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Yiwu Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

6 hour 50 min

Approximate Travel Distance

3406 Miles

Transportation to Airport from Yekaterinburg City Center

Koltsovo Intl. Airport

Since the urban transportation and public transportation are very modern and highly developed, the need for taxis or car rental companies in the city significantly decreases. It is possible to travel to all parts of the city with many options such as metro, trolleybus, bus, express train, marshrutka or tramway which will take you wherever you want from the city center within the shortest time.

Arriving at the train station which is within a short distance to the city center or the metro station which is also close to the station enables a comfortable and quick travel to the airport without any transfer. Going to the airport without any transfer is possible thanks to these options.

Bus and Trolleybus

The buses, which connect the many regions of Yekaterinburg to each other, has 40 different routes on average. There are two major bus stations, as the north and south, located on the busiest streets of the city. The north bus station is a little busier than the other, and most of the buses going to the airport are departing from this station.

To get to the southern bus station take bus routes 20, 030 or 57 from 8 Marta bus stop (on the corner of Prospekt Lenina) or trams 1, 5, 15 or 27 from metro Geologicheskaya. Electric trolleybuses are very practical and fast as long as the traffic is not too much. Trolleybus routes 1, 23, 31 and 71 go from the train station to the city center.

Bus routes 1 and 9 also follow the same route. You can use whichever comes first. As the bus and trolleybus routes operate quite often, your waiting time does not exceed 10 minutes. The trolleybus route 11 frequently operates between the train station and the southern bus station.

Train

You can even get to the train station by walking since it is only 2.5 kilometers of the city center, and you can reach Kosovo Airport in about 40 minutes by getting on one of the express train routes 6037 or 6039. Be sure to get your ticket (22-50 ruble) from the ticket vending machine in the station before boarding this express train going to the airport from the train station.

Metro

The Yekaterinburg metro, which was put into service in 1991, is the most economical and fastest way of providing transportation between the city center and the train station or the north bus station. There are 9 different stations of this metro, which has only one line called Line 1, which is 12.7 km long in total.

These metro stops are Botanicheskaya, Chkolovskaya, Bazhovskaya, Geologicheskaya, Ploschad 1905 Goda, Dinamo, Uralskaya, Mashinostroiteley, Uralmash and Prospekt Kosmonavtov. Yekaterinburg metro, which is the 13th and last metro put into service in Russia, is a metro considered to be the shortest metro in the world and was mentioned in the Guinness book.

Geologicheskaya, which is the south of the city center, is the part of the city where many hotels are located and Ploschad 1905 Goda, which is the north of the city center, is the heart of the city and busiest streets are on this region. The public transportation that offers the fastest and most comfortable transportation option between these two regions is metro.

Tramway

Tramway can be preferred as a public transportation vehicle as they will be much faster than buses during heavy traffic. Between the stops of each tramway route there is a region close to the city center. Ticket prices are the same as bus, trolleybus and metro ticket prices; 24 rubles. You can probably get your ticket from the driver. It is quite easy to get to the city center or the train station in a very short time if you take one of the tramway routes 1, 5, 15 or 27 from the 8 Marta bus stop (on the corner of Prospekt Lenina).

Taxi

The fact that the city's transportation network is highly developed greatly reduces the use of taxis in the city. However, those who are trying to get to a place in time can choose to take a taxi in the city. If you want to go to the airport from the city center by taxi, you have to pay about 500 rubles. The taxi companies providing service actively in the city; Taxi Plus (343 381 45 45), Ekaterinburg Taxi (343 334 08 78) and Taxi Gorod (343 373 33 73). Taxi Deluxe (343 336 33 33) is one of the most affordable taxi companies.

Car Rental

Local car rental services are mostly among the last alternatives just like taxis. Because the city traffic and highly developed public transportation network put a damper on car rental services. But if you plan to see other Russian cities in addition to Yekaterinburg, renting a car can be a more economical option for you. In Yekaterinburg, there are the central offices of the car rental companies like Hertz, Avis and Europcar.

The prices start from 75 Euro per day. Local car rental companies are much cheaper than the international companies; daily car rental prices start from about 45 Euro. If you rent your car from the city center; make sure that the office of the same company is also located in Koltsovo Airport. In this way, it becomes possible to leave your car directly at the airport before your flight.

Airport Information

Koltsovo Airport is one of the busiest and biggest airports after Moscow and Petersburg airports in Russia. Koltsovo Airport, which is about 18 km southeast of Yekaterinburg city center, started offering service as a civil airport on July 10, 1943.

There are direct flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport and Antalya (in some seasons) to Koltsovo Airport, which offer service to about 4.3 million passengers each year. At the same time, this airport arranges flights to more than 50 different destinations. At Koltsovo Airport, which is open to service every day and hour of the week, there are two main terminals as A and B and also a private terminal as Business VIP. There are many services at the airport such as comfortable waiting rooms, free internet access (WIFI), post office, ATM, ticket offices for public transportation and information desks, cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops.

Terminal A is for domestic flights and Terminal B is for international flights. The Business VIP terminal is used for VIP flights and there are private areas like meeting and conference rooms in this terminal.

Transportation to Yiwu City Center from Airport

Yiwu Airport

When you land at Yiwu Airport, which is 5.5 kilometer from Yiwu city center, you can use city buses as well as taxi or car rental alternatives to get to the city center. You will encounter numerous bus and taxi stops when you step out of the airport terminal. For a more comfortable transport you can rent your own car. You are likely to reach in Yiwu city center within a maximum of 15-20 minutes whichever mean of transportation you choose.

Bus

Buses that go directly to the city center from Yiwu Airport depart from bus stops outside the terminal, and serve on a frequent daily basis. You can get your bus ticket from the pay-desks or ticket vending machines for only 2 Chinese Yuan, as of 2016. If you take the bus 102 that goes till Yiwu Binwang Hotel in city center you would reach Yiwu city center in no more than 22 minutes..

Taxi

One of the most affordable and shortest ways to reach Yiwu city center from Yiwu Airport is to take a taxi. The taxis, which are also incredibly popular in the city, are ready for your service outside the terminal on a 24/7 basis. You only need to give the driver the details of your destination. The taxis that operate at the airport are more affordable than others, and the average fare of reaching the city center from the airport would be 35-45 Chinese Yuan. Once you take a taxi, you would reach Yiwu city center in 7-8 minutes.

Car Rental

Renting a car would be economically beneficial for you, if you are going to stay in Yiwu city for more than 3-4 days. In order to rent your car from the airport, you need to do a little research before your arrival. In this way, you can rent your car in minutes with your international driver's license and pre-reservation, and reach Yiwu city center in 5-6 minutes.

Weather in Yiwu

DayMin - Max
WednesdayMin 0ºC - Max 11ºC
ThursdayMin -4ºC - Max 9ºC
FridayMin -4ºC - Max 11ºC
SaturdayMin -3ºC - Max 13ºC
SundayMin 2ºC - Max 17ºC

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