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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.

Medina, one of the most important cities of Saudi Arabia with Mecca and the capital Riyadh, has Medina Airport which is 20 kilometers away from the city center. At Medina Airport, the Saudi Arabia’s fourth busiest airport, regional flights are arranged as well as the international flights. Transportation to the city center from the airport is very easy and different transportation options are available. In addition to this, you can benefit from numerous services before or after your flight, as well as you can enjoy your time with various activities.

Taxi

You can take a quick taxi ride from Medina Airport to the city center. The taxis that go to many parts of the city can be extremely comfortable and quick to reach the city center.

Bus

You can easily get to the city center by city buses on which you can get from the terminal building at Medina Airport. You can travel more economically and easily with the buses that allow you to go to the city center in a little longer time compared to taxi option.

Rent a car

Another option to get you to the city center from Medina Airport is to rent a car. You can quickly reach the city center with the car you can rent from the car rental offices at the airport. You can make an extremely comfortable journey with the car rental system that allows you to reach the city center by driving your rental car as you wish. At the airport, you can choose from the following car rental companies: Hanco, Dheeb, United International Company, Al Miftah, Bin Hadi, Daleel, Rached Al Abairi and Al Wifaq.