Popular Airport | Vladivostok Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 4352 Km |
Since Dhaka is not a big city in terms of its surface area, it is very easy to use taxi, private car, rickshaw, bus and similar means of transportation in urban transportation or for travelling to the airport from the city center.
The names of the four main bus terminals in the city; Sayedabad bus terminal, Gulistan bus terminal, Gabtoli bus terminal and Mohakhali bus terminal. From these four terminals, there are direct bus services going to the airport. It is very cheap to use buses for travelling to the airport. It is only 5 Taka to take advantage of Dhaka buses. Throughout the city, the prices of bus tickets do not exceed 10 Taka.
The most popular means of transportation in Dhaka, where more than 400.000 rickshaws offer transportation service, are rickshaws also called three-wheeled taxis. They are divided into two as auto-rickshaw and cycle-rickshaw. The three-wheeled taxis called cycle-rickshaw are generally used for sightseeing just like bicycles. Auto-rickshaws are much faster than the other and much cheaper than normal taxis.
You need to pay 30-50 Taka for travelling with cycle-rickshaw for 15 minutes. The auto-rickshaws run by the CNG company also work with taximeter and the fares start from 25 Taka. It is both practical and enjoyable to travel to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport from the city center by using an auto-rickshaw. Tempo-rickshaws also offer transportation service and they are bigger than auto-rickshaws.
There are two types of taxis offering service in Dhaka and they have different fares. These are black and yellow taxis. The black taxis open their taximeters from 25 Taka. The yellow taxis are almost twice as expensive. With the taxi that you can get on in the city, you can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport in about 25-30 minutes. If you will prefer Airport Departure Taxi for your transportation, you will need to pay about 300 Taka for your transportation between the city center and Hazrat Shahjalal Airport.
It is possible to get to the airport from the city center in about 25-30 minutes by renting a car from one of the car rental companies that you can see almost in every part of the city. If you have an international driver’s license, you can rent a car by paying 3000 Taka for half-day use; you need to pay about 4500 Taka for full day use. You can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport by using Dhaka-Mymensingh highway (N3).
Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is the largest airport of Bangladesh, has a capacity of 15 million passengers per year. The airport is located in Kurmitola and 20 km north of the city center of the capital city Dhaka. Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is also known as Zia International Airport, has many facilities for passengers such as currency exchange, bank and ATMs, eating and drinking areas, tourist information offices and free internet access.
Since Vladivostok Airport is quite far from the city center, you can use various means of transportation to get to the city center. Among these, the most popular electric trains provide fast and cheap transport, while city buses are often preferred. If you prefer a more comfortable mean, you can also evaluate the options of taxi or car rental companies by paying a bit more. It is possible to reach the city center of Vladivostok from the airport in maximum one hour and fifteen minutes.
It is incredibly practical to go to the city center of Vladivostok after landing to Vladivostok airport with electric trains. To take the train you have to walk towards the railway station when you get out of the airport terminal. Trains that operate between the airport and the city center of Vladivostok depart every one or two hours, from the early hours of the day until 6 to 7 pm in the afternoon. The stations that the train stops at include Artyom Station, Ugolinaya Station, Vtoraya Station, Morgorodok Station, Pervaya Rechka Station and Vladivostok Railway Station. You can purchase your ticket at the airport (Standard ticket-200 Russian Rubles & Business ticket-350 rubles).
The most practical way to get to Vladivostok city center from Vladivostok Airport is to use city buses. When you get out of the airport terminal, you are likely to see many bus stops. You can reach Vladivostok city center on an average of one hour if you take the Bus 107 from these stops. Bus 107, which departs from the stop right next to stop of Bus 7, starts operating at 08:25 am and departs until 8:00 pm. Bus 107, at service seven days a week, goes up to the Artem bus station in the city. Bus ticket costs 100 Russian Rubles as of 2016. In addition, the shuttle bus number 7 passes through the Vladivostok city center.
If you prefer to take a taxi from Vladivostok Airport to go to the city center, it is better that you choose the taxi company Primavtolayn because it only provides transportation between the airport and Vladivostok city center, and its prices are very reasonable. You can find the taxis of this company in most of the taxi stands at the very exit of the terminal. The taxi ride from Vladivostok Airport to the city center takes 40-45 minutes and costs about 1000 Russian Rubles. This price might go up to 1700 rubles if you the taxi of another company.
There are a lot of offices of various domestic and foreign car rental companies at the airport. You can pick up your car at the airport within minutes after landing, if you do a little research beforehand and complete your pre-reservation. You will need to use the M60 coastal road to get to Vladivostok city center in the shortest way. Within Vladivostok Airport, you will encounter many global car rental companies including Avis. You can go to Vladivostok city center in 40 minutes.