Popular Airport | Baghdad Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 469 Miles |
Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport is located 20 kilometers southeast of the city center. The airport, which serves in the civilian category, also hosts international flights.
Different alternatives are at your service in Gaziantep to get to the airport from the city center.
HAVAŞ shuttle services are a good alternative if you want to reach the airport from the city center. The stops on the shuttle route are as the follows: HAVAŞ City Office, Nizip Street, Mezarlık Crossing, İpek Yolu (Silk Road), Çimento Crossing, Perilikaya Et ve Balık Kurumu, Oğuzeli Crossing, and Gaziantep Airport.
Municipal buses are one of the best options to get to the airport. Thanks to the municipal buses, you can directly get to the airport at affordable prices. There are buses to the airport at 50-minute intervals from Balıklı Square in the city center.
Traffic may sometimes be dense in Gaziantep city center and we recommend you to keep this in mind before you drive. So, you can easily find a solution for transportation to get to the airport by your car or the car rental option. If you want, you can leave your car at the airport, which offers 400 parking lots.
There are many services available at the airport for you. If you prefer, you can relax or arrange your business meetings in the VIP lounge, as well as you can enjoy shopping. In addition, if you feel hungry, the delicacies of Gaziantep cuisine will be available for you at the airport.
Baghdad does not have a developed public transportation network and vehicles, so transportation from one point to another is usually provided by taxi or private vehicles. There are also armored passenger buses that provide transportation services in the city, where taxis and private vehicles are recommended, especially for safety reasons.
It is more convenient and safer to use a taxi or car rental services instead of using buses and similar public transportation vehicles while traveling to the city from Baghdad Airport, which is 16 kilometers away from the Baghdad city centre.
The safest and the most comfortable way for transportation in Baghdad is to use taxis. In the city, where shared taxis are also quite common, traveling to city centre from the airport by taxi is the most economical option. As the prices are usually determined by mileage, it is a good idea to bargain with the taxi driver.
Baghdad Airport is 16 kilometers away from the city centre, and a journey by taxi takes about 20-25 minutes. It is also possible to use the private taxis, which can be found at the exit of the terminal building, or the taxis operated by the airport. If you want to reach the city centre by taxi from Baghdad Airport, you need to pay around 37.000 Iraqi Dinars. You can make a pre-reservation before coming to the Baghdad Airport by calling the company PNK Taxi (+964-750-633-7700).
Buses are also a popular public transportation vehicle like taxis, and they provide transportation service to many locations in Baghdad. There are airport transfer coaches that go directly to the city centre from Baghdad Airport. Compared to taxis, using these buses are much more affordable. It is quite easy to get bus tickets from the airport terminal building. There are also express buses which has regular runs between the airport and Baghdad city centre.
You can choose one of the world’s leading rent a car companies such as Hertz, Europcar or Avis at the airport terminal and by making a pre-reservation, you can rent a car at more affordable prices.
As the roads in Baghdad are quite well-maintained and convenient, tourists usually turn to rent a car companies. After carrying out the procedures at the Baghdad Airport terminal, you can drive to the city centre in 20-25 minutes in your rented car.