Search Flights from Kabul to Arak

If you travel by plane from Kabul, you need to reach Kabul International Airport (Hamid Karzai International Airport). From Kabul International Airport, you can travel to many destinations with many airlines. Turkish Airlines also organizes seven flights a week from Istanbul to Kabul. The journey from Kabul to Istanbul lasts 5 hours.

There is a time difference of 2 hours and 30 minutes between Kabul and Turkey. For example, when it is 10.30 am in Kabul, the clock may still show 08.00 am in Turkey. But Afghanistan does not apply day light saving time. Therefore, time difference with Kabul is 2 hours 30 minutes in winter and 1 hour 30 minutes in summer. When you travel from Kabul to Istanbul, it is useful to consider these differences.

There is still no advanced urban transportation network in Kabul. Due to the fact that the city is located in a mountainous area, the rail system does not exist in this area. Buses and taxis are the most commonly used means of transportation within the city. You can also choose to walk to the airport instead of driving. Obtaining a map of Kabul would help you not to encounter problem with urban transportation.

Bus

The bus is one of the most used vehicles in urban transportation in Kabul. Buses in the city are comfortable and modern. But the direction information and the numbers of the buses are in Pashtun. You can find out which buses go to Kabul International Airport if you would have a Pashtun dictionary with you a guide on this subject on your own.

Taxi

Visitors often prefer to take taxis for transportation in Kabul. Many of the taxi drivers know a little English. But just in case, you would write that you want to go to Kabul International Airport in local language on a paper and give it to the taxi driver.

Car Rental

You can rent a car to go to Kabul International Airport and get rid of the stress of catching the plane. With the car you will rent, you will not need to carry your heavy luggage between long distances on public transport vehicles.

Airport Information

Kabul International Airport, which connects Afghanistan's capital city Kabul to many points of the world, offers a more comfortable and enjoyable flight experience to its passengers with the renovation works. Improvements at the airport have resulted in the addition of a new international terminal and the old terminal is now being used for domestic flights.

Airline companies such as Turkish Airlines (THY), Emirates, Flydubai, Air India, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Ariana Afghan, Safi Airways, Kam Air, Mahan Air, SpiceJet, East Horizon Airlines and Iranian Aseman Airlines provides flights to Kabul. The airport of the city has free Wi-Fi, a duty free, currency exchange and ATM.

At the same time, you can eat at the restaurants in the terminal, and make benefit of the post office and car parking. It is not advised to have an alcoholic drink with you on your way to Kabul. It is a crime to have an alcoholic drink with you when you land here.

You can reach Arak city center which is 16 kilometers away from Irans Araak Airport by taxi or car rental.

Taxi

You can travel to the city center from Araak Airport with yellow taxis which wait outside the terminal. A taxi in Arak normal tariff rate is about 0.27 USD per kilometer per person. They take an average of 4 USD per hour for waiting. When the traffic is normal, you can reach the city center in 15 minutes.

Rent a Car

To travel from Araak Airport to Arak city center rental cars are one of the most comfortable ways to travel. You can rent a car from many companies at the airport. You will find many international companies such as Alamo, AVIS, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Europcar, Fox, Sixt at Araak Airport. If you wish you can book your car rental in advance from these companies online sites or you can rent from the offices at the airport when you land. Let us remind you that a reservation that you make in advance will be more affordable than the price you will pay at the car rental offices at the airport.

Hotel Transfers

If you do not have a transfer from Araak Airport to your hotel in Arak, you can ask when you are making your reservation. Although not every hotel has a transfer procedure, if you ask they may offer such a possibility of a transfer.

Airport Information

Araak Airport is located in Arak (formerly Sultanabad) which is the capital of Markazi the northwestern province of Iran. Markazi is 288 kilometers from Tehran. The airport is one of the oldest in Iran and was established in 1938 by the British. Araak Airport, which is a small scale airport, serves approximately 17,000 passengers per year and airplane movementa are around 136. The distance from the airport to the city of Arak is 16 kilometers and you can reach the city in 15 -20 minutes by car. The airport is accessible from the car park and at the terminal exit taxi transfera are available.