| Popular Airport | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 20 hour 20 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 16294 Km |
Taking a taxi in the morning or evening outside of rush hours is probably the most reliable method of transport to the airport in densely populated Durban. It’s also possible to reach the airport with rented cars or shuttle company buses.
You can reach the airport by taxi from the city centre in around 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. It might be a good idea to speak with the taxi driver beforehand and let them know your time of departure to not have any bad surprises for your journey.
The shuttle buses that leave for the airport depart from Durban Station in the city centre, depart once every day at 8:00, 11:00, and 16:00 and reach the airport in around half an hour.
The traffic flows on the left side in Durban, so if you come from a country where you drive on the right it might be a better idea to hire a car with a driver rather than getting behind the steering wheel yourself. If you come from country where cars drive on the left side, you might be more at home with this option.
There is only one terminal in King Shaka Airport where there is an ABSA bank, which opens half an hour before the first flight and closes half an hour after the last flight. In addition, you can find financial services from the ATMs of First National Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. There is a prayer room for Muslims, and a post office that offers services depending on the first and last flights of the day. There are baby and childcare rooms that mothers can use.
In addition to these services, the airport has many lounges. The most exclusive ones are the South African Airways Business Class Lounge, found near the entrance of the terminal, and BIDVest Premier Lounge. In these lounges you can order some food and rest on comfortable seating areas to read books or newspapers.
Airport restaurants include; Cape Town Fish Market, Cosmic Candy, Big Five Duty Free, Fego Coffee Shop, Kauai, KFC, Milky Lane, Mugg&Bean, Panarottis, Rhapsody’s, Spur, Steers, Sweet Treat, The Airport Cellar, and Wimpy. There is also a Yemaya Nail Express, Woolworts, Vodashop, Tie Stop, The Urban Retreat, The Scoin Shop, NWJ Fine Jewellery, Sneakers, Sunglass Hunt, Nike, MTN, Moda Luggage&Leather, Khasav, Jeep, EM Native, and Electro Electronics for your shopping needs.
From Bozeman Yellowstone Airport there are means of transportation that can be used to reach West Yellowstone (west entrance of Yellowstone National Park), likewise north and other entrances of the park and direct access to Big Sky. You can take a quick trip by taking an airport taxi or you can opt for a more economical way of transportation by using buses.
After leaving the airport arrival terminal, you will see two different types of shuttles. Some of these are run by the Karst Stage and look like public buses, while others are private shuttle buses and a bit more expensive run by other firms. Passengers wishing to take Karst Stage buses, having frequent departures in summer and winter to West Yellowstone including Mammoth Hot Springs (one of the most famous places in the region), Big Sky and Bozeman city center, can buy their tickets online. The single one-way fare for direct travel from Bozeman Yellowstone Airport to Big Sky is 50 dollars, for West Yellowstone is 100 dollars and for Mammoth Hot Springs is 157 dollars as of 2017. Other shuttle companies you can see at the airport rather than Karst Stage are Mountain Runner, Vexi, Big Sky Shuttle.
You can find many taxi possibilities including private, shared, limousine and airport taxis. If you want a combination of luxury and comfort you should choose limousine taxis, but if you want a more economical but fast option you might want to take shared taxis or Uber. You are suggested to take airport taxis if you want to know about the fare in advance. It might be a bit difficult to negotiate with the driver about the fare as most of the taxis driving to the city center, Big Sky and Yellowstone 7/24 from Bozeman Yellowstone Airport have taximeter devices. While it costs 200 dollars to go by taxi from the airport to Big Sky, it costs you 30-40 dollars to reach Bozeman city center, which is 13 kilometers away. Reliable taxi and limousine companies are Amazing Taxi (4062235344), Monatana Yellowcab (4062203111) and Greater Valley Taxi (4063889999).
Renting a car is obviously the fastest option to the city center from Bozeman Yellowstone Airport. To evaluate this profitable and fast option you can go to many of the world's leading American car rental companies are serving at the airport terminal (Alamo, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Dollar, Hertz, Thrifty and National Car Rental). You can pick up the car with your international driver’s license after deciding when exactly you will pick up and deliver the car. We advise you to book ahead of your flight, as sometimes there might be some reductions. For example, during high season (April, May, October, and November) the daily fare for renting a car varies between 60 and 350 dollars. It takes about 15 minutes to reach Bozeman city center from Bozeman Yellowstone Airport by private car.
