| Popular Airport | Hazrat Shahjalal Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 20 hour 5 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 3026 Km |
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Gan International Airport is only 1 km of the city center. There are buses for those who want to travel with a means of public transportation. Taxis are also preferred because of the short distance. Many hotels in Atoll offer airport shuttle service for their guests. There are speedboats for those coming from other islands of Atoll.
The taxis of Addu Atoll have plates with yellow numbers. The transportation to the airport by taxi takes about 26 minutes from Hithadhoo Island, 15 minutes from Maradhoo Island, 7 minutes from Feydhoo Island and only 4 minutes from the city center of Gan Island. If you wish, your hotel can call a taxi for you.
It is very easy to reach the airport by renting a car. You can get to the airport from both Gan Island city center and other islands by following the Link Road.
The hotels in Atoll offer privileged services for their guests. You can get in contact with your hotel about arranging a private vehicle for you. You can comfortably travel to the airport by using the service offered by your hotel.
If you will accommodate on other islands of Addu Atoll instead of Gan Island, you can get to the airport by speedboat. You can get on a taxi after getting of the boat. The distance is only 700 meters.
If you want to get to the airport by using a means of public transportation, you can get on a bus.
Gan International Airport, which was built during the Second World War and offered service as a military airport for a long time, was used for domestic flights for many years but renewed in order to keep up with the rapidly growing tourism and gained the status of modern international airport.
There are many cafes offering delicacies for their guests in the terminal building of the airport where you can find many basic services such as ATM, post office or pharmacy. These cafes offer service for 24 hours. Those looking for more special tastes can enjoy the different delicacies of both local and international cuisines on Feydhoo Island located 7 minutes away from the airport.
Free Wi-Fi internet service is also available throughout the airport terminal. The world-famous accommodation center Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa has a private terminal at the airport and it is the first specially authorized terminal of Maldives.
Travelling to Dhaka from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is practical and easy. As you can travel to the city center by renting a car with a private driver or benefitting from taxi companies; it is possible to get on a bus and reach the city center by paying 5 Taka.
The public transportation network in Dhaka isn’t very developed and the means of public transportation aren’t generally preferred because of the insufficient security measures in the city. For your transportation in the city, the most convenient and economical means of transportation that you can take advantage of during your visit are rickshaws working with taxi system.
In addition to these, you can rent a car with a driver or use buses for your shorter distance travels.
When you leave the terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal Airport and walk for 5 minutes, you will see a small bus station. From this station, buses operate at frequent intervals and carry passengers to Dhaka. The fare you need to pay in order to get one of the buses that pick passengers up on Airport Road is 5 Taka by 2016. It is difficult to find a bus after 08:00 pm because public transportation is not safe enough.
The last stop of the buses carrying passengers from the airport to the city center is the Gulistan bus terminal located in the city.
Thanks to the colorful rickshaws that you can see at the exit of the airport terminal, you can get to Dhaka city center in a very short time. There are three different types of rickshaws in terms of speed and size. There are auto-rickshaws, cycle-rickshaws and tempo-rickshaws. These vehicles are the most popular means of transportation among tourists.
If there is too much traffic and you are in a hurry, you can get on a rickshaw. Auto-rickshaws having a fare of only 10 Taka per kilometer can be one of the most affordable and reasonable options to go to the city center from the airport.
If you want to get to Dhaka city center from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport by taxi, you need to pay approximately 400 Taka. This travel lasts an average of 30-40 minutes. Yellow Navana taxis and black taxis offer transportation service in the city. The yellow taxis are more comfortable yet more expensive than the black ones.
The most practical way to get to Dhaka city center from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport is to rent a car with a driver. You can find a car just outside the terminal building. The fact that public transportation isn’t generally preferred because of the lack of security measures directs tourists to use safer means of transportation.
You can rent a car from one of the car rental companies located at the airport or rent a car with a driver for your transportation. You can pay less if you make a reservation by contacting Dhaka Airport Car Rental company. In addition, companies such as Hertz, Europcar and Elite Car also offer service at the airport.
