Popular Airport | King Khalid Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5499 Km |
Taking a taxi in the morning or evening outside of rush hours is probably the most reliable method of transport to the airport in densely populated Durban. It’s also possible to reach the airport with rented cars or shuttle company buses.
You can reach the airport by taxi from the city centre in around 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. It might be a good idea to speak with the taxi driver beforehand and let them know your time of departure to not have any bad surprises for your journey.
The shuttle buses that leave for the airport depart from Durban Station in the city centre, depart once every day at 8:00, 11:00, and 16:00 and reach the airport in around half an hour.
The traffic flows on the left side in Durban, so if you come from a country where you drive on the right it might be a better idea to hire a car with a driver rather than getting behind the steering wheel yourself. If you come from country where cars drive on the left side, you might be more at home with this option.
There is only one terminal in King Shaka Airport where there is an ABSA bank, which opens half an hour before the first flight and closes half an hour after the last flight. In addition, you can find financial services from the ATMs of First National Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. There is a prayer room for Muslims, and a post office that offers services depending on the first and last flights of the day. There are baby and childcare rooms that mothers can use.
In addition to these services, the airport has many lounges. The most exclusive ones are the South African Airways Business Class Lounge, found near the entrance of the terminal, and BIDVest Premier Lounge. In these lounges you can order some food and rest on comfortable seating areas to read books or newspapers.
Airport restaurants include; Cape Town Fish Market, Cosmic Candy, Big Five Duty Free, Fego Coffee Shop, Kauai, KFC, Milky Lane, Mugg&Bean, Panarottis, Rhapsody’s, Spur, Steers, Sweet Treat, The Airport Cellar, and Wimpy. There is also a Yemaya Nail Express, Woolworts, Vodashop, Tie Stop, The Urban Retreat, The Scoin Shop, NWJ Fine Jewellery, Sneakers, Sunglass Hunt, Nike, MTN, Moda Luggage&Leather, Khasav, Jeep, EM Native, and Electro Electronics for your shopping needs.
Located in the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, King Khalid Ab International Airport is 32 kilometers away from the city center. While you can rent a private car from the car rental companies located at the airport, shuttles and taxis are also carrying passengers to the city all day long. Metro is also used frequently as the only means of public transportation.
The drivers of the taxis serving at King Khalid Ab International Airport speak English. Since some of the taxis do not have a taximeter device, you need to speak with the driver in advance about the fare you would pay for your destination.
You can get to the city center with metro line L4 which you can take from terminal 5 at the airport. You can transfer to lines 6 and 1 on this line which has eight stops in total.
You can easily and comfortably reach the city center with the shuttle service that you should book in advance. The drivers of the shuttles that pick up their passengers from the airport terminal take them to the city center.
Serving at King Khalid Ab International Airport, car rental companies like Hertz, Alwefaq, Theeb, Alga, Almuraishid, Budgetsaudi, Key, Best, Alfaris, Autoworld and Daleeli serve to passengers all day long.