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| Popular Airport | Luxembourg Findel Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 30 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 4450 Km |
Transportation to Airport from Dakar City Center
Leopold Sedar Senghor Intl. Airport
In the city where the rail transport system is not available, the only public transport alternative is the bus to get to the airport from the city center. You can reach the airport by bus only during the day as it does not serve at night.
You can rent a car from the city center, use hotel shuttle or take a taxi to get to the airport in about half an hour in normal traffic conditions. Private shuttle services are another convenient alternative.
Airport Shuttle Service
These private shuttle services, which operate with car rental logic, take you from your address and leave you at the airport gate. In order to benefit from this service, it is absolutely necessary to make a reservation in advance. You can ask your hotel to help you with the reservation. This service costs a little bit more than normal taxi.
Bus
You can reach the airport by bus number 8, which can be accessed from the city center. This bus line operates between 06:00 and 21:00. Since bus is the only public transport you can use to get to the airport, it is not possible to get to the airport by public transport from the city center if your flight is at night.
Hotel Shuttle
You should learn in advance whether your hotel offers this service and make a reservation. With the hotel shuttle you will be picked up right in front of your hotel at the most convenient time and you will have a very comfortable means of transportation to reach the airport.
Taxi
Cars that work as a taxi in Dakar are quite old, but they are often preferred for fast and cheap transportation. You should definitely negotiate a good deal about the fare beforehand with your driver. You can get information about an average rate from your hotel and ask there for a taxi call. So you do not have to worry about the amount you will pay. You can reach the airport from the city center in a half hour by taxi.
Car Rental
You can rent a car suitable for your budget by contacting the car rental offices located in the city center. You can find both extremely cheap as well as luxury car options. If you are renting the car only for the last day to get to the airport, it is a convenience to ask for a car with a driver. The hotel you are staying at can also help you about car rental.
Airport Information
The airport in Dakar's northern district is named after Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's first president. The public also refer to the airport as Dakar Yoff Airport, with the airport’s former name. International flights as well as charter flights and cargo flights are organized from the airport. Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport offers only basic services.
A new airport is being built as an alternative to the airport, which cannot satisfy its guests both in terms of capacity and facilities. There is no clear information on when the airport, whose construction started in 2007, will be opened.
Transportation to Luxembourg City Center from Airport
Luxembourg Findel Airport
Luxembourg, which is one of the smallest and the most beautiful countries of Europe, draws attention with its population approaching half a million. This small country is also home to many strategic institutions, organizations and general directorates of the European Union. The country's economy is on the first rank in the world regarding the average income per capita.
The country, where French, German and Luxembourgish are accepted as the official languages, is also on UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list thanks to being an ancient Roman city. Luxembourg Findel Airport, located in the capital city bearing the same name with Luxembourg and home to all flights of the country, welcomes thousands of passengers as Europe's busiest and the 28th busiest airport of the world.
The distance between the city center and the airport is only 6 kilometers. There are many alternative transportation vehicles you can choose to cover this distance. Buses are the commonly used means of transportation in the city. You can also travel with options such as taxi and car rental. In addition to these options, there are many points in the city where you can rent a bicycle. Travelling with a bicycle is one of the enjoyable options.
Because the Findel Airport is very close to the city center, you can reach the city center in a very short time with all means of transportation. The buses that you can find easily even when there is heavy traffic and comfortable taxis are among the other options you can choose when going to the city center.
Taxi
You can have a comfortable travel to the city center from the airport thanks to the taxis which operate at all hours of the day. For using taxis, you don’t need to make any reservation. Taxis all of which are licensed may also be a safer option than other vehicles, as they are used by trained drivers. Thanks to the red logos on the vehicles, you will notice that they are licensed and the thy will take you to Luxembourg in about 20 minutes.
Bus
Buses are the commonly used transportation vehicles in the country. They can be preferred because of being an affordable transportation alternative between the airport and city center. You can get to the city center by choosing one of the three different bus routes departing from the airport.
Departure times of the buses may vary depending on weekdays and weekends.
Bus route 16 belonging to the bus company named Eurobus offers service every ten minutes between 05:30 am and 11:00 pm on weekdays. At weekends, you can find a service between 05:25 am and 11:05 pm every twenty minutes.
Bus route 29 offers service between 05:17 am and 11:57 pm every 15 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes at weekends.
Bus route 117 enables transportation between Luxembourg and Trier. This route offering service between 01:12 pm and 07:12 pm takes passengers to the city center in a short time because it has less stops than the other routes.
Transfer
Because Luxembourg is located right in the middle of Germany, France and Belgium, those who want to travel to the border regions of these countries have easier transportation opportunity by flying to Luxembourg. You can go to France, Belgium and Germany with Flibco transfer vehicles, which operate at Luxembourg Airport. These shuttle buses operating every two hours travel to Thionville, Maizeres and Metz in France, Arlon, Bastogne and Marche in Belgium, and Trier in Germany.
Car Rental
You can have a comfortable travel by renting a car from one of the companies Europcar, Hertz, Enterprise, Avis and Sixt located at the airport. Car rental companies which are located on the -1st floor of the airport offer 24/7 service.
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