Popular Airport | Afonso Pena Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 12 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 9953 Km |
In Khartoum, Sudan's largest city with a population of around 6 million, there is a lot of traffic due to the favorable price of gasoline. However, renting a car is still the most preferred method of transportation in the city where public transport services are carried out by mini and midibuses. Although the tuk tuks, three-wheeled motor vehicles, are the most commonly used transportation vehicles in the city, it is not possible to reach the airport with only these vehicles.
Some hotels in Khartoum offer shuttle service to the airport. Without leaving it to the last day, you can get information about prices and whether or not your hotel provides this service. If you will be arriving at the airport in this way, you should definitely book via your hotel in advance. You can negotiate the price. The journey from the city center to the airport will take about 20 minutes.
If you prefer a taxi, the hotel you are staying in can help you again. You should not forget to negotiate the price from the beginning. If the price is affordable for you, you can reach the airport within 20 minutes if the traffic is not too busy.
Despite traffic confusion in the city, it is the most preferred transportation method due to the comfort and cheap price of gasoline. You can purchase this service from the car rental offices located in the city center. Even if you wish, you can crowd your journey with a limousine. The hotel you are staying would be help in this regard. Of course you should not forget to negotiate the prices offered to you.
Khartoum, Sudan's biggest city and the attraction for foreign investors, expects the modern airport which is 40 kilometers south of the city to operate soon. Until this, Khartoum International Airport, also known as Civil Airport, 12 kilometers north of the city, continues to serve with limited facilities. The airport has some dining areas, a lounge, souvenir shop and free internet service.
The passengers of Afonso Pena Airport can use either the shuttle bus or municipality bus to get to the city centre easily. Also, taxis offer their services in front of the terminal building all day long. Moreover, rent a car firms are open for 24 hours for the passenger’s special requests.
Located at the exit of the terminal building of the airport, taxi information desks work nonstop to make the passengers and taxi drivers communicate with each other easily and overcome any issue. When you say the direction to the officer, who is supposed to know at least 2 languages, the officer accompanies you to the taxi and also informs you about the fare.
There are two options for the ones who wish to take a journey to the city centre by bus. Private shuttle busses of the airport runs at each 15 minutes from 5.10 to 23.55 during the day. Since these shuttle buses go to the city centre and come back without waiting, you should get off at the stop of Teatra Guaria. You can buy the bus cards (with weekly and monthly options) to be used in the public transport vehicles at the counters in the airport either in cash or by credit cart.
The municipality bus line 208 runs at each half an hour from 6 in the morning to 23.20 at night. These buses have numerous stops, therefore, you can get to the city centre half an hour later than the other buses. You can pay in cash in the bus.
You can contact any rent a car firm such as Alamo, National, Europcar, and Avis to reserve a car in advance and if you give up on this idea, you can even cancel your reservation until the very last minute without paying any fee. The passengers looking for a luxurious and comfortable trip can quickly carry out the renting procedure in one of the rent a car offices in the airport .