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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.
Queenstown Airport, which offers transportation services to approximately 1-1.5 million passengers per year, is the central airport of Frankton city located in Otago region of New Zealand. The airport is about 8 kilometers away from the city center. After your plane has landed at Queenstown Airport, you can choose a shuttle bus or take a taxi for travelling to the city center in a short time. Alternatively, you can rent a car at the airport. It takes about 10-15 minutes to reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport.
You can go to the bus stops just outside the arrivals terminal of the airport in order to get on a shuttle bus offering transportation service between Frankton city center and Queenstown Airport. These buses are operated by Jayride and it costs around 25-40 New Zealand Dollar to reach the city center by shuttle bus. Shuttle buses, which carry passengers to Frankton city center in about 5-10 minutes, offer both comfortable and economic transportation service.
You can use an airport taxi in order to reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport as soon as possible or call a taxi to the airport by calling Blue Bubble Taxi (+64 3 450 3000) company. You can reach Frankton city center from Queenstown Airport by getting on a taxi. The cost of this travel is about 7-9 New Zealand Dollar.
If you are planning to stay in Frankton for more than a few days, renting a car will be more budget-friendly for you. As soon as you arrive at Queenstown Airport, you can visit one of the car rental companies offering service in the terminal building and after getting information about the cost of renting a car, you can choose a vehicle according to your budget and needs. Some of the companies offering car rental services at Queenstown Airport are Budget (03 442 3450), Avis (03 442 3808), Ace Rental Cars (0800 502 277), Enterprise (03 441 4637), Europcar (0800 800 115), Ezi Car Rental (0800 545 000), Hertz (0800 654 321), Jucy (0800 399 736), Snap Rentals (0800 288 699), Go Rentals (0800 467 368), Omega Rental Cars (0800 15 48 15) and Thrifty (0800 737 070). You can reach Frankton city center in about 10 minutes if you choose this option for your transportation.