Popular Airport | Tainan Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5374 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.
There are bus and taxi stops in front of the terminal building of Tainan Airport, which is 36 kilometers away from Tainan city center. You can also make your transfer more practical by getting information from the companies providing car rental and transfer services. Taxi and train are also among the options you can prefer to reach Tainan city center.
The city trains departing from Tainan Airport could be a reasonable means of transportation, although they don't go directly to the city center. You can take a taxi at the taxi stops at the airport and reach the train station that is 8 minutes away. There you can get on the train to reach any central point of Tainan city. The distance between the airport and the station is 6.3 kilometers. You can also transfer to the trains heading towards the Balin Station, another popular destination, from Tainan Train Station.
The most practical way to reach Tainan city center directly from Tainan Airport is undoubtedly to take city buses. The bus number 5 departs from the bus stops outside the airport terminal and goes directly to Tainan city center. The bus ride takes about 40-45 minutes on average and there are departures at frequent intervals. The price you will pay is almost the same as in the city because of the standard tariff prices that are valid for buses. You will pay 18 Taiwan Dollars to buy a ticket for the bus number 5 departing from the airport according to the latest tariff issued in 2016. If you get discounted tickets, the ticket price comes down up to 9 Taiwan Dollars.
The vast majority of local and foreign tourists arriving at Tainan Airport prefer taxi, which is a faster means of transportation. It takes 30 minutes maximum to reach Tainan city center by taxi, which is much faster and more reliable than buses and other means of public transportation. It is possible to go directly to Tainan city center by taxi paying an average fare of 90-110 Taiwan Dollars.
If you search for global and other local car rental companies providing this service at Tainan Airport in advance, you will have brief information about the prices and enjoy pre-booking option on the internet. The following steps take an incredibly short time and then you can enjoy going to Tainan city center in 25-30 minutes driving the rental car.