Popular Airport | Harakani Airport |
|---|---|
Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 418 Miles |
Transportation to Airport from Kayseri City Center
Erkilet Intl. - Kayseri Erkilet Airport
Taking a taxi is the most practical way to get to the airport from Kayseri city center. You can also reach the airport by bus or minibuses (dolmush), but you need to walk from the stops to the airport. This is not a preferred option because it is not a little distance to walk with your luggage.
Bus
If you want to take the bus option, you can take the buses 100 and 102 that pass through the airport. You can get on these buses from Hunat as well as from the bus stops on the road such as Yeni Mahalle, Mevlana and Sümer Swimming Pool.
Havaş
It is possible to reach the airport from Kayseri city center with Havaş shuttle services, which depart from the opposite of the Intercity Bus Terminal.
Airport Information
Kayseri Erkilet Airport serves as a medium-sized single building including domestic and international terminals, yet it mostly has domestic civilian flights as. The airport also stands out as an important airport used by both local and foreign tourists because of its proximity to the tourist attractions such as Erciyes Ski Center, Ürgüp-Göreme and Cappadocia.
This airport is very close to the city center and it is also one of the airports used for both civilian and military flights in Turkey. There is a small café where you can have a snack and a buffet where you can make purchases such as food, drinks and newspapers. Apart from that, there is a terrace restaurant where you can eat on the upper floor. Besides, you can see the car rental offices in the arrivals hall of the terminal.
Transportation to Kars City Center from Airport
Harakani Airport
Kars Airport is only 7 kilometer from the city center. If you want to get to the city center from the airport, you can prefer taxi, municipal bus and rental car as well as the Sınır Tourism shuttle services that provide transportation service in agreement with airline companies. The hotels in Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center also offer airport shuttle service.
Taxi
You can take a taxi, which is always the easiest way, to go to the city center or the surrounding districts and villages from Kars Airport. You can reach the city center in 10 minutes without waiting. The taxis waiting at the airport according to plane landings are usually used as share taxi by taking more than one passenger.
This is because there is a limited number of taxis at the airport and some taxi drivers would like to earn more by asking for the same taxi fare from more than one passenger. Before taking a taxi, it would be useful to ask if the taxi fare can be shared or not.
Airport Shuttle Services (Sınır Tourism)
The airport shuttle services which provide shuttle service according to landing hours go up to Faikbey Street in Kars city center and drop the passengers off in front of Vergül Tourism agency. The same shuttle company also provides transportation service 30 minutes after landing for the passengers who would like to go Ardahan from Kars Airport. The shuttle services go up to the Sınır Tourism agency on Kongre Street in Ardahan city center.
There is only one car rental company called Öz Sema Otomotiv which serves at Kars Airport. For this reason, you are strongly recommended to book your car in advance if you want to rent a car. You can reach the authorized person by calling the office at 0-474- 212 08 18. If you are going to get to the places like Ani Ören Yeri (Ani Ruins) and Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center and if you travel more than one person, renting a car may be a more flexible and practical solution for you.
Bus
You can also prefer to go to the city center by bus from Kars Airport. There is only one municipal bus to the city center and it runs according to flight times. The municipal bus, which departs at the airport, goes up to the Lion Statues (in front of the Zafer Kuyumcusu – Jewelry Store) in the city center. If you are going to the surrounding cities or the tourist attractions like Ani Ruins, you can get to the bus station from the city center.
Since the bus station and the airport are located on different routes, you can benefit from minibuses or the shuttle services of the bus transportation companies once you arrive at the city center. The bus station is 3 kilometers away from the city center. You can take the buses provided by Sarıkamış Municipality, which depart from the city center, to reach the hotels in Sarıkamış Ski Resort. Though most of the hotels in Sarıkamış welcome their guests at the airport by offering shuttle services, you should ask your hotel if they offer shuttle transfer service considering your transportation options. The ski resort is 50 kilometers from the airport and 60 kilometers from the city center.
