Popular Airport | Sfax Thyna Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 7 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5633 Km |
It is possible to reach Islamabad Airport with buses and metrobuses that you can take from the city. The routes of these buses and metrobuses usually start from Rawalpindi, also called Islamabad's twin city. Within city transportation has improved, but there are not many choices in terms of transportation means. Therefore, public transportation in the city is crowded, especially during heavy traffic hours.
You can reach Islamabad Airport within 15-20 minutes by taxi or by your own car and within 30-35 minutes by bus.
Islamabad city buses are easily distinguishable from others because of their light color. The local buses are crowded and slow, but they provide transportation at very low fares. The seats next to the bus drivers are reserved for women and children, so you will have to be careful about the place you will sit on the bus. All the bus stations in the city are air-conditioned, large, and modern and there are ticket vending machines and sales points in all of them.
The city buses have a much larger and wider network than metrobuses. Bus 110, one of the most popular bus lines, goes from Mandi Morh to Bahara Kahu via Khayaban.
Bus number 111 goes to F-8 Markaz from Rawat via Al Shifa H8. The area where Islamabad city center is located is called "Blue Area". The 1-B-A bus from this area serves Mandi Morh to the Secretariat.
The bus number 21 is called the airport bus, because it is one of the rare buses that pass through the airport. The stops of this bus are RWP Kachehri, BBIAP Airport (Islamabad Airport), Faizabad, Zero Point, Aabpara, Sarina, SPP and Secretariat.
Metrobus service is provided between twin cities: Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Metrobuses operate from 6.15 am until 10 pm every day of the week. Ticket vending machines are available at all Metrobus stations. Be sure to validate your ticket at the entrance after you have purchased your ticket from the Metrobus station.
Another name given to this service in Islamabad is Islamabad Metro-Pindi Metro. Metrobus service, which has a route of 22,5 km, meets the need of city transportation by serving between the twin cities Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Metrobuses started to operate in 2015, and has 24 different stops in total.
You can buy your tickets from vending machines, or you can use the e-ticket system. 10 of the stops of Islamabad-Rawalpindi metrobus are in Rawalpindi and 14 of them are in Islamabad.
Taxis are the most convenient and economical way of transportation for the cases of emergency. Try to bargain with the taxi driver before or after your ride. The only disadvantage of using taxi in Islamabad is that almost all of the taxi drivers do not speak English. Because they do not speak English, mark the place you will go on the city transportation map that you can obtain from the tourist information office before your ride and try to explain it on the map to the taxi driver
Yellow cabs are the most used taxi types in the city. Most of the taxis are not air conditioned but their fees are very satisfactory. Some of the taxi drivers in the city use their personal vehicles as a taxi; they are not affiliated with a specific company. You can also rent these taxis on a daily basis at very reasonable prices.
The number of taxis attached to the major companies operating in the city center is more than that of individual taxis. Some of the taxi companies you can choose to get to Islamabad Airport or city center are Metro Radio Cab (+92515872236) and Islamabad Radio Cab (+9251111888100).
There are quite a number of car rental companies in the city of Islamabad, because many domestic and foreign tourists want to rent their own car and visit nearby cities. It is much more economical to rent your car from the airport by pre-booking, but you are also likely to rent your car at reasonable prices from the city center as there are more local car rental companies than international companies in the city.
If you wish to deliver the vehicle you are renting at the airport at your return, you must make sure that a branch of the company you rented car is also at Islamabad Airport. It takes about 15-20 minutes to get to Islamabad Airport by car from the city, except for heavy traffic hours.
Another popular name for Islamabad International Airport is Benazir Bhutto International Airport. Islamabad Airport, the third largest and most modern airport in Pakistan, is located in Chaklala Rawalpindi outside Islamabad. Some of the facilities and opportunities within Islamabad Airport are VIP lounges, duty free shops, restaurants, free internet access, souvenir shops, ATM machines (Pakistan National Bank, Habib Bank, MCB Bank, Barclays, Citibank) and banks.
You can rent a car at the airport for travelling to the city center from Thyna Airport which is 8 kilometers away from Sfax which is located in Tunisia. You can also get on one of the airport taxis waiting for their passengers in front of the airport terminal. It is possible to reach Sfax city center in about 15 minutes by taxi. Taxi is the most practical and economic transportation option for travelling to the city center from the airport since the distance is close. However, if you want to discover the nearby places or travel to different cities from the airport, you can prefer renting a car. International car rental companies are in the service of Sfax passengers with their offices at the airport. If you need to travel with more than three passengers or if you have heavy luggage, you can prefer using a transfer vehicle for travelling to the center from the airport by making a reservation in advance.
You can travel to the city center by finding a taxi without having a problem. In front of Thyna Airport, there are many taxis especially during the hours of flights. Airport taxis generally carry passengers with a fixed fare for certain distances but you can agree on the fare by bargaining with the driver before getting on the taxi if you need to travel to a distant place rather than the city center. The fare that you will pay for travelling to Sfax city center doesn’t generally increase too much. However, you should keep in mind that if you arrive at the airport at a late hour, the amount you need to pay for taxi may be higher. If you want to reduce your transportation costs, you can reach the city center by taxi and then get on a bus in order to travel to other nearby cities. If you can find different passengers travelling to the same destination as you, you can reduce the amount you will pay by sharing your taxi with them. In this way, you can have a comfortable and more budget-friendly travel.
At the airport, you can find the offices of many world-known international car rental companies like AVIS. By visiting one of these offices, you can rent a car in a few minutes and take the road to your destination. Passengers who prefer renting a car for their transportation should have a driver’s license that is valid in Tunisia and other necessary documents. After completing car rental process and receiving your car, you can take the road to your destination. If you don’t know the roads very well, you may take a map with you and reach Sfax city center in approximately 15-20 minutes by following the signs.
Near Thyna Airport and Sfax city center, there are companies where you can rent private transfer vehicle. By contacting one of these companies, you can make a reservation in advance. In this way, your vehicle will be ready for you in front of the airport terminal at the landing hour of your plane. In this way, you will not lose time and reach your destination in a short time. If you don’t have much information about this issue, you can get information from your hotel or information desks located at the airport terminal. You can ask them to arrange a vehicle for you. The biggest advantage of transfer vehicles is that they have the capacity of carrying 5 and even more passengers. Crowded groups can benefit from this service for travelling to the city center. You can directly travel to the city center by using a transfer vehicle. This is one of the comfortable options. If you make a reservation in advance, you can have a more budget-friendly travel. In addition, if you will be visiting the city in a season that is not very busy, the chance of bargaining will increase.