Popular Airport | Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7814 Km |
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Transportation to Airport from Fort Myers City Center
Page Field Airport
You can take a bus from the city centre to Southwest Florida International Airport; a taxi would be a faster alternative. Travellers that have rented vehicles for their trip can return them at the airport. Shuttle services offered by some hotels are a very comfortable and fast mode of transportation from the city centre to the airport, and vice versa.
Taxi
Finding a taxi in the city centre is easy, but hotels can also arrange a taxi for you. Fort Myers has standard taxi rates based on the area of the city you will be travelling to, not the distance covered. Inside all taxis, you will find a map with areas of the city shaded in different colours. Each colour represents a fixed fee. Furthermore, please note that the taxi fare is valid for a maximum of 2 passengers. A fee of 10 dollars will be added to the taxi fare for each additional passenger.
Hotel Shuttle Service
The 13 accommodation options in Fort Myers offers shuttle services from the city centre to the airport. You can find the contact details of these hotels by visiting http://flylcpa.com/shuttle/. If the hotel you are staying at offers shuttle services, you may need to book in advance.
Car Rental
There are a lot of car rental agencies located in the city centre. Your hotels can provide you with the contact details of several car rental companies. You can hire a vehicle easily from the 13 car rental agencies situated inside the airport. To return the rented vehicle back to the airport, drive on the Interstate 75 North (I-75 N), and follow the directions to the underground ‘Rental Car Return’ area.
Bus
You can get from the city centre to the airport by using bus route 50. Even though the bus service timetable varies according to the season of the year, usually it operates from the early morning until late at night.
Airport Information
The airport is located 10 miles southeast of Fort Myers city centre. There are many restaurants, bars, and cafes inside Southwest Florida International Airport. There are many stores for passengers who prefer to spend their time at the airport by shopping. Free Wi-Fi is available inside the terminal buildings.
Southwest Florida Intl. Airport
Fort Myers is a city whose transportation network is very developed. For this reason, there are many types of transportation that you can use for traveling from the city center to Southwest Florida Airport. You can use the buses which are the most preferred transportation alternatives. But, you can also benefit from taxi, shuttle, limousine and transfer services. Another alternative is to rent a car in Fort Myers city center. It takes about 30 minutes to reach Southwest Florida Airport from Fort Myers city center.
Bus
The most commonly used transportation vehicles used in the urban transportation of Fort Myers are the municipality buses. You have a comfortable travel by using the bus route 50 which provides transportation between the city center and Southwest Florida Airport and is operated by LeeTran. You need to buy your ticket online or from the ticket offices in order to use the LeeTran buses offering service from 07:25 am to 09:25 pm on weekdays, from 07:25 to 08:05 pm on Saturdays and from 07:06 am to 06:56 pm on Sundays. One-way ticket price of LeeTran buses is 1.5 dollars by 2017. Daily ticket is 7 dollars, ticket valid for 7 days is 15 dollars, monthly ticket is 40 dollars and ticket for 12-trip pass is only 6.5 dollars. The bus route 50, which departs from Daniels Parkway and U.S. 41 and passes through the Gladiolus & Bass, Sanibel Outlets, Summerlin Square, Health Park, Winkler & Summerlin and Bell Tower Shops stops, carries passengers to Southwest Florida Airport in about 30-35 minutes.
Taxi
In Fort Myers, which has a very developed transportation network in terms of urban transportation, taxis are also commonly preferred. If you will travel to Southwest Florida Airport, which is 16 km away from the city center, by using a taxi, the amount you need to pay will vary between 40-50 dollars. If you don’t have much time, you can use a taxi for your travel to the airport. It takes about 15-20 minutes to reach the airport by taxi. If you want a more budget-friendly transportation alternative, you can benefit from Uber. The popular taxi companies offering service at the most central points of the city are: Amber Taxi (+12392430900), A Better Taxi (+12392885587), Aaron Discount Taxi, Academy Taxi and Car Service, Coconut Cab Taxi, Pine Island Taxi and Bluebird Taxi.
Car Rental
If you want to provide your transportation to Southwest Florida Airport by renting a car, you need to make a little search about the car rental companies offering service in the city center because some companies don’t offer hourly car rental service. The car rental companies having offices both at the airport and in the city center are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty, ACE Rent A Car, Advantage Rent A Car, EZ, Fox Rent A Car and Payless Rent A Car. You can use 1 75 N, Plantation Road or 6 Mile Cypress Pkwy in order to reach Southwest Florida Airport as soon as possible with the car you will rent in the city center.
Airport Information
Southwest Florida International Airport is located in the city of South Fort Myers situated in the region of Lee County, Florida, United States. Southwest Florida International Airport, which offered service for about 8.5 million passengers in a year according to the statistics of 2015, is accepted as one of the busiest airports of the country. This airport located in the south of Fort Myers covers an area of 13,555 hectares in total. At Southwest Florida Airport, which is situated 16 km southeast of Fort Myers city center, there is only one terminal consisting of three different sections as B, C and D. Some of the airline companies organizing direct flights to Southwest Florida Airport offering civil aviation service since May 14, 1983 are Air Berlin, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, American Eagle, Eurowings, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, WestJet, United Express etc. You can directly fly to Southwest Florida Airport from cities such as Boston, Atlanta, Key West, Buffalo, Detroit, Chicago, Nashville, Orlando, Ottawa and Charlotte. Since Southwest Florida Airport is an international airport, there are many services offered for passengers. These services include bank, ATMs, eating and drinking places, VIP and CIP lounges, pet care places, currency exchange office, duty free shops, souvenir shops, car rental companies and tourist information centers. You can spend enjoyable time at the airport by visiting one of these places; Brighton Collectibles, Coastal News, PGA Tour Shop, A Day at the Beach, Starbucks, Shula’s Bar & Grill, Quiznos, Great American Bagel, Sanibel Marketplace etc.
Transportation to Basel/Mulhouse City Center from Airport
Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport
Euro Airport, which is located 6 kilometers north of Basel, is an international airport used for Freiburg in Germany and Mulhouse in France as well as Switzerland.
One of the most beautiful features of public transportation in Basel is the mobility ticket, which is given to all guests after check-in if you stay in a hotel during your visit. These tickets provide free transportation to the 10th, 11th, 13th and 15th regions of the city (including the airport) for up to thirty days during their stay in the city.
If you are not staying in a hotel and planning to spend more time in the city, you can buy Basel Card and you can take the advantage of the sightseeing tour, zoo tour and ferry journey free of charge; in addition to these, you can also benefit from the discounts available at some restaurants, cinemas, and stores thanks to this card.
For transportation to the city center from the airport, you can benefit from the buses and trains to the city center and railway station. If you are going to travel by your car from the airport, this is also among the options you can prefer.
In addition to car option, you can also prefer to rent a car or take a taxi to reach the city in a short time. Even if you haven't got the mobility card, you can take the advantage of free transportation with the booking confirmation if you have booked a hotel in advance.
Bus
You need to board the bus number 50 first in order to reach the city from the airport. The bus 50 departs from the airport and arrives at SBB Railway Station passing through the 10th district. In addition to changing bus through the route of the bus 50 to reach other parts of the city, you can also benefit from train and tramway transfers before arriving at SBB Railway Station.
Tramway
Basel is literally a tramway city. The tram provides transportation to the vast majority of the city. The places where tramways do not reach are supported by transfer buses. You can find a tram line every fifteen minutes at different times of the day. There are many alternative routes you can prefer depending on your destination after you board the bus number 50 from the airport. For example, you can get off the bus at Kannenfeldplatz region and get to Voltaplatz regions by taking the tramway line 1. If you want to go to the 11th region, you need to get off the bus 50 at SBB Railway Station, where you can take the tramway lines 10 or 17.
Alternatively, you can get to Barfüsserplatz and Marktplatz by taking one of the tramway lines 1, 2, 8, 10 or 11 after arriving at SBB Railway Station. Barfüsserplatz and Marktplatz serve as general transfer stations for trams. These two stations are just a few stops away from SBB Railway Station. All tram lines are connected to these two stations. So you can choose from the tram lines passing through these stations no matter which part of the city you are going.
Among the tramway lines, the tram line 1 runs between Dreirosenbrücke and SBB Railway Station; the tram line 2 runs between Binningen and Eglisee; tram line 3 runs between Burgfielden Grenze and Birsfelden Hard; tram line 6 runs between Allschwill and Riehen Grenze; tram line 8 runs between Neuweilerstrasse and Kleinhüningen; tram line 10 runs between Rodersdorf and Dornach; tram line 11 runs between St-Louis Grenze and Aesch; tram line 14 runs between Dreirosenbrücke and Pratteln; and the tram line 15 runs between Messeplatz and Bruderholz.
As additional tramway lines, the tram line 1 runs between SBB Railway Station and Badischer Train Station; the tram line 2 runs between Eglisee and Riehen Dorf; the tram line 17 runs between Schifflande/Wiesenplatz and Ettingen, the tram line E11 runs between Reinach Süd and Theater; and the tram line 21 runs between St. Johann Train Station and Badischer Train Station.
Train
Among the major railway stations in Basel are Basel Badischer Train Station, SBB Railway Station, St. Johann Train Station, Pratteln Train Station, Aesch Train Station, Dornach Train Station and Muttenz Train Station.
The international service provided in terms of air transportation also applies to railway transportation. Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB), German Railways (Deutschebahn, DB) and French National Railways (Société nationale des chemins de fer français, SNCF) serve for railway transportation in Basel. Upon your arrival at the airport, you need to get on the bus number 50 and go to SBB Railway Station for railway transportation.
Train network in Basel is not advanced as much as tramway network. The railways surrounding the city center also provides transportation service to the opposite bank of the Rhine River and in the vicinity of the 15th region. In addition, by taking the advantage of train, you can arrive at the neighboring Swiss cities like Liestal, Sissach, Rheinfelden, and Waldshut, and French cities like Mullhouse, St. Louis, and Village-Neuf Hunninge as well as Freiburg, Kandern, Lörrach and Inzlingen regions of Germany.
Taxi
There are many taxi stands at the airport and you can easily get a taxi. Then you can easily reach anywhere in the city by taxi.
Rent a car
For more free and comfortable transportation during your stay, car rental option is also available at the car rental offices at the airport or by online booking option. It takes about five minutes from the airport to Basel city center by driving.
Transportation from Basel Airport to other cities
Mulhouse
If you are going to take public transportation to reach Mulhouse, the shuttle service 11 departing from the airport will take you to St. Louis Train Station in about 10 minutes. It is possible to reach various parts of the city from this station. Car rental and taxi options are also available for a shorter journey.
Freiburg
You can reach Freiburg from the airport by the shuttle buses provided frequently by the airport and the shuttle services provided by the Südbadenbus Company. Your journey takes about one hour. So it is also possible to shorten journey time by renting a car. Taxi is not an affordable solution because of the distance.
