Popular Airport | Portorož Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2573 Km |
It is very easy to reach Zvartnos Airport from every point in the city. You can reach the airport, which is nearly 13 kilometers away from the city center, in 15 minutes. You can get to the airport by choosing from the public transportation alternatives such as bus, minibus and metro, by taking a taxi or driving your car.
Buses and minibuses are the most frequently used public transportation vehicles in Yerevan. The routes of buses and the minibuses called marshrutka are connected to each other and so you can easily reach the airport from anywhere in the city.
It is possible to reach the airport directly by bus from the best-known central points of the city, such as Opera House, Tigran Mets av., Khanjyan st., Abovyan st., Yeritasardakan.
The buses N107 and N108 directly go to the airport. In addition, the bus number 18 has services between the airport and the main railway station of Yerevan. If you have arrived in the city by train, you can reach the airport in 20-25 minutes by taking the bus 18.
The marshrutka is the most popular means of public transportation in the city thanks to the high number of routes and lines. You can see the marshrutkas that directly go to the airport from every point of the city. If there is not a marshrutka line going to the airport from where you are, you can easily reach the airport in 30 minutes transferring by bus or metro because marshrutka lines are connected to metro and bus stops. It is also possible to come across the marshrutka minibuses from Tbilisi's Ortachala bus station to Yerevan.
Minibus drivers usually wait until the minibus is full. There are more than 100 marshrutka routes serving in Yerevan. The minibus number 23, which is the most preferred line, departs from the main railway station and goes to Kilikia central bus station. This route also passes through the city center. Marshrutkas departing from Kilikia bus station go to almost everywhere in Yerevan. You can directly get to the airport by taking the marshrutka 18 from this station.
Yerevan metro has a total of 10 stops with a single line of 13.4-km length. The metro serves between 6:30 am and 11 pm every day of the week and it is connected to the main bus station and the railway station as well.
The busiest metro station is the Hanrapetutyan Hraparak station next to Republic Square, which is the center of Yerevan. Yeritasardakan, which is very close to the Opera House that is another central point, and Zoraver Andranik opposite the cathedral are also another practical metro stations.
The Sassountsi David area, where the Yerevan railway station is located, is also connected to the metro network and so transportation becomes easy to a great extent. The boarding fee has been fixed for years; it is possible to buy tickets from the stations by paying 100 Drams.
There are two types of taxis in the city; the taxis you can take directly on streets and the taxis you can get by phone. The taxis you can get by phone charge 600 drams for the first 5 kilometers and 100 drams per kilometer. The only thing you need to be careful is to make sure if the taxi driver has turned on the taximeter.
Sixt Rent a Car company serves in the arrival terminal building of Zvartnots Airport and you can rent here a car when you arrive at the airport or while leaving the city. The only thing you need to do to travel by your car in Yerevan, which has well-maintained roads, is to have a navigation device. If you have rented a car within the city, you can deliver the car at the airport on your return journey.
Zvartnots Airport, which was established in 1961, is about 13 kilometers away from Yerevan city center, on the west of the city center. In 2004, the construction of a new terminal was started and it continues to increase its passenger capacity day by day. Zvartnots Airport, which served more than 2 million passengers in 2014, host the airline companies such as 97 Airlines, Aeroflot, UTair, Austrian and Ural Airlines.
Once you arrive in Yerevan, you can get 120-day visa by paying 15.000 drams or a 21-day visa by paying 3000 drams. For a transit visa, the amount you need to pay is 10.000 drams.
At the airport, you can easily carry out your foreign currency transactions at the world-famous Converse Bank. Just across the terminal is the car park with 600 cars capacity. Hourly parking fee is 500 drams, while daily parking fee is 2000 drams.
The airport has three terminals in total as Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and VIP Terminal. Within the main terminal building, there are tourist information desk, free wi-fi service, duty-free shop, VIP lounge, restaurants, bar, cafes, and the shopping stores where you can find souvenirs, DVD, CD, newspaper and magazines.
You can enjoy your time at Esperçnto Food bar that offers the delicacies of Armenian, Italian and Chinese cuisines and at the restaurants such as Pascucci, Dili Jan / Lavazza, Segafredoz, which serve as both cafe and bar.
Portoroz Airport, which is located in the southwest of Slovenia, is also one of the three smallest international airports within the country. This airport is situated approximately 6 kilometers outside the city center of Portoroz and it is just a short walking distance far from the Croatian border, which is very close to the airport. You can also travel to Umag city in Croatia or Trieste city in Italy from the airport that has mutual flights to Izola, Koper and Piran cities in Slovenia. One of the best travel alternatives is renting a car to visit the surrounding cities and countries from the airport located near Secovlje. Private shuttle services, which get the passengers from the airport and transport them to the door of their hotel or their home, are also included in the other alternatives for transportation from the Portoroz Airport to the central settlements. If your hotel provides mutual shuttle services for the transportation between the Portoroz Airport and the center, you may also benefit from these services that are usually for free. Another transportation alternative for those who prefer to travel to Portoroz in an economical and fast way is carsharing offered by App2drive.
You can easily reach the city center of Portoroz or many settlements such as Piran, Secovlje, Strunjan, Dragonja and Fiesa by renting a car at the Portoroz Airport.
You can comfortably complete your reservation by choosing one of the economical or luxury vehicles from the company named Sixt located at the airport. You can call the rental office at + 386-5-6744024 for renting a car, which is also a great option for exploring the beauty of the surrounding shores, or you can make an online reservation for renting a car. The car rental office at the Portoroz Airport provides services for passengers between 09:00 and 19:00 on weekdays and between 09:00 and 12:00 on weekends.
Transportation to the city center by taking a taxi from the Portoroz Airport is not as usually preferred as car rental, private shuttle services or carsharing. Nevertheless, you can still prefer to take a taxi to reach your hotel located in the city center or to travel to different points. If you prefer to reach the center of Portoroz by taking a taxi, the fare that you have to pay is not much because of the short distance to the city center, but if you still plan to travel to different cities or regions, you can choose the means of transportation after learning the average prices you have to pay in advance.
It is also possible to travel to the city center from the airport with a much more economical alternative thanks to App2drive vehicles. These vehicles can take more than one passenger in front of the airport and transport them to their preferred destination in the city center. By using the App2drive application, you can go any place you want from the airport or travel from the city center to any place you want. If you want to obtain more information about App2drive carsharing application and then book a vehicle by phone, you can call the number of 00800-01112333.
If you want to travel to Portoroz and to the places that attract the most visitors in Slovenia, you can also benefit from the hotel shuttle services that take passengers in front of the Portoroz Airport and transport them to the city center, which is usually for free or at affordable prices. Hotel shuttle services are waiting for passenger at the exit gate of the arrival terminal in the Portoroz Airport and reaching them to the city center in a very short time. If your hotel is located in a different city and outside of Portoroz, you can obtain information on the internet or by phone in advance, and you can enjoy a fast and comfortable journey with the shuttle services to your hotel entrance.