Popular Airport | Ahmad Shah Baba Intl. - Kandahar Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 762 Km |
You can reach Quaid–E–Azam International Airport from Karachi city center by using a bus or minibus. However, using a means of public transportation can make you lose time even though it is the most affordable transportation alternative. If you decide to use a faster transportation vehicle, you can get on a taxi. Renting a car is another option.
There are many car rental companies offering service in the city center. Most of them are local companies. In Pakistan, traffic is generally heavy and complicated. For this reason, tourists are advised to rent a car with a driver by contacting a reliable company. You can get help from your hotel about this issue before your travel. You should drive on the highway N5 and take the Jinnah Terminal Road in order to reach the airport. You can get to Quaid–E–Azam International Airport in about half an hour under normal traffic conditions by following the airport directions.
It is possible to reach the airport in approximately one hour by getting on an airport bus in the city center. One-way ticket price of these buses is 50 Pakistani Rupee per passenger. There are also minibuses carrying passengers to the airport from the city center. These vehicles are cheaper but tourists may be charged higher amounts. In addition, minibuses are very crowded. For these reasons, buses are more preferred by foreign visitors.
Travelling to the airport from the city center lasts about half an hour. You should bargain over the fare before getting on any taxi. The cost of travelling to the airport from the city center is about 300 – 500 Pakistani Rupee.
Quaid–E–Azam International Airport, which is known as Jinnah International Airport shortly, is located 14 km east of the city center. There are foreign exchange office, ATMs and baggage rooms at the airport. In addition, there are restaurants and cafes where you can try local tastes as well as the delicacies from the world cuisine. You can do shopping at the stores where you can find various products specific to Pakistan like carpet and rugs. There is also a duty-free shop at the airport. There is a mosque near the airport parking area. Although there is not any hotel within the building, you can stay at Ramada Plaza Hotel located 1 km of the airport.
Kandahar International Airport is located around 17 kilometres southeast of Kandahar, the second-largest city in Afghanistan. As you can prefer private transportation options to get to the city centre from Kandahar International Airport, alternatively you can rent a car.
It is possible to arrive Kandahar city centre from Kandahar International Airport within 20-25 minutes at the very latest by taking a taxi that is waiting for you outside the terminal building and provides service 24/7. Taxi fare is around 25-30 American Dollars.
If you would like to get to the city centre from Kandahar International Airport in a fastest way, you can rent a car by choosing one of the local or foreign rent-a-car firms in the terminal building of the airport.