Popular Airport | Kutaisi Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1943 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Krakow City Center
Krakow John Paul II Intl. Airport
Having many shopping centers and famous restaurants around, the historical train station, which is located in the heart of the city, is preferred by many passengers in the transportation to the airport. Buses and taxis operating in different parts of the city are also at the service of the passengers going to the airport. Apart from all these options, another alternative may be car rental.
Taxi
You can travel between the city center and the airport by taxi in about half an hour. However, in Krakow, where transportation services are developed, you should consider that this option is not very economical in terms of the cost.
Bus
Private and municipality buses that depart from four different points in the city center offer transportation service to the airport all day. The travel takes half an hour from the city center to the airport when there is no extraordinary situation.
Train
The train station is located in Krakow Glowny district of the city. Trains that run every thirty minutes provide a very comfortable and fast travel for passengers. You should be careful about the departure time of your train and flight in advance as you will have to walk 300 meters after you get off the train. In this way, by taking the road a bit earlier you can eliminate the risk of missing your flight.
Car Rental
If you want to rent a car, Krakow has rich options. Avis, Budget, Dollar, Europcar, Express, Hertz, Enterprise, Panek and Sixt, which you can get in contact through the phone or internet, offer car rental services in the city and can take back the rented car at the airport.
Airport Information
The airport has two terminal buildings used for domestic and international flights. In the terminal buildings, VIP and business services are offered as well as services such as mail office, lost property office, bank ATMs and internet which are among the general services.
In addition, a great number of stores and restaurants, offering service at the airport, provide great convenience for passengers. Among the stores in the terminals there are Discover Krakow, Aelia Duty Free, Keraniss and Relay. Among the eating and drinking places there are Jet Bistro, Eat & Fly, Awiteks Fly and Coffee Minute.
Transportation to Kutaisi City Center from Airport
Kutaisi Intl. Airport
There is the Rioni river at the entrance of Kutaisi, which is the second largest and most developed city of Georgia, and this river literally divides the city into two. Kutaisi is located in the Imerati Region in the western part of Georgia and its distance to the country’s capital, Tbilisi, is approximately 221 kilometers. The city’s population is around 201.000. Kutaisi’s urban transportation is mostly composed of buses, trolleys, taxis and mini-buses called marshrutka.
There is also a big train station in the city. But from this train station, daily express trains from Kutaisi to Georgia’s other major cities depart. As the area of the city is small, majority of the visitors walk or use taxis for transportation.
Kutaisi railway terminal is directly connected to Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi. All of the trains leaving from this terminal are operated by Georgian Railways. You can travel to Tbilisi from Kutaisi in around 5.5 hours by taking the train #18, which departs from Kutaisi I station. There are also daily express trains.
The train starts its trip at 08.50 every morning and arrives at Tbilisi in 6 hours. This train also stops in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia. There are also regular bus trips from Didube bus station in Didube, where the metro station in Tbilisi is located at, to Kutaisi. Price for this bus trip is only 10 Lari.
In addition to the marshrutkas and buses, you may also consider using car rental services or taxis for transportation to city centre from the Kutaisi Airport.
Marshrutka
After arriving at the Kutaisi Airport, take the exit from the arrival terminal and proceed to the bus stops. As well as the buses, marshrutkas also depart to Kutiasi city centre or suburbans from the bus stops at the area in front of the terminal building. Marshrutka drivers may not accept paying with dollar or euro, so do not forget to stop by the exchange office in the airport just in case.
Marshrutkas leaving from Kutaisi Airport go directly to the Kutaisi bus station just behind McDonalds. Marshrutkas, which run in every 20 minutes, provide transportation services to the town of Samtredia from Kutaisi Airport for a fee of 2 Lari. There are also vehicles named ‘direct marshrutkas’, which have a fare of 5 Lari. These direct marshrutkas will take you to your destination as well.
There are direct marshrutkas running between Kutaisi Airport and Tbilisi, and fare is currently 20 Lari. Likewise, there are also marshrutkas going directly to Batumi, another major city of Georgia, for a fare of 18 Lari.
Bus
Bus service timetable are usually updated according to the flights' arrival times. You don’t need to worry if you forget to get Georgian currency, as it is possible to buy bus tickets with euro or dollar as well.
Taxi
Taxi is the most economical vehicle you can use for traveling to the city centre from Kutaisi Airport. Traveling to the city centre from the airport by taxi costs around 25 Lari, but you can drop the price to 20 Lari by bargaining with the taxi driver.
Rent a Car
The only thing that you need to do to go city centre from Kutaisi Airport by your rented car is to take the highway, which passes right by the airport, and follow the direction signs to the city. You can reach the city centre in around 20 minutes by your vehicle.
As well as you can find several rent a car services at the exit of Kutaisi Airport terminal, you can also make benefit of discounts by making an online reservation. People visiting Kutaisi often prefer renting a car as they usually include visiting other Georgian cities such as Tbilisi and Batumi in their travel plans.
