Popular Airport | Ksar Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2171 Miles |
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Transportation to Airport from Abidjan City Center
Felix Houphouet Boigny Intl. Airport
In Abidjan, the commercial and administrative center of Ivory Coast and the most important port city of the country, the majority of the native population speaks French. The West African CFA Franc is used in the city; 1 Turkish Lira is approximately 195 West African CFA Francs and 1 Euro corresponds to 655 West African CFA (XOF) Francs. Abidjan is connected to the neighboring countries by land route or rail road as well as it provides transportation to many African and European cities by air.
Turkish Airlines (THY), Air Algérie, Air Burkia, Air Cote d’Ivoire, AIR France, Asky Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Camair-Co, CEIBA Intercontinental, Corsair, Egyptair, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Middle East Airlines – Air Lebanon, Royal Air Maroc, Senegal Airlines, South African Airways and Tunisair arrange flights to Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, which is 16 kilometers southeast of the city. There are direct flights from Abidjan to Accra (Ghana), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Algiers (Algeria), Bamako (Mali), Beirut (Lebanon), Bissau (Guinea Bissau), Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), Brazzaville (Congo), Brussels (Belgium), Cairo (Egypt), Casablanca (Morocco), Conakry (Guinea), Dakar (Senegal), Douala and Yaounde (Cameron), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Freetown (Sierra Leone), Istanbul (Turkey), Johannesburg (South Africa), Kinshasa (DRC), Lagos (Nigeria), Libreville (Gabon), Lome (Togo), Malabo (Guinea Equatoriale), Monrovia (Liberia), Nairobi (Kenya), Niamey (Niger), Nouakchott (Mauritania), N'Djamena (Chad), Orly and Paris (France), Congo (Pointe Noire Republic) and Tunis (Tunis).
There are connecting flights from Abidjan to Banjul (Gambia), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Tripoli (Libya), China and United States of America (USA). You can travel to Abidjan from Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. With the reciprocal flights arranged four days a week, you can reach Istanbul after a 7-hour and 21-minute flight.
Turkey is three hours ahead of Abidjan. Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is accessible from the city center by bus, taxi or rental car. The buses operated by SOTRA run between the city center and the airport. The passengers who want to travel by air are transported to Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport from Abidjan city center by buses. If you are looking for another option, you can get to the airport by taking a taxi or renting a car.
Bus
You can get to Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport from the city center by taking the bus number 6. It is useful to remind that the bus is more affordable than taking a taxi or driving your own car. You can travel by bus paying 220 West African Francs.
Taxi
You can reach the airport from Abidjan city center by taxi which is at your service 24/7. Taking a taxi is more expensive compared to public transportation and you may have to pay up to 1600 West African Francs to reach the airport.
Rent a car
You can reach the airport from the city center by the car you have rented. Upon your arrival at the airport, you can leave the rental car at the airport parking lots for car rental companies to pick it up.
Motorcycle
The visitors can also go to the airport with motorcycles or the mopeds used by the locals in Abidjan. If you don’t have too much luggage, you can bargain with a motorcycle user to take you to the airport.
Metro
You will soon be able to reach Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport with the metro, which has been under construction since 2015. However, you have to wait for a few years to travel with metro. The metro is scheduled to start serving its passengers in 2020.
Airport Information
There are 2 terminal buildings at Abidjan’ın Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. The domestic and international terminals that are adjacent to each other can be reached on foot. In addition, there are two different car parks just outside the terminals where you can park your car for both shorter and longer times. At the airport, there is a bank that offers foreign exchange transactions as well as an ATM in the public area.
The visitors to the airport can also benefit from the post office in the public area. At the airport, fax, email and internet services are offered at the Telephone Shop where you can also hire a cell phone and buy telephone cards. Wheelchairs are also available on the passengers’ request. Only those passengers who need special assistance are strongly advised to contact with the airport prior to takeoff. If you are hungry and want something to eat or drink before or after your flight, you can get service from the restaurants that offer tastes of international and local cuisines and the bars located at the airport.
If you want to take some souvenirs from Abidjan with you, you can buy them at duty free shops at the airport. There is a bookstore at the airport, as well as emergency health service, pharmacy, information services and local tour operator service are also offered. There is a VIP lounge at Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. The passengers are served by hostesses at this lounge, where they will feel comfort and special service. There are no lounges for business or conference at the airport. For such expectations, you can benefit from the larger hotels near the airport or in the city center.
Transportation to Gafsa City Center from Airport
Ksar Intl. Airport
Those wanting to travel to central Gafsa from the airport, located in the centre of Tunisia approximately 6 kilometres away from Gafsa, or Ksar Airport, usually prefer taking a taxi or renting a car. If you make an agreement with transfer service that will take you from the airport to the centre once you land, then you can also make use of this. Transport costs in Tunusia and Gafsa are usually not high. This being said, those wanting to make a cheaper journey from Gafsa Airport to the centre can share taxis, or can take one of the public transport vehicles that leave from the stops nearby.
Taxi
You might prefer to taking one of the taxis waiting outside the terminal to get to Gafsa city centre from Gafsa Airport. There is a distance of 6 kilometres between the two locations. The taxis in Gafsa are usually affordable and budget friendly, and the fact that the airport is so close to the city centre makes it both fast and affordable. You can find out the average cost for the journey by telling the driver where you want to go and asking how much it would cost. The duration of trip from the airport terminal to Gafsa city centre can change depending on traffic and road conditions however it doesn’t usually exceed 10-15 minutes. You might not need to negotiate on the price if you’re going a short distance however if you are going somewhere further out then you can pay less by haggling with the Gafsa taxi drivers.
Bus
If you want to take public transport to central Gafsa from the airport then you can make use of the buses and minibuses that wait at stops nearby and at the airport. The cost for taking a bus or a minibus in Gafsa is considerably cheaper when compared with other options but don’t forger that it might be overcrowded and tiring. The buses and minibuses only go to specific locations in the centre so you will have to walk or take a taxi from here to your final destination.
Shared Car
Those wanting to have the comfort of a taxi and the cheapness of taking a bus might prefer to use a carpooling service to make the journey from the airport to central Gafsa. The journey should take no more than 10-15 minutes as with the other options. If you want to use a shared care at Gafsa Airport, then you can take advantage of the suitable prices of this option by finding different passengers travelling in the same direction. Don’t forget to let the driver know the direction you will be travelling and to find out the average costs for the journey.
Airport Service
There aren’t many airport shuttles service options when coming from Gafsa Airport towards Gafsa. You can take a look at private shuttle service providers to find a suitable service by researching online and get picked up in from of the terminal with the car that you reserved. If you’re staying at a hotel in the city centre or nearby the airport then you can find out if the there is a shuttle service offered by getting in touch with them before your journey. Getting from Gafsa Airport to the city centre usually takes around 10-15 minutes. These shuttle services are sometimes offered free of charge or at very reasonable prices for hotel prices.