Popular Airport | Aachen Merzbrück Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3053 Km |
To get to the airport from the city center by public transportation, you can get on the municipal buses which depart in front of the Lion Statues (at Zafer Kuyumcusu) according to flight times.
You can also benefit from the Sınır Tourism shuttle services which depart in front of Faikbey Caddesi Vergül Tourism in order to reach the airport from Kars city center. These shuttle vehicles depart from the city center 2 hour before the flights. Sınır Tourism shuttles provide this service for the passengers in Kars as well as the passengers coming from Ardahan. The shuttle services that you can take in front of the Sınır Tourism agency on Kongre Street depart 2 and a half hours before the flight.
Kars Harakani Airport serves as a one-storey terminal building that hosts domestic flights. The airport provides transportation services not only for the passengers who travel to and from Kars and its districts, but also for the passengers who would like to go the surrounding cities such as Ağrı, Ardahan and Artvin. Kars Airport has a single terminal building that has an incoming and a departing passenger lounge. There is a VIP and a CIP lounge at the airport terminal.
The airport also has a small café where you can have a snack and two buffets where you can shop for food, drinks, and newspapers and so on. A 3-staff medical team consisting of a doctor, emergency medical technician and an ambulance driver serves at a small clinic in the terminal building. Incoming passenger terminal also has car rental office and a paid car park.
The small city of Aachen does not have an airport that operates international flights. However, those traveling to Aachen use either Cologne Bonn International Airport or Düsseldorf International Airport because Aachen is in such close proximity to both cities.
To get to the city of Aachen you can use Cologne Bonn International Airport or Düsseldorf International Airport. There are a variety of transportation alternatives to get to Aachen from both airports, including trains, taxis, airport shuttle services, or rental car. It takes about 1 hour to get to Aachen city center from both airports.
Traveling by train is a very common means of transportation in Germany. Taking a train from either Cologne Bonn International Airport or Düsseldorf International Airport to Aachen city center takes about 1 hour. The train is a very convenient way to get to the city from either airport.
Taxis are readily available at the terminal exits of both airports. A taxi to Aachen city center from both Cologne Bonn International Airport and Düsseldorf International Airport costs around 125 euros. Under normal traffic conditions it takes about 45 minutes to get to Aachen from both airports.
Cologne Bonn International Airport and Düsseldorf International Airport also serve small cities in the area so there is a well develop shuttle service network, which is operated by private companies. These companies have an assorted fleet of vehicles, which range from small vehicles to large buses, and they go along many different routes. To find the best shuttle company to suit your needs and to get more information on shuttle routes and times please visit the information counter located in the airport terminal.
There are many rental car companies located at both airports. To get to Aachen from Cologne Bonn International Airport follow the A4 motorway. To get to Aachen from Düsseldorf International Airport follow the A44 motorway. Under normal traffic conditions it takes about 1 hour to get to Aachen from both airports.