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You can take the advantage of the transportation options such as bus, taxi, car rental and shuttle service to reach Elazığ Airport, which is located very close to the city center, or you can get to the airport comfortably by driving your own car through the highway.

Taxi

Taking a taxi may be the first option you can prefer to reach Elazığ Airport from the city center. It is very easy to get to Elazığ Airport thanks to the taxis you can call from anywhere in the city center. Taking a taxi would be ideal for you if you want to make a faster and safe journey to the airport.

Bus

You can reach Elazığ Airport from the city center by bus. You can arrive at the airport after a comfortable journey that takes about half an hour by bus. In addition, please keep in mind that you should get on the bus 2 hours before your flight departure time.

Rent a car

You can easily reach the airport by the car you can rent from the car rental offices in the city center, in addition to the car rental offices that provide this service in the terminal building. You can rent a car from the central offices of the companies such as Europcar, AVIS and National Car Rental; once you arrive at the airport, you can deliver it to the offices of these companies in the terminal building.  

Passenger Shuttle Service

Another option you can prefer to reach Elazığ Airport from the city center is the passenger shuttle service. Turkish Airlines, Anadolujet, Pegasus, Onurair and Borajet companies provide their passengers with special shuttle bus service. You can easily reach the airport by these shuttle services offered by these companies.

Airport Information

Elazığ Airport, which can be regarded as a small airport, serves in a single terminal building for Domestic and International flights. Within the terminal, you can access various services such as a special prayer room (mesjit), accessible elevator for disabled, pay phone, baby care room, gun delivery area as well as two cafes and bars and three buffets where you can meet your eating and drinking needs.

In addition to these, there is a health unit and a souvenir shop. Elazığ Airport is also among the airports that were awarded the title "Green Building" by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in 2015.

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.