Popular Airport | Irkutsk Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2935 Km |
The province of Kyzylorda of Kazakhstan is a city with a population of approximately 160,000 people. The city, which has a coast on Lake Aral in the south, borders on Uzbekistan, Aktobe and Karaganda. Kyzylorda Airport lies 21 kilometers southeast of the city center, and you can reach the airport only by taxi or renting a car.
Since there is no public transportation and bus network connecting the city center with the airport, going to Kyzylorda Airport by taxi, which you can take in the city center, is the easiest and most economical alternative. The price procedure applied by each cooperative taxi is different, and 45 Tenges are paid minimum per kilometer. The duration of the journey may change between 23 and 30 minutes depending on traffic and the situation of the road.
To go to the airport from the city center, you can rent a car from Hertz, AVIS, Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Thrifty, Enterprise and Europcar. If you would like to, you can drive the car yourself and leave it at the airport or you can call a car with a driver. The most reasonable prices in car rental are provided in online reservation you are going to make before traveling. It is also possible to rent a car instantly from the offices in the city center.
You can learn whether your hotel in Kzylorda provide airport transfers while getting a reservation made, and if it has such a service, you can plan your transfers according to your dates of entry and exit.
Kzylorda Airport, which is quite a small airport established on the outskirts of the city, has a small cafe and lounge. You can travel via the taxis waiting right in front of the airport, where there is no Wi-Fi network, and car rental offices inside.
There are many public transportation options you can prefer to reach the city center from Irkutsk Airport. Minibus and buses are the most preferred transportation options. You can also take the advantage of taxi or car rental options outside the terminal building if you don’t prefer public transportation. When you step outside the airport building, you will see three different stations as Station No 1, No 2 and No 3.Various transportation vehicles depart from each station to Irkutsk city center.
You can prefer to take a minibus for transportation to the city center from Irkutsk Airport. Minibuses are the transportation vehicles having the most frequent services with the most diverse lines compared to other transportation options. The minibuses depart from Station No 1 and Station No 2 at the airport at frequent intervals. If you want to use Station 1, you can do directly to Irkutsk railway station by taking the minibus line 20. There are 21 different minibus lines to reach the airport and you can reach the city center at a very low price like 20 Rubles by choosing the most suitable line for you.
You can also go to Irkutsk city center by public buses or the airport buses if the minibus and trolleybus service times are not suitable for you. The buses, just like other public transportation, provide fast, comfortable and affordable transportation. It is possible to go into the city center in 15 minutes by paying only 20 Rubles.
One of the easiest ways to reach Irkutsk city center from Irkutsk Airport is by trolleybuses. If you prefer to travel by trolleybus, which is more convenient compared to buses, you need to go Station 1 or Station 3 at the airport. The trolleybus line 4 departing from Station No 1 goes to Kirov Square in the city center, while the trolleybus line 6 departing from Station No 3 goes to Zhukovski Square. Transportation by trolleybus approximately costs 20 Rubles and you can reach Irkutsk city center in 10 or 15 minutes.
There are plenty of taxis that provide 24/7 service outside Irkutsk Airport terminal and wait to pick up the airport passengers. If you are in a hurry and if you are willing to pay 410-500 Rubles, taking a taxi may be the best alternative you can prefer to reach the city center. It takes about 15-20 minutes to get to the city center by taking a taxi.
If you are going to stay in Irkutsk more than two days, it would be useful for you to rent a car as soon as you arrive at the airport. Renting a car could be a better alternative in terms of price and comfort. If you make a quick search beforehand and go to the car rental offices by making a pre-reservation, your reserved car can be delivered to you in minutes. The route you need to follow to get to Irkutsk city center by the car you have rented is Sovetskaya Street and Krasnokazachya Ulitsa. You can reach the city center in 12 minutes.