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| Popular Airport | Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 50 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 4654 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Malta City Center
Malta Intl. Airport
From Malta city center you have different transportation options to go to Luqa Airport. By renting a car as well as by taxi and bus, you can have fast, safe and comfortable transportation to the airport.
Taxi
You can use the taxi to go quickly and safely to Luqa Airport, which is 5 kilometers from Malta city center. With taxis you can call from every point of the city, it is possible to reach the airport and your flight very fast.
Bus
You can choose to go to Luqa Airport using city buses. You can easily get to Luqa Airport with buses which are a more economical and affordable alternative to the taxi.
Car Rental
Another option to reach Luqa Airport is by car rental. You can rent a car with or without driver by contacting car rental companies in the city center and you can reach Luqa Airport comfortably. You can deliver the car to the car rental office at the airport. Among the car rental companies you can choose from are Avis, Budget, Europcar, Firefly, First Car, Goldcar, Green Motion, Hertz, Sixt and Thrifty.
Airport Information
Malta's only airport, Luqa Airport, provides domestic and international flight services. Luqa Airport, located 5 kilometers from the city center, offers a variety of services, including highly sophisticated services, to its passengers. Different services are waiting for you at the domestic and international terminals in Luqa Airport, which has an important place in Malta's airline transportation.
You can spend time shopping before or after the flight at the airport, which has shops with wide range of products from souvenirs to cosmetics, clothes to technological products. Among the shops at the airport are Hebe, Samsonite, Agenda Book Shop, Hugo Boss, Singular, Hard Rock Bar, The Spirit of Malta, Swarovski, Diamonds International, Bling, Claire's, Tilllate Convenience, Vodafone, Pharmacy and Duty Free Store.
Among the places where you can get to eat and drink at the airport are Burger King, Cleland and Souchet Wine Cafe, Costa Coffee, Dr Juice, Fat Harry's, Hard Rock Bar, Jet Express, KFC, McDonald's, Sandella's Flatbread Cafe and Sportsfans Dinner & Play Area.
Transportation to Mazar I Sharif City Center from Airport
Mazar i Sharif Intl. Airport
Mazar I Sharif, a border town close to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is the most important and biggest city of Behl Region located in the north of Afghanistan. Due to its geographical location, it has a very strategic position both in terms of politics and transport.
The city has taken its name from the belief that Ali's grave is here. The city center is made up of straight blocks that spread around Ali's tomb and cut each other perpendicularly. When you move towards the city center, all the roads would take you to this big square with the tomb, surrounded by greenery.
Already the intersection of the other roads is also squares. The traffic rules are not generally applied in the city, and as a result, there is a feeling of chaos in the roads. Traffic is almost always cramped.
Bikes and motorcycles are frequently used means of transportation in the city center. It is possible to see luxury cars and horse-drawn cars in traffic together. Mazar I Sharif railroad connects it with the neighbor Uzbekistan and the train reaches the city center. Priority in rail transport is not human transport but merchandise transport. This makes Mazar I Sharif an important trade transfer point for Afghanistan, beyond being a religious destination.
Although there are buses for long distance journeys, transportation in the city center is provided by special vehicles. From here you can go to the capital city of Kabul by bus or plane. If you want to see Belh, the birthplace of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, you can reach this old settlement with a 30-minute car journey.
The Mazar I Sharif International Airport is quite small and does not offer transportation to the city center by public transport. You can reach the city center by taxi, rental car or hotel shuttles from the airport which is 12 kilometers east of the city center. The airport does not have regular services. You have to ask when you get there.
Hotel Shuttle
Although it is very easy to find in a hostel or motel Mazar I Sharif, there are not much bigger hotels. You should check with your hotel whether or not they provide a shuttle service and make reservation in advance so that they can pick you up from the airport.
Taxi
Taxi is means of transportation that is frequently used to get to the city center from the airport. If there is not much traffic, you can reach the city center in 16 minutes. It’s a good idea to have a deal about the fare with the taxi driver before you take the cab.
Car Rental
Renting a car is the most preferred method of transportation in Mazar I Sharif since you need to negotiate price with taxis, there are problems about public transportation and it is very convenient for those who want to go to surrounding cities.
Since the roads are not generally asphalt, the Jeep is the most preferred type of vehicle. You can reach the city center in about 16 minutes on a straight road for about 12 kilometers after connecting to the AH76 motorway from the airport connection road.
If you rent a car during your travel, you should be aware that traffic rules are not strictly applied in the city.
Weather in Mazar I Sharif
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