Popular Airport | Albany Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5332 Km |
You can easily reach the airport by metro line which runs from the city center or many places in the city until 1 am or AEROBUS airport services which runs until 11 pm. These two are the most convenient ways to get to the airport, after taking a taxi. Because the airport is very close to the city center, we advise you to check the taxi fare as well. If you take the metro from many points in the city and switch to the red metro line, you can go directly to the airport without being caught in traffic. It's the shortest way to get to the airport. The Lisbon metro runs between 6.30 am and 1 am and departs every 6 minutes. By obtaining a metro map, you can easily find where you can get on and switch to the red line. If you have a lot of luggage and don’t want to take metro stairs with your baggage, you can also use AEROBUS airport services. On the AEROBUS Line 1 you will find the stops "Entrecampos", "Compo Pequeno", "Av. REpublica "," Saldanha "," Picoas "," Fontes Pereira de Melo "," Av. Da Liberdade "," Restauradores "," Rossio "(City Center)," P. Comercio "and" Cais do Sodre ". The AEROBUS Line 1 buses that go from the city to the airport operate between 7.40 am and 11 pm, departing every 20 minutes. The stops on the AEROBUS Line 2 are "Entrecampos", "Catholic University", "Sete Rios", "Praça de Espanha", "Av. Jose Malhoa (Sul) "and Av. Jose Moalhoa. This line which goes to the airport runs between 8 am and 11 pm every day.
The buses depart every 40 minutes before 8 pm and every hour after 8 pm. If you are traveling with just a hand baggage, you can take the bus number 744 that runs every day until evening. But if you have more, you cannot use this bus. You can determine the stop where you can get on this bus running between "Marques Pombal"- Airport and "Moscavide", according to its route. The stops respectively are Marques Pombal, Av. Fontes p. Melo, Picoas, Saldanha, Av. Republica, Campo Pequeno, Entrecampos, Av. Rio Janerio, Estadio 1 Maio, Lg. Frei Heitor Pinto, Bombeiros Alvalade, Esc. Padre Antonia Vieira, Pote Agua, Airport, Encarnaçao, Av. Berlim, Piscina Olivais, Av. Cidade Luanda, Tv. Courelas, Oriente, Av.D. Joao II, Av. Boa Esperança, R. Joao Pinto Riberio and Moscavide. After midnight, you can use the night bus, number 208, which runs between the Oriente-Airport and Cais Sodre stops.
Lisbon Airport is located between Loures and Lisbon city centers. Two terminals are reserved for civilian flights. There is also another terminal for military flights. Terminal 1 of the airport hosts international flights, while Terminal 2 hosts domestic flights. Airport shuttle vehicles are used to transfer between the two terminals. This journey takes about 10 minutes. Terminal 1 is considerably larger than the other one. In addition to the Duty Free store, you can find shops of many brands that you might be familiar with, such as Accessorize, Burberry, Desigual, Ermenegildo Zegna, Inglot, Imaginarium, Lacoste, Mont Blanc, L'Occitane, Ralph Lauren, Swatch, Sunglass, Swarovski, Geox and Victoria Secret.
The Terminal 1 also offers a wide range of facilities for eating and drinking. There are chain fast food restaurants like Mc Donalds, Strabucks, Pizza Hut, Harrods, and Heineken, as well as cafés like Natural Break, and Cockpit that you will probably hear for the first time. In Terminal 2, there is a Duty Free store as well as souvenir shops such as Ale-Hop, Divers and Parfois. If you want to snack something in this terminal, your options are a bit more restricted than Terminal 1. You can eat at McDonalds, Nespresso, Tasty2go, Confeitaria, or Servejaria. There are also Lounges at Terminal 1, where you can enter with an entrance fee even if you do not have any memberships. Blue Lounge, ABC Business Center and Lisbon Lounge are among there. There is only Blue Lounge at Terminal 2.
Passengers arriving at Albany International Airport have access to the city's center with taxis, luxury limousines, rental cars, buses and hotel shuttles. Trips from the airport to the city center do not usually last very long, but depending on the intensity of the traffic, this can sometimes take a while. You can travel to the city center by taking one of the taxis located in front of the airport or take advantage of a convenient car rental option by contacting the car rental offices located inside the terminal.
Capitaland Taxi vehicles, which serve passengers at the airport, deliver passengers from airport to city center in a short time with fast, safe and comfortable vehicles. Taxi prices are determined by the taximeter system as it is in most other cities and when you arrive at the destination you need to tip the taxi driver along with the fare shown in the taximeter. All of the airport taxis are accepting credit card. In this case, if you have a credit card valid in the country, you can also use your card to pay easily. If you would like to contact Capitaland Taxi to get information, you can call 518 242-4222.
Albany International Airport also has a large number of passengers who want to rent a limousine. You can reach All Occasions Limo, one of the limousine companies waiting for passengers at the airport by phone, at 518 479-5466. Among other companies offering this service Capital Region Limo can be reached at 518-479-2020, while Premiere Limousine can be reached at 518 459-6123 and RLS Limousine at 518 286-4444.
The passengers staying at one of the hotels located in or near the city center can also reach their hotel directly by a shuttle from the airport terminal. With the hotel shuttles taking passengers from the exit of the Albany International Airport terminal, you can reach the city center and settle into your hotel room soon. Some of the hotels offering this service are Albany Marriott, The Century House & Clarion Hotel, Best Western Sovereign Hotel, Best Western Albany Airport Inn, Comfort Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn Albany, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Residence Inn by Marriott, Quality Inn Latham, Homewood Suites, Saratoga Casino Hotel. Please note that you may need to book in advance to make use of this service offered by your hotel.
It is possible to travel from Albany International airport to many destinations including JFK, Newark and LaGuardia Airport by buses. Take one of the local buses such as Albany, Clifton Park, Amsterdam, Canton, Boston, Buffalo and Chestertown to complete your trip without any difficulty, or you can take the buses to popular spots like Rutland, Burlington.
International car rental companies located at the airport are usually open from 06:00 until midnight. Even if your plane land at the airport very early in the morning, you can rent a car easily at the airport and go to the city with no difficulty. You can tell your travel dates and book your car by calling 800 331-1212 for Avis, 800 527-0700 for Budget, 800 654-3131 for Hertz, 800 736-8227 Alamo for Enterprise and 800 227-7368 for National.