Popular Airport | Karlovy Vary Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2585 Km |
Beirut, the capital and largest city of Lebanon, offers limited but comfortable transportation facilities between the city center and the airport, as well as the historical and natural beauties it has. You can be at the airport in a very short time with taxis or private cars that you can easily find in the city center.
Since there is no official transportation vehicle to the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, which is the only civil airport in the country since 1954 and was established for the replacement of the much smaller Bir Hassan Airfield, taxis become compulsory for passengers. Taxis are also open for bargaining for the average amount you will pay for the travel of about 15 minutes. In the city where taxi drivers speak French and English, taxis are air-conditioned and comfortable.
It is also a good option to go to the airport from the city center by private vehicle. Because in Beirut having a population of 1.5 million, it is extremely normal to encounter a traffic like in Istanbul. There are many alternatives but 2 major roads directly connect the city to the airport. The first one is the road that is connected to the airport via Ahmad Mukhtar Beyhum and Hafez Al-Assad street.
The second one is the road arriving at the airport through the Gamal Abdel Nasser Street, Ruhollah Khomeini Street and Umar ibn Al-Khattab Street. By using the either road, you can arrive at the airport within 15 minutes and can leave your vehicle to the parking lot with a capacity of 2350 vehicles.
The airport, which hosts 6 million passengers per year, aims to host 35 million passengers annually as a result of the developments in the process up to 2035. It also offers free internet service for airport passengers. The only airport of Lebanon, the country having the most non-Muslim population in the Middle East, has places of worship for every religion.
There are a few cafes and restaurants as well as a Japanese restaurant right now at the terminals. The terminals are expected to have more facilities when they are expanded and new terminals are opened in the future.
The airport, which welcome millions of mainly European tourists as well as Lebanese living abroad, has a very interesting Beirut Duty Free. There is also a car gallery in Beirut Duty Free.
Karlovy Vary Airport is used by passengers who want to travel to the city, although it is not used frequently due to its proximity to the capital city of Prague. The airport is not far from the city center of Karlovy Vary, so depending on what time you land, you can travel to the center of Karlovy Vary by taxis or bus or other options such as rental cars and shuttles.
Passengers landing at Karlovy Vary airport both during the day and at night can take a taxi and travel to Karlovy Vary city center. The taxi fare that passengers will pay for a taxi to the city is not much due to its proximity to Karlovy Vary Airport, however, if you prefer a more economical and budget-friendly option, you may prefer to use buses or shuttles instead of a taxi.
Buses departing from Karlovy Vary Airport are among one of the most affordable alternatives for transportation to the center. You can travel to the historical and touristic spots in the center of Karlovy Vary by buses at certain times throughout the day. Taking a bus from the airport to the center in Karlovy Vary compared with taking a taxi, may cause you to lose some time, but it may be the preferred option because of its much more affordable prices, although it is not fast. If you are wondering whether you can find a bus at the airport at your arrival time, in advance you can check the departure times of Karlovy Vary airport buses on the internet.
You can rent your car at Karlovy Vary Airport by choosing one of the different companies such as Alimex CR, Quatromarket and Golem. If you want to contact them by phone in advance for rental transactions and find your car ready when you land at Karlovy Vary Airport, you can contact Alimex in advance by calling +420 800 150 170 or call +420 354 438 431 for car rental and in order to rent your car with GOLEM, you can get the necessary information by calling +420 731 130 840.