| Popular Airport | Göteborg Landvetter Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 3296 Km |
Located along the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s capital Baku is a rising star in the East gaining notoriety for its oil, gas, and caviar. Baku is a city that attracts the attention people migrating from Asia and other countries in the region, and businessmen from all around the world. The city’s only airport is the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, named after the National Leader and third President of Azerbaijan. The airport serves 5 million passengers annually.
You can get to the airport, which is located 25 km away, from the city center by car or a combination of the metro and airport buses.
The easiest and cheapest way to get to the airport from the city center is by airport bus. Bus line 116 departs from Vurgun Park, located in central Baku, and takes about 50 minutes to get to the airport.
The metro system in Baku provides transportation to many central locations in the city like the Old City, 28 May Street, and the Caspian Sea. However, to get to the airport from the city center you have to first take the metro and then get on a bus. From central locations in the city like the Old City, Cafer Cabbari, and Khatai you can take the metro to the 28 May and Koroglu stations. From here you can get on bus line 116, which runs to the airport or take a taxi to the airport.
Since the city is rich in oil, fuel is cheap, making traveling by car a very attractive option. Getting to the city center from the airport is very easy. One of the city’s most important avenues, Heydar Aliyev Avenue will connect you to the Boyuk Shor Highway, which goes to the airport. From the highway take the Airport exit. The airport contains indoor and outdoor parking lots where you can park your personal car for a certain fee.
Although it is not very large Heydar Aliyev International Airport is an important junction, especially for passengers traveling between Europe and Asia. The airport offers passengers a variety of eating, drinking, and shopping venues.
The airport has 2 terminals, Terminal 1, which was completely renovated, and Terminal 2, which serves domestic flights. The airport contains world famous fast food chains like Burger King, McDonald’s, and KFC, as well as restaurants that offer delicious flavors unique to Azerbaijani cuisine.
The international terminal has a large Duty Free shop as well as souvenir shops where you can buy items unique to Russian and Azeri culture. The airport features free wireless internet connection.
Landvetter Airport, the second largest airport in Sweden, is 25 kilometres away from the Gothenburg city centre. It is possible to travel to city centre from the airport by shared-use vehicles or rental cars as well as taxi, bus or bicycle.
It is very easy to get to the city centre by taxis departing from the arrival hall at Landvetter Airport. There are many taxi companies in service at the airport, and you can find a taxi right after your plane lands, without waiting. You can get the list of the taxi companies that are in service at the airport from the airport web site or from the information desk at the terminal building.
You may prefer buses for an affordable ride from the Landvetter airport to the city centre. In addition to the local buses, you can also find private bus companies at the airport, and you can decide which one to take according to your destination. Among the private bus companies, there are Flygbuss, which enables you to get to the city centre in 20 minutes, and Swebus, which provides transportation between Gothenburg and Stockholm.
Bicycle use has gained more value for the sake of regulating the climate conditions in the world and this has been showing its effect at the airports day by day as well. Landvetter Airport too, has improved itself on this field and built bicycle paths. Although bicycle parking areas are yet to be finished, it is an airport ideal for bicycle users.
You may also prefer carsharing for transportation. After paying the fee for the car designated for you, you can travel to your destination and drop off the car wherever you wish to. Company of Sunfleet at the airport provides this service with its two vehicles.
You can also travel to city centre by renting a car online. You can rent a car from the companies at the airport such as Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz or Sixt and make a pleasant and comfortable ride to the city centre.
