Popular Airport | Ingeniero Aeronautico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 17 hour |
Approximate Travel Distance | 13680 Km |
It is very easy to reach Zvartnos Airport from every point in the city. You can reach the airport, which is nearly 13 kilometers away from the city center, in 15 minutes. You can get to the airport by choosing from the public transportation alternatives such as bus, minibus and metro, by taking a taxi or driving your car.
Buses and minibuses are the most frequently used public transportation vehicles in Yerevan. The routes of buses and the minibuses called marshrutka are connected to each other and so you can easily reach the airport from anywhere in the city.
It is possible to reach the airport directly by bus from the best-known central points of the city, such as Opera House, Tigran Mets av., Khanjyan st., Abovyan st., Yeritasardakan.
The buses N107 and N108 directly go to the airport. In addition, the bus number 18 has services between the airport and the main railway station of Yerevan. If you have arrived in the city by train, you can reach the airport in 20-25 minutes by taking the bus 18.
The marshrutka is the most popular means of public transportation in the city thanks to the high number of routes and lines. You can see the marshrutkas that directly go to the airport from every point of the city. If there is not a marshrutka line going to the airport from where you are, you can easily reach the airport in 30 minutes transferring by bus or metro because marshrutka lines are connected to metro and bus stops. It is also possible to come across the marshrutka minibuses from Tbilisi's Ortachala bus station to Yerevan.
Minibus drivers usually wait until the minibus is full. There are more than 100 marshrutka routes serving in Yerevan. The minibus number 23, which is the most preferred line, departs from the main railway station and goes to Kilikia central bus station. This route also passes through the city center. Marshrutkas departing from Kilikia bus station go to almost everywhere in Yerevan. You can directly get to the airport by taking the marshrutka 18 from this station.
Yerevan metro has a total of 10 stops with a single line of 13.4-km length. The metro serves between 6:30 am and 11 pm every day of the week and it is connected to the main bus station and the railway station as well.
The busiest metro station is the Hanrapetutyan Hraparak station next to Republic Square, which is the center of Yerevan. Yeritasardakan, which is very close to the Opera House that is another central point, and Zoraver Andranik opposite the cathedral are also another practical metro stations.
The Sassountsi David area, where the Yerevan railway station is located, is also connected to the metro network and so transportation becomes easy to a great extent. The boarding fee has been fixed for years; it is possible to buy tickets from the stations by paying 100 Drams.
There are two types of taxis in the city; the taxis you can take directly on streets and the taxis you can get by phone. The taxis you can get by phone charge 600 drams for the first 5 kilometers and 100 drams per kilometer. The only thing you need to be careful is to make sure if the taxi driver has turned on the taximeter.
Sixt Rent a Car company serves in the arrival terminal building of Zvartnots Airport and you can rent here a car when you arrive at the airport or while leaving the city. The only thing you need to do to travel by your car in Yerevan, which has well-maintained roads, is to have a navigation device. If you have rented a car within the city, you can deliver the car at the airport on your return journey.
Zvartnots Airport, which was established in 1961, is about 13 kilometers away from Yerevan city center, on the west of the city center. In 2004, the construction of a new terminal was started and it continues to increase its passenger capacity day by day. Zvartnots Airport, which served more than 2 million passengers in 2014, host the airline companies such as 97 Airlines, Aeroflot, UTair, Austrian and Ural Airlines.
Once you arrive in Yerevan, you can get 120-day visa by paying 15.000 drams or a 21-day visa by paying 3000 drams. For a transit visa, the amount you need to pay is 10.000 drams.
At the airport, you can easily carry out your foreign currency transactions at the world-famous Converse Bank. Just across the terminal is the car park with 600 cars capacity. Hourly parking fee is 500 drams, while daily parking fee is 2000 drams.
The airport has three terminals in total as Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and VIP Terminal. Within the main terminal building, there are tourist information desk, free wi-fi service, duty-free shop, VIP lounge, restaurants, bar, cafes, and the shopping stores where you can find souvenirs, DVD, CD, newspaper and magazines.
You can enjoy your time at Esperçnto Food bar that offers the delicacies of Armenian, Italian and Chinese cuisines and at the restaurants such as Pascucci, Dili Jan / Lavazza, Segafredoz, which serve as both cafe and bar.
The distance between Argentina Pajas Blancas Airport and Cordoba city center is approximately 11 kilometers. The airport provides domestic and international flights and Even if the transportation from the airport to the city center is not too far, your arrival time may be longer than expected during the heavy traffic times . You can easily transfer from the airport to the city center by means of transportation such as bus, taxi and airport shuttle. If you want to rent a car, you can make a choice from both international and local companies in accordance with the standards you desire.
The most commonly used vehicle for transfers from Pajas Blancas Airport to the city center is the airport bus called Taravella. You will encounter these buses when you leave the terminal at the airport and they depart frequently.
The last stop on the route of the bus route 394 is the Monte Grande Train Station in the city center.
The bus route 4 takes a route that follows the archway in south of the city center. The last stop of the buses following the D20 motorway is the University Campus.
These buses depart every 15 minutes during the rush hours of airport traffic, and at other times, they depart every 30 minutes.
Another bus line from Pajas Blancas Airport to the city center is the bus route 25. These buses take place in front of the ground floor at the terminal exit. And they depart in every 15 minutes and stops at more bus stations than the Taravella airport bus.
You can also use Aerobus express shuttle buses in addition to public buses where you can travel by paying 4,50 Argentine peso. These express shuttle buses are available between 05:20 am and 00:25 am and they depart at the beginning of every hour. The travel takes about 50 minutes. The transportation costs of express shuttle buses are a little more than the public bus lines, and you can use the shuttle buses with prepaid cards instead of tickets. You can buy these cards at the airport booths.
If you prefer a bus ride to reach to the city center, we advise you to plan your time taking into account the traffic density and the bus stations. It takes one hour to get to the city center by bus.
Taxi services at Pajas Blancas Airport are controlled by the Cordoba Municipality. In the taxis lined up one after the other outside the terminal, only the next taxi in the queue can take passengers. Taking a taxi is also one of the fastest transportation options for transfer, and you can reach to the city center for 75 Argentine Pesos up to half an hour. Global Remises (Tel +54 351 475 3083) and Remis (Tel +54 351 428 5600) companies provide service by taxis operated by the municipality of Cordoba.
There is a section in the arrivals terminal at the airport where the car rental companies are located. You can rent any car from international or local car rental companies to create your own comfort and enjoy driving on foreign roads. If you book an online reservation before your travel, you can also pick up the vehicle of your choice from the company in this section. Car rental companies at Pajas Blancas Airport are open between the hours of 07: 00-23: 00.
Some of the companies that provide service at the Pajas Blancas Airport are followings:
Alamo (Tel +54 351 475 3076/3077), Avis (Tel +54 351 475 0815/0785), Localiza (Tel +54 351 475 3005), Annie Millet-Hertz (Tel +54 351 475 0581/0587), Annie Millet-Hertz (Tel +54 351 475 0581 / 0587) Avis (Tel +54 351 475 0815 / 0785)Europcar (Tel +54 351 475 9038) Europcar (Tel +54 351 475 9038).
You can prefer the upper segment cars as well as comfortable and chauffeur-driven vehicles for the group transfers at Pajas Blancas Airport. You can reach to the city center in 45 minutes by paying 15 American dollars by means of the Global VIP at the airport (tel +54 342 456 3386/800 555 5488).