Popular Airport | Arapoti Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7870 Km |
Taking a taxi in the morning or evening outside of rush hours is probably the most reliable method of transport to the airport in densely populated Durban. It’s also possible to reach the airport with rented cars or shuttle company buses.
You can reach the airport by taxi from the city centre in around 30 to 50 minutes depending on traffic conditions. It might be a good idea to speak with the taxi driver beforehand and let them know your time of departure to not have any bad surprises for your journey.
The shuttle buses that leave for the airport depart from Durban Station in the city centre, depart once every day at 8:00, 11:00, and 16:00 and reach the airport in around half an hour.
The traffic flows on the left side in Durban, so if you come from a country where you drive on the right it might be a better idea to hire a car with a driver rather than getting behind the steering wheel yourself. If you come from country where cars drive on the left side, you might be more at home with this option.
There is only one terminal in King Shaka Airport where there is an ABSA bank, which opens half an hour before the first flight and closes half an hour after the last flight. In addition, you can find financial services from the ATMs of First National Bank, Nedbank, and Standard Bank. There is a prayer room for Muslims, and a post office that offers services depending on the first and last flights of the day. There are baby and childcare rooms that mothers can use.
In addition to these services, the airport has many lounges. The most exclusive ones are the South African Airways Business Class Lounge, found near the entrance of the terminal, and BIDVest Premier Lounge. In these lounges you can order some food and rest on comfortable seating areas to read books or newspapers.
Airport restaurants include; Cape Town Fish Market, Cosmic Candy, Big Five Duty Free, Fego Coffee Shop, Kauai, KFC, Milky Lane, Mugg&Bean, Panarottis, Rhapsody’s, Spur, Steers, Sweet Treat, The Airport Cellar, and Wimpy. There is also a Yemaya Nail Express, Woolworts, Vodashop, Tie Stop, The Urban Retreat, The Scoin Shop, NWJ Fine Jewellery, Sneakers, Sunglass Hunt, Nike, MTN, Moda Luggage&Leather, Khasav, Jeep, EM Native, and Electro Electronics for your shopping needs.
There is no active airport in the city of Arapoti. For this reason, to reach the city, transportation is mostly provided through Alfonso Pena International Airport. You can travel to Arapoti city center from the airport by bus or rental car. Since the distance is long, finding a taxi to take you is very difficult and costly.
You can easily find a taxi at the airport exit or you can use the airport shuttle buses and you can travel to the main bus station of Sao Jose dos Pinhais within a short time. Then from there you can travel to Arapoti by using the intercity buses. The journey takes approximately 4 hours. Shuttle bus ticket prices are 10 Brazilian Real.
At Alfonso Pena International Airport there are car rental counters of the following companies; Budget, Europcar, Avis, Alamo, Hertz, Thrifty, Dollar and National. By the car that you have rented, you can travel to the city of Arapoti by driving north on the 376 motorway.