Popular Airport | Machu Picchu Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 16 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 12839 Km |
Taxi is the fastest and easiest option to get to the airport from the city center of Medina. You can also get to the airport by renting a car or taking a bus.
You can quickly and easily get to Medina Airport by taking a taxi from anywhere in Medina city. Taking a taxi can be a very easy way to get to Medina Airport, which is 20 kilometers away from the city center. You can reach the airport in about half an hour by taxi.
You can easily and economically get to Medina Airport with the buses on which you can get from all the points in the city. The buses, which are more economical than taxis, will take you to Medina Airport comfortably and as fast as possible.
Renting a car is one of the most comfortable options you can choose to go to Medina Airport. You can catch your flight quickly by renting a car from the car rental offices in the city center. Please note that you can rent a car with or without a driver. Hanco, Dheeb, United International Company, Al Miftah, Bin Hadi, Daleel, Rached Al Abairi and Al Wifaq are the companies where you can rent a car.
Located in Medina, one of the most important cities of Saudi Arabia, the Medina Airport is 20 kilometers away from the city center. Medina Airport, which serves for international, intercity and civil flights, is also the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia.
Medina Airport has more than one terminal buildings for domestic and international flights and a large number of services are provided at the airport for the passengers. At Medina Airport, there are the ATMs where you can make your money transactions and a lost property office where you can look for your lost items, as well as a health center where you can apply for your sudden health problems.
In addition to these, there are shopping stores where you can shop before or after your flight, as well as the restaurants and cafés where you can eat and drink in each terminal building.
Since Machu Picchu Airport is close to flights, you need to land at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport which is one of the closest airports to the city. This airport is located in the city of Cusco. You can benefit from taxi, car rental or transfer services as well as bus and train for travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport.
It is possible to reach Machu Picchu from Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport by using Peru Rail trains. Firstly, you need to reach the railway station in Cusco where the trains in three different sizes and price tariffs provide this transportation. After arriving at the station, you get on the Machu Picchu train. Since it is not possible to reach Machu Picchu city center by train directly, you can reach Machu Picchu city center by having a short bus travel after getting off the train at the last station. You can reach the city center in about 20 minutes by bus after getting off Aguas Calientes. After arriving at Aguas Calientes, you can reach the city center in about 20 minutes by bus. Travelling to Machu Picchu from Cusco by Peru Rail train lasts about 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Another option is to reach Ollantaytambo from Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport by bus or taxi and then get on the trains directly going to Machu Picchu from Ollantaytambo. Reaching Ollantaytambo from the airport lasts about one and half an hour and it costs 40 dollars. You can get to Machu Picchu by getting on your train with Inca Rail. The cost of this train travel is approximately 60 dollars for economy class by 2016. The trains of both train companies depart from Ollantaytambo station in the Sacred Valley or Poroy station that is 20 kilometers away from Cusco.
There are many taxis waiting outside the terminal building of Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport. Since the distance between Machu Picchu and the airport is not short, we advise you to share your taxi with other passengers. Travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport by taxi lasts about 1,5-2 hours.
If you don’t want to lose time with the means of public transportation, another transportation option is to rent a car. You can rent a car from Hertz car rental company located at Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport terminal. Travelling to Machu Picchu from the airport by renting a car lasts about 1,5-2 hours.