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Popular Airport

Galatina Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

2 hour

Approximate Travel Distance

1023 Miles

Transportation to Airport from Cairo City Center

Cairo Intl. Airport

There are different options to reach the airport from the city center in Cairo, visited by many tourists every year. The services that the hotels usually offer or arrange for you and public transport are the first ones that come to mind.

Airport Transfer

Transfer vehicles that are privately rented from Cairo International Airport and shuttles of the Cairo Airport Shuttle Bus company will pick you up at your requested destination upon your telephone and internet reservation. You can reach the airport from any point of the city by using the shuttles, whose fares are changing according to the region you take it.  

Airport transfers also include London-style taxis, limousines and luxurious midibuses. All you have to do is to make reservations and be at the place where you want the cars to pick you up.

Public Transport

It will be possible to reach the airport with the subway lines passing through Zamalek, Wasat Al-Balad and the Nile's eastern region, which we refer to as the center of Cairo, in a few years, but you can only reach the areas close by at the moment. Al Dock, Opera, Sedat (Tahrir) and Naguib are the metro stations close to the center.

You need to transfer to the Green Line at Attaba station from Yellow Line, which hosts the above mentioned stations.

Even if it does not reach the airport yet, you can get off at the Abbasiye station and complete the 15 kilometers distance by taxi or bus number 111. It is also possible to reach the airport by buses 27, 111, 356 from Tahrir Square where Sedat metro station is located.

Private Vehicle

Although it is a great merit to use private vehicles in Cairo, which is similar to Istanbul with regards to its traffic and size, there may be people who want to reach the airport by private vehicles. To do this, you have to follow the Oroba road, in the east direction, to go to the airport from Zamalek island and Tahrir in the city center.

Oroba route will take you to Airport Road, which will provide you with access to the airport, after 17 kilometers.

Airport Information

The airport, in the Heliopolis area, is the second airport in Africa with regards to passenger traffic. With the completion of the newly constructed terminals, there are also many possibilities offered for those waiting for their flight.

Japanese, Chinese and Korean restaurants representing the Asian lifestyle, world famous fast-food restaurants, coffee shops where you can drink the most famous coffees of the world and pizzerias are waiting for guests at Terminal 1. You can also access health services at the airport, which has a large duty free store.

Transportation to Lecce City Center from Airport

Galatina Airport

Since the airport in Lecce only serves as a military airport, you can reach the city through Brindisi-Salento Airport, which is the closest airport to the city. Renting a car is a popular way of transportation in Lecce. If you can afford, you can also prefer to take a taxi. If you want to travel by a less costly means of transport, you can take a direct bus to Lecce departing from Brindisi-Salento Airport.

Rent a car

In addition to the international car rental companies such as Hertz, Sixt, and Avis, there are also the offices of local car rental companies at the airport. You can easily get to Lecce by renting a car without sacrificing your comfort. Your journey takes about half an hour when there is no traffic density. If you want to go to Lecce city center from Brindisi-Salento Airport by car, you need to go straight on the SS613 road southwardly.

Taxi

It is possible to arrive at Lecce city center from Brindisi-Salento Airport in about 30 or 35 minutes by taking a taxi; however, you should keep in mind that the distance from the airport to Lecce is about 40 kilometers and taxi fare may be costly.

Bus

There are also the bus services from Brindisi-Salento Airport to Lecce city. Bus services are available between 6 am and 11:45 pm every day of the week and the buses depart at 2 or 3-hour intervals depending on passenger density. The bus journey takes about 40 minutes under normal traffic conditions.

Weather in Lecce

DayMin - Max
FridayMin 8ºC - Max 18ºC
SaturdayMin 5ºC - Max 12ºC
SundayMin 3ºC - Max 12ºC
MondayMin 5ºC - Max 14ºC
TuesdayMin 3ºC - Max 10ºC

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