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Popular Airport

Harakani Airport

Popular Airlines

Approximate Flight Duration

1 hour 30 min

Approximate Travel Distance

307 Miles

Transportation to Airport from Sanliurfa City Center

Şanlıurfa GAP Airport

Şanlıurfa GAP Airport is located 35 kilometers away from Şanlıurfa city center and has been serving domestic and international flights since 2007. Serving in the civil category, GAP Airport has its own open car park and offers various alternatives for you to reach the city center. You can also benefit from the same alternatives for going to GAP Airport from the city center.

Taxi

You can reach Şanlıurfa GAP Airport by taking a taxi from wherever you are in the city center. Depending on the traffic density, you can use your time in a more economical way by taking a taxi, which is the fastest option you can choose, compared to other alternatives. In this sense, the taxis, which provide a 24-hour service, can be a good choice for you.

HAVAŞ

You can reach Şanlıurfa GAP Airport from the city center through the HAVAŞ buses. HAVAŞ shuttle services are arranged by the take-off times; the shuttle buses depart from the point of departure 2 hours before the take-off time for domestic flights and 2 and a half hours before the take-off time for international flights. You can arrive at the airport after an average 45-minute journey by HAVAŞ buses departing from Abide Ziyaettin Akbulut Park.

Rent a car

You can get to the airport by the car you can rent from the car rental offices in the city center in addition to the car rental offices in the terminal building. Once you reach the airport by the rental car you can rent from the central offices of AVIS and Baydili companies, you can deliver it at the offices in the airport building.

Airport Information

At Şanlıurfa GAP Airport, Domestic Flights and International Flights are arranged in a single terminal building. GAP Airport, which has been completed in 10 years and been serving since 2007, has the distinction of having the longest runway in Turkey. In addition, there are various sections in the terminal where you can access the services such as car rental offices, fixed telephone service, doctor, buffet, parking area and lost property office. You can travel to Istanbul, Izmir and Ankara airports from Şanlıurfa GAP Airport with Turkish Airlines, Anadolujet, Onur Air and Pegasus Airlines.

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.

Weather in Kars

DayMin - Max
SundayMin -9ºC - Max 2ºC
MondayMin -6ºC - Max 2ºC
TuesdayMin -5ºC - Max 3ºC
WednesdayMin -5ºC - Max 4ºC
ThursdayMin -6ºC - Max 3ºC

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