Popular Airport | Baia Mare Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2957 Km |
The distance from the city center to Gassim Airport, which is known as an important transportation center in Saudi Arabia, is approximately 27 kilometers. The passengers who want to travel to the airport at reasonable prices as well as with fast and convenient vehicles can take advantage of the taxis that can be found at almost any point in the center, private transfer companies' shuttles or car rental options. The rental car service in the center is usually provided by local companies in Saudi Arabia. Private transfer companies' shuttles can carry more passengers from the center to the airport, unlike taxis and rental cars. Moreover, the fares of these extremely fast and convenient vehicles are generally not too high.
You can find one of the white colored Gassim taxis almost everywhere in Gassim city center. Taxis in the city are advantageous in terms of providing fast transportation, as well as having comfortable seats and large luggage capacity. You will arrive at the terminal at the end of approximately 30 minutes' journey from the city center to Gassim Airport. Traveling to Gassim airport from the city center does not cost very much generally. If you are traveling with more passengers or suitcases than can fit in the cab, you may want to consider taking more than one taxi, or you can take advantage of private shuttles that offer larger capacities.
To easily travel to Gassim Airport, you can choose to rent a suitable car from local rental companies in the city center. If you rent your car from the city center, you can follow Gassim Airport direction and arrive to the airport terminal in about 25-30 minutes. If you arrive at Gassim Airport with your rental car, you can leave your car in the airport car park for a few hours or few days, depending on your need. Passengers arriving from the city center to Gassim Airport can also easily continue traveling by delivering their rental car to the offices in the terminal.
Traveling with private shuttles is preferred in many cities in Saudi Arabia for travelling to the airport from the center. Shuttles can pick up their passengers from designated points in the city center or directly from the passengers’ hotels. You can come directly to the terminal entrance of Gassim Airport with private shuttles, without having to transfer to other vehicles.
Gassim Airport, which is about 30 kilometers from Saudi Arabia's Buraidah city, usually hosts regional flights to nearby cities. It is also possible to travel directly from the airport to different points of Europe and Africa. The airport also offers a number of standard services such as a desk, automatic ticket vending machines, comfortable waiting rooms and a child care room, as well as spaces for passengers who want to eat and drink. At the airport cafeteria you can taste sandwiches and other snacks and buy hot or cold beverages. In souvenir shops located at Gassim Airport terminal, you can find many alternatives including souvenirs specific to Saudi Arabia. You can buy affordable small souvenirs or candy and chocolates from here to take with you. You can withdraw money from ATMs in and around the airport and change your currency with the local one at the exchange offices and use it while shopping in the city center.
Tautii Magheraus Airport (Baia Mare) is located approximately 10 kilometers away from Baia Mare, which is the biggest city of the region where the airport is founded. In specific periods, weekly flights are executed from the airport to Bucharest, which is the capital city of the country. From Baia Mare Airport, you can go to the city center, which is not far at all, by cost-free shuttles.
If you would like to travel to the region by regular flights, you can consider using Cluj-Napoca "Avram Iancu" International Airport, which is located approximately 145 kilometers away. It is possible to fly to Cluj-Napoca directly from both Romania and many big cities of Europe. When you prefer this airport, there are alternative vehicles to come to Baia Mare such as buses, car rental and private shuttles. Taxis are also among your options for your trips to Baia Mare from Cluj, however, do not forget that this would be a costlier choice because of the distance between them.
If you are going to fly to Tautii Magheraus Airport (Baia Mare), you can come to the center within approximately 15 minutes by making use of the costless airport shuttles. One of the greatest advantages of the shuttles is undoubtedly the opportunity to travel without paying anything in addition to providing transportation within a few minutes.
The passengers who do not want to use the shuttles or cannot find a shuttle in front of the terminal when they land on the airport can reach the center of Baia Mare by taxi in maximum 15 minutes. You should not forget that the duration of the travel will be much longer for the passengers who are going to fly to Cluj-Napoca. Traveling to the city from Cluj-Napoca Airport, which lies almost 150 kilometers away, generally takes more than 2 hours.
The fare of the taxis which always wait readily in front of Cluj-Napoca Airport for the customers is 2.25 RON per kilometer during the day. At night, you can take a taxi by paying 3.00 RON per kilometer. You can obtain detailed information about the fare tariffs by calling +40 264 422 224 for Clima & Comfort Taxi and +40 264 434 444 for Daniel De Silver Taxi.
Coming directly to Baia Mare from Cluj-Napoca International Airport by the taxis is a quite costly alternative. Therefore, it is recommended that you use the taxis rather as a means of transfer to reach the bus terminal. Afterwards, it is possible for you to reach the city by taking the buses; it will take a longer time, but it will be economical.
If you cannot see an available taxi outside the terminal, you can call the taxi stations by learning their numbers from the information desks at the airport. In this way, you can get your taxi brought to the airport within a few minutes and then set off.
If you are going to land on Cluj-Napoca Airport, you can complete your transfer to the city center in approximately 30 minutes. If you take a bus from here, you can come to Baia Mare. The buses numbered 8 are in service between 04:55 and 22:07 during the weekdays. Even though the bus services are not so regular, they generally leave the terminal every 15 minutes to go to the center. The buses are a little rarer at weekends and they start their service after 05:10. Bus transfers are executed every 20 minutes on Saturday and Sunday. After reaching the center, you can come to the intercity bus terminal from here and start your journey, which will take longer than 2 hours, by taking the buses for Baia Mare.
Even though not at Baia Mare Airport, you will find many car-renting options at Cluj-Napoca International Airport. You can call +40 747 288 200 for PHP Rent a Car, +40 264 274 046 for Sixt Rent a Car, +40 732 530 524 for Niraj Prodcom and +40 264 439 403 for AVIS, which are among the car rental alternatives at the airport and reserve a car that you are going to drive during your trip to Baia Mare. Apart from these, there are also other car rental companies at the airport. If you would like to, you can go to the car rental offices in the terminal building and make your decision after your airplane lands. And there are no car rental offices at Baia Mare Airport because the airport is not continuously used for flights and it is very close to the center.