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The city offers different entertainment and travel opportunities and has various transportation alternatives. There are many different alternatives that connect the city center with the international airport. You can comfortably reach the airport by choosing from the transportation options such as taxi, tramway, trolleybus and metro. With the subway lines opened many years ago, it is very easy to go from one place to another in the city. Minsk 2 Airport, which is located 40 kilometers away from the city, has an important place thanks to its location.
The easiest way to reach the airport from the city center is to take a taxi. You can get the taxis that are black or white anywhere in the city. You can hail a taxi on any street or you can ask the hotel staff to arrange a taxi for you. The taxi service, which has an important place in the urban transportation, costs 1000 rubles per kilometer. Considering the transportation between the airport and the city center, the taxi fare costs about 80.000 rubles. In dollars, it costs about 30-50$. Before getting on the taxi, it will be for your benefit to bargain with the taxi driver.
Many hotels offer shuttle service for transportation to the airport. You should contact the hotel staff in advance and make a reservation in order to take the advantage of this option. These transportation options, which are more affordable when preferred with crowded groups, are ideal for people with excess baggage. The shuttles take you from the hotel to the airport or they take you from the airport to the hotel.
Trolleybuses which have been used for many years serve in more than 60 ways. These transportation means, which are almost the symbol of the city, run on energy. They are as important as the subway and other transportation means; however, the trolleybus service may slow down during the power failures. Just like other transportation options, trolleybus is a good option to reach the airport from the city center.
The tramways, which are a less preferred option compared to other transportation means, run on energy just like the trolleybuses. They may cause traffic congestion during power failures. There are more than 7 lines and more than 140 tramways. You can easily reach the airport by tramway that costs 1700 rubles for one-way ride.
Buses are among the most preferred means of transportation today. More than 1700 buses in the city serve people every day. You can easily benefit from this transportation option with daily or monthly tickets. You should carefully check the bus routes and make sure that you have taken the right bus that will take you to your destination. Time intervals of the buses are available on the boards at the bus stops.
There are many companies in the city center where you can rent a car. You can make a reservation by contacting a car rental company before your flight or you can ask your hotel to help you in this regard. Those who don't want to lose time with other transportation options can easily reach the airport by renting a car.
Minsk 2 International Airport, one of the most important airports in Belarus, has been serving since 1982. The airport, which has busy passenger traffic, is often preferred by passengers thanks to its location. Thanks to its large runway, it allows for any kind of aircraft to land for 24 hours. Having a complete infrastructure for international flights, the airport provides all the necessary requirements for passengers. The airport has insurance companies, baggage handling group, a lounge for Business Class passenger services, telephone and fax communication systems, a lounge for VIP passengers, a restaurant, various cafes and stores, a hairdresser, car rental offices and a large car park. The airport is located on the Moscow highway, 40 kilometers away from the city.
Cochin International Airport is located in a suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala in India and is about 37 kilometers from Kochi city center. Cochin Airport is the fourth largest airport in India and is also the worlds first fully solar-powered airport. There are 3 terminals at the airport where domestic and international flights are made. At the airport you can withdraw money from ATMs and exchange currency.
From Cochin Airport to Kochin city center you can take a taxi and a bus or rent a car.
From Cochin Airport you can travel to Kochi city center or the surrounding cities by taxi at any time of the day. At Cochin Airport taxis are run through a Cooperative Society controlled by CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited) and run on a pre paid taxi system. There are fully computerised and automated pre paid taxi counters at both the international and domestic terminals in the airport. You can decide the type of taxi you want from these meters as a normal passenger car or larger vehicle. If you wish you can rent large and high standard vehicles such as UBER - OLA and you can also pay for a limo if you wish from the pre paid counters. While taxis from outside can drop off passengers at the airport, only CIAL taxis are allowed to pick up passengers from the airport. When you get off the plane, you will get a receipt from the taxi counter and then you want to go to the pre-paid taxi stand and get your taxi.
The standard fare for a taxi from the airport to city center is 19 Indian Rupees per km for a non-conditioned car. 23 Indian Rupees per km for an air conditioned vehicle. The minimum fee is approximately 400 rupees. You can also use pre-paid taxis for tours and daily hire basis. The most convenient transportation to the city center is by taxi and you can travel to the city in about half an hour. Some of the taxi fleets with a counter at Cochin Airport are Kochi Taxi, Vayu Travels, Dayz, Gezi India.
You have two alternatives of buses from Cochin Airport to the city center. The first alternative is buses that depart from the terminal at the entrance of airport at frequent intervals. White - blue buses (fast), green - red buses (without stopping, faster) express running buses which run every 10 to 20 minutes and stop at bus stops near the city center. The fare you will pay for transportation by buses like this is approximately 1.5 USD.
The other alternative is the bus that runs from outside the terminal which are the orange Volvo buses. The first bus starts at 07.50 in the morning and runs every half an hour and costs about 70 Indian rupees. The difference between these buses from the express buses are that they provide a more comfortable journey and they are air-conditioned. The buses stop at Aluva, Kalassery and Vytilla, and reach Kochi city center in about 30 to 40 minutes.
If you prefer to travel to the city center by renting a car, you can choose from the car rental companies AVIS and Zoom at the airport. Let us remind you that when you rent a car foreigners are asked for an international driving license. You can reach the city center from the airport in about half an hour and the airport has access to all three national highways NH 47, NH 17 and NH 49.
To protect the interests of CIAL taxis the three-wheeled local cars are not allowed into the airport. If you want to make a more economical transfer from the standard taxi fares, you can travel to the nearest train stations such as Angamally or Aluva for a price ranging from 50 to 100 rupees and take the train to the city center from there. Just to add, it is difficult to find such a vehicle early in the morning and late in the evening.
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