Popular Airport | Portland Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 13 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 10801 Km |
The airport, which is approximately 6 kilometers of the city center, is located on Bole Road. In the city where public transportation is not very developed, you can use minibuses to reach the airport. Taxi is another transportation alternative that is frequently preferred by visitors. In addition to these, you can get to the airport from the city center by renting a car or by benefitting from the airport shuttle service in case your hotel offers this service.
You can reach the airport by getting on a minibus from the minibus stops located in the city center. Minibuses generally carry passengers to the airport from 5:30 am to 09:00 pm. Although it is relatively cheaper compared to taxi, you should remember that drivers may demand higher amounts from tourists. The fare is about 5 Birr. They may also charge extra amount for each baggage.
Hotel shuttle service is the most comfortable alternative for your travel to the airport. In Addis Ababa city center, there are both small hotels and accommodation centers of chain hotels such as Hilton, Radisson and Sheraton. Some of these hotels offer airport shuttle service. If your hotel offers this service and you want to benefit from this service for your travel to the airport, you should definitely make a reservation in advance.
There are two types of taxis that you can get on to reach the airport. Mercedes taxis of the National Tour Operator (NTO) operate under a company and offer service with more comfortable vehicles. With their predetermined tariffs, they create a more reliable image in terms of the fares. You can ask your hotel to call a NTO taxi for you.
There is no taximeter in the taxis operating in Addis Ababa, so it is advised to agree on the fare before getting on. These yellow taxis are approximately 10 times more expensive than blue-white taxis. You can also reach the airport in a short time with a blue-white taxi which you can find in the city center or waiting in front of hotels. The average fare is between 80 and 100 Birr. The owners of these taxis aren’t companies but individuals. Since there is also no taximeter in blue-white taxis and fares are not standardized by a company, they are more flexible in terms of fares and you should definitely bargain.
You can rent a car from one of the car rental companies that you can find in the city center or from the offices of tour operators. You can also get help from your hotel about renting a car.
Since some roads in Addis Ababa have no name, there isn’t sufficient number of traffic signs throughout the city and there is no traffic light on many roundabouts, traffic flow isn’t in order. For this reason, renting a car during your visit may not be a good option. If you want to rent a car only for travelling to the airport from the city center, you should prefer a company which has an office at the airport.
In order to get to the airport with the car you have rented, connect to Bole Road in the city center, drive southeastward and follow the airport signs.
There are 2 terminals at the airport. Terminal 1, which offers service for domestic flights, is located in the old building. Terminal 2 offers service for international passenger transportation in the new building.
At Bole International Airport, there are many restaurants and cafes in addition to stores and a duty-free shop where you can do some shopping before your flight.
At the airport, there is also a lounge for passengers looking for a comfortable environment and a much larger lounge is now being constructed. Although there is no left luggage service at the airport, you can find other standard airport services such as pharmacy, currency exchange office and ATM.
Portland Airport, 8 km far from the city center of Portland, is also known as Portland International Jetport. Many airplanes transfer passengers from Portland International Airport, one of the busiest airports of the state, to cities such as Charlotte, Atlanta, New York and Chicago reciprocatively every year. Taxis are among the most convenient and fastest vehicles to prefer for going to the city center from the airport. Other vehicles you can use to travel the short distance between the airport and the city center are limousines and private shuttles. Limousines are a quite convenient alternative for passengers who give importance to ease and comfort. And private shuttles are economical options for especially crowded groups to reach the city center of Portland compared to taxis and limousines. If you prefer to come to the center with your private car, you can still complete your travel in only a few minutes.
You can see taxis in front of the gate when you leave the terminal of Portland International Airport. Taxis are fast, safe and quite economical because of the fact that the distance to the city center is short. You can come to the city center of Portland by taxi in 15 or 20 minutes. You will pay 20 dollars on average for this travel. If you are planning to travel farther places outside the center, taxis can be a little more costly option for these routes. If you want, you can start your travel after learning how much you will pay on average when you reach your destination in and around Portland with taxi drivers waiting for passengers in front of the airport.
You can find limousines easily within the borders of Portland as in many cities of the United States of America and benefit from these comfortable and large vehicles for transportation. You can make a reservation in advance by contacting through 207- 773-3433 for Airport Limousine, one of the firms thanks to which you can go to the city center from Portland Airport with a limousine. You can call 207-878-6757 for D&P Associated Limousine Service, which is one of the firms for limousine services in the city or find your vehicle ready at the entrance of the terminal by calling 800-820-6117 for Great Bay Limousine.
You can also use shuttles of many hotels in the city for short travels from Portland International Airport to the center. You can come to your hotel in the city center free-of-charge or by paying the pre-determined shuttle fee with the shuttles of hotels such as Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn, DoubleTree by Hilton, Portland Regency, Holiday Inn By The Bay and Courtyard by Marriott in Portland. Do not forget that you need to make a reservation by calling your hotel before your travel in order to use shuttles for going to the city center from the airport.
If you have a private car or rented a car over the internet before you came to the city to go to the city center from the airport, you can reach the city center in approximately 10 minutes. You can use the highways I-95 (Maine Turnpike) or I-295 while coming to the city center from Portland International Airport. Travel on both roads takes almost the same time.