Popular Airport | Verona Villafranca Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 10 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 8614 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.
Verona Villafranca Airport is not very far from the city center. For this reason, it is possible to reach the city center easily and quickly. You can also reach the city center by taxi. If you want a private car for your transportation, it is possible to rent a car at the airport. Most of the hotels in the city offer airport shuttle service for its guests. You can also get to the city center by airport shuttle buses. You can also reach the different points by using the train station in the city center.
You can see the taxis waiting at the exit of the arrival terminal of the airport. Three different companies offer taxi service all day long and it lasts about 15 minutes to reach the city center from the airport by taxi.
Ten different car rental companies offer service at the airport. International companies such as Avis, Hertz, Sixt and Europcar are among these companies. You can reach the city center in about 15 minutes by connecting to the highway SS12 through the highway SR62.
Thanks to the shuttle bus service organized by Aerobus company, you can travel from the airport to Porta Nuova Train Station located in Verona city center. The bus number that you should get on is 199. Shuttle buses depart every 20 minutes. They operate from 06:30 am to 11:30 pm every day. There are two additional services at 05:35 am and 00:48 am. The travel to the city center last about 15 minutes. Ticket price is 6,00 Euro.