Popular Airport | King Shaka Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7919 Km |
You can easily reach Trabzon Airport by airport buses departing from the city center or Havaş shuttles whose departure times are changing according to flight schedules. In order to take Havaş shuttle, you have to go to Beşirli Orhan Oil, Karşıyaka Crossroad, Ziraat Bank, Tanjant Migros or Kipa. You can also use the Çimenli or Yomra buses that pass through the airport.
You can take Çimenli bus from Değirmendere, Tanjant and Meydan stops, and Yomra bus from Değirmendere, Sahil Yolu, Tanjant, Meydan, Atapark, Şenol Güneş Caddesi, and Sahil Peronu stops.
Having been operating for more than 50 years, Trabzon Airport has been renewed and started to serve both domestic and international flights. The fact that the airport and the airstrip are located right on the coastline provides a beautiful view for passengers during take-off and landing. There are CIP lounges, 2 cafés and 1 restaurant on the domestic terminal as well as stands where you can shop.
There is a bar and 1 duty-free store at the international terminal. If you have time, you can also benefit from Forum Trabzon Shopping Center, which is close to the airport for shopping.
Taxis and shuttle buses take passengers from the newly built King Shaka Airport, which is 40 kilometres from the city of Durban. If you wish to take private transportation then there are many car rental companies within the airport.
A Hassan, Cabz4U, City Cabs, Checker and Eagle taxi companies compete with each other to take passengers into the city but they have an agreed fixed price among themselves. Since there is a fixed fee, you can share the ride with some other people looking to reach the city instead of travelling alone.
This is the most economic option to get to the city centre. You can take shuttle buses from either the Airport Bus Shuttle Service or Margate Mini Coach from in from of the arrivals terminal. There are only four departure times per day and while your first luggage is free, a second one will require you to pay a little extra.
Avis, Budget and Tempest provide car rental at King Shaka Airport, but they are not open on Sundays. They are open from 5:00 in the morning to 23:00 at night.