Popular Airport | Princess Juliana Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7398 Km |
It’s easy to get to Innsbruck Airport using the popular public transport options such as trains and buses from Innsbruck city centre. The only thing you need to do is go to the train station, or find the bus lines that take you directly to the airport. If you don’t have a lot of time, or if you need to get to the plane quickly, then you may chose to take a taxi, or take advantage of the a more comfortable option of car rental. It takes a maximum of 15 minutes to reach Innsbruck Airport from Innsbruck town centre.
You can reach the Innsbruck Airport easily by taking on of the fast inner city trains operated by Austrian Railways (ÖBB). These trains, which are both practical and economic, leave from Innsbruck Mitterweg/Unterführung next to the city centre, and go directly to the airport passing through Innsbruck Westbahnhof’tan (Egger-Lienz-Sraße). The cost for a one-way ticket is 4-7 euro as of 2017. It might be useful to contact Austrian Railways to reserve seats before the day of your flight or get more information about the services that leave every 30 minutes. You can travel comfortably with the train, and the total time to the airport should be 10 minutes.
The buses are just as popular as trains for inner city transport in Innsbruck, and can also take you to the airport from the city centre. The bus line F leaves every 10 minutes from Triumphpforte’den (Leopoldstraße) and takes you to Innsbruck Airport in 13-20 minutes. The F line bus costs 4 euro per one-way ticket, and some of the stops it goes through is Uni-Sportstätten, Steinbockweg, Fischerhäuslweg, Angergasse, Exlgasse ve Bachlechnerstraße.
Taxis are usually not preferred for journeys that are more than a few minutes long in Innsbruck as the inner city transport is quite well developed and connected. And because Innsbruck Airport is 4km from the city, taxis sometimes ask for a higher price, especially from tourists. For this reason, if you do want to take a taxi, we recommend that you use the airport taxis that apply a night and day fixed rate. If you do want to use a private taxi company then you can take note of a few of these: Innsbruk Taxi (+436506368830), Dolphin Taxi (+43512580909), Airport Transfer & Taxi Alpstria (+436507111294) and Taxi 5311 (+4351253110). It costs around 15-18 euro to get from Innsbruck city centre to Innsbruck Airport by private taxi.
Innsbruck is a city that offers a lot in terms of rental services. The biggest advantage of this is that you can choose the most suitable local or international rental agency that is suited to your budget. The car rental companies that have agencies in both Innsbruck Airport and Innsbruck city centre include, Avis and Budget (+435125717540), Europcar Österreich (+4318661660), Hertz (+43512580901), Megadrive (+43501054150) and Sixt (+435122929390). You can take Fürstenweg and B171 routes to get to Innsbruck Airport from Innsbruck and arrive in 5-6 minutes.
Innsbruck Airport, that’s also known as Kranebitten Airport, is the biggest airport in the Tyrol region of Austria. Innsbruck Airport that opened for flights in 1925 is located in Innsbruck, one of the most touristic cities of Austria. According to the 2015 statistics Innsbruck served over one million passengers in one year. It’s located 4km from Innsbruck. There are direct flight from Vienna, the capital of Austria, and some of the other airlines that offer flights to Innsrbuck Airport are British Airways, Czech Airlines, Eurowings, easyJet, Finnair, Thomson Airways and more. You can shop at the Duty Free & Travel Value Shop at Innsbruck Airport, buy things you might need from MPREIS supermarket, or have something to eat or drink at Ruetz Bakery, Caffe Testa Rossa and Fly Inn Bistro.
Passengers can prefer one of the different vehicle options to reach the center from Princess Juliana International Airport, which takes approximately 25 minutes to drive to Philipsburg, the magnificent capital city of Sint Maarten Island. In order to go to the center of the island, which is world-famous due to its wildlife and brilliant beaches, you can easily rent a car or make use of VIP services at the airport.
Those who would like to go to the center from Princess Juliana International Airport as a group of 5-6 individuals or more can make a reservation for one of the bigger vehicles of the tour operators.
Besides, it is extremely easy to find a taxi at arrival times of the airplanes at the airport. With the taxis that are quite practical to go to the center, you can reach Philipsburg, which is considered as the center of Sint Maarten Island, in less than 30 minutes without waiting in front of the terminal.
Visitors who land on Princess Juliana International Airport can opt for going to the center by renting a car from rental companies such as Avis, Best Deal, Hertz and Empress Rent A Car almost at all hours of the day. There are also rental companies available, such as Paradise Island Car Rental, Safari Car Rental, Best Deal Car Rental, Budget Car Rental and Sushine Car Rental for domestic and foreign tourists who would like to rent a car at the airport. While renting a car to reach the center and other spots on the island, do not forget that your passport and other travel documents may be required. If you are going to travel on the island for the first time, get one of the offline maps, which you can use in places with no internet connection, with you.
Tour shuttles provided at Princess Juliana International Airport by many different companies such as Xaro Tours & Transportation, St. Maarten Sightseeing Tours, Transco SARL and D & J Tours are among the alternatives to go to the center. The difference between shuttles and taxis and rental cars is that reservation for shuttles needs to be made a few days or weeks earlier. If you need to take a shuttle, you can ask for a shuttle with a reasonable price by contacting the hotel you are going to stay on the island before you take the airplane.
To go to Philipsburg from the airport, you can benefit from the vehicles of VIP services, which offer a more comfortable journey. Companies such as Island Reps and VIP Destinations provide transportation from the airport to different places within the island.
You can go to the mesmerizing beaches in and around Philipsburg by taxi as well. Moreover, taxis can be found at the airport gates in accordance with the arrival times of the flights. Bargaining a price is not so much possible in the taxis of Princess Juliana International Airport. However, it is always possible to learn about the average price you are going to pay or a fixed price in advance.