Popular Airport | Kyzylorda Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2216 Km |
Traveling to Baghdad Airport from the city centre by Baghdad city buses, taxi or rental cars is quite easy. You can make a both safe and affordable journey by means of transportation such as private or shared taxis, armored or normal coaches or rental car, all of which can easily be found in the city.
Baghdad buses, which are called Rhino Runners, provide transportation to several locations in the city and to Baghdad Airport from the city centre. Due to some security problems going on in Baghdad and Iraq, these buses are armored. Locals and the tourists visiting the city usually prefer taxis and their own private vehicles for transportation.
If you don’t have an internationally valid driver licence, taxi is the safest means of transportation in Baghdad, where public transportation is under-developed. Contrary to popular belief, traveling by the yellow and white taxis, which can be found anywhere in the city, is budget friendly.
Nearly none of the taxis in Baghdad have taximeter, so tell your destination to the taxi driver and try bargaining before getting on the car. You can easily travel to Baghdad airport by taxi from any location in the city, and this journey takes about 30 – 35 minutes. Also, you can travel at a cheaper price by choosing shared taxis.
Renting a car is one of the most convenient and affordable ways to travel in Baghdad, where urban roads are quite developed. You can find rent a car companies in many locations in the city. You will get a fairer price by booking a car in advance, but local rent a car companies in Baghdad also offer reasonably priced options. By following the road signs, you can drive to Baghdad Airport in about 20 – 25 minutes in your rental car. There is not much urban traffic in Baghdad and as the public transportation in the city is under-developed, traveling by your own car is a much more convenient option.
There are three passenger terminals in Baghdad International Airport, Iraq’s largest airport. There are many services, including ATMs, banks, exchange offices, duty free shop, 7/24 in service tourist information office, eatery area, smoking and resting lounges, souvenir shops and markets, provided in Baghdad Airport, like in every international airport.
When you travel to the city of Kyzylorda in Kazakhstan, you land on Kyzylorda Airport, which was founded on the foothills of the city, 21 kilometers southeast of the city center. Since there is no public transportation or bus connection between the airport and the city center, you can drive between them via taxis and rented cars.
Kyzylorda Airport has a small area, and there are not so many taxi companies there. In order to go to the city center, you can take one of the taxis waiting at the exit of the terminal. Taking a taxi is the most economical method for the transfers to the city center. Taxi drivers charge minimum 45 Tenges per kilometer and take you to the city center in approximately 25 minutes.
If you have a crowded group, the most practical way to find a large vehicle is to rent a car. You can rent a car from companies such as Europcar, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Alamo, Thrifty, AVIS and Hertz for transfers to the city center. When you rent the car on the Internet before your travel to the city, you will not wait after landing on the airport and travel for a more reasonable price.
You will have convenience if you ask your hotel whether it offers transfer for going to or coming from the airport before your travel to Kyzylorda.