also get on a taxi outside the terminal and this alternative can cost minimum 350-500 Indian Rupee. The majority of the taxis offering service in Chennai and its surrounding consists of the taxis belonging to the taxi stands like City Taxi (+91 82972 82979), Meru Cabs (+91 44 4422 4422), Aviation Express Taxis (+91 44 2256 2193) and Fast Track (+91 44 2888 9999).
The estimated fares of the taxis that you can use for travelling from Chennai Airport to the city center vary from INR 350 to 500. Note that there can be a slight difference between the domestic and international terminals in terms of the fares. The travel lasts about 30-40 minutes.
You can see the offices of many international car rental companies like Avis, Europcar and Hertz at the arriving passenger section of Chennai International Airport. In addition to these companies, there are also local car rental companies offering service at the airport such as Mary Matha Cabs (+91 98844 69469) Zoomcars (+91 08 4339 37107 / +91 08 4339 37108), Aviation Express (+91 44 2435 4073). However, if you want to benefit from the discounts and have a more budget-friendly travel, you can make an online reservation before your flight.
Since India is a hot country, we advise you to rent an air-conditioned car even if it is a little more expensive. While renting a car, you don’t need to get insurance and pay an additional amount for this.
You can find another passenger going to the city center from the airport and use Uber or taxi together in order to pay less for this travel. Ride-sharing is among the best methods for travelling to the city center as well as being an economic and fast way.
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