Popular Airport | Luxembourg Findel Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 4 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3530 Km |
Located along the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan’s capital Baku is a rising star in the East gaining notoriety for its oil, gas, and caviar. Baku is a city that attracts the attention people migrating from Asia and other countries in the region, and businessmen from all around the world. The city’s only airport is the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, named after the National Leader and third President of Azerbaijan. The airport serves 5 million passengers annually.
You can get to the airport, which is located 25 km away, from the city center by car or a combination of the metro and airport buses.
The easiest and cheapest way to get to the airport from the city center is by airport bus. Bus line 116 departs from Vurgun Park, located in central Baku, and takes about 50 minutes to get to the airport.
The metro system in Baku provides transportation to many central locations in the city like the Old City, 28 May Street, and the Caspian Sea. However, to get to the airport from the city center you have to first take the metro and then get on a bus. From central locations in the city like the Old City, Cafer Cabbari, and Khatai you can take the metro to the 28 May and Koroglu stations. From here you can get on bus line 116, which runs to the airport or take a taxi to the airport.
Since the city is rich in oil, fuel is cheap, making traveling by car a very attractive option. Getting to the city center from the airport is very easy. One of the city’s most important avenues, Heydar Aliyev Avenue will connect you to the Boyuk Shor Highway, which goes to the airport. From the highway take the Airport exit. The airport contains indoor and outdoor parking lots where you can park your personal car for a certain fee.
Although it is not very large Heydar Aliyev International Airport is an important junction, especially for passengers traveling between Europe and Asia. The airport offers passengers a variety of eating, drinking, and shopping venues.
The airport has 2 terminals, Terminal 1, which was completely renovated, and Terminal 2, which serves domestic flights. The airport contains world famous fast food chains like Burger King, McDonald’s, and KFC, as well as restaurants that offer delicious flavors unique to Azerbaijani cuisine.
The international terminal has a large Duty Free shop as well as souvenir shops where you can buy items unique to Russian and Azeri culture. The airport features free wireless internet connection.
Luxembourg, which is one of the smallest and the most beautiful countries of Europe, draws attention with its population approaching half a million. This small country is also home to many strategic institutions, organizations and general directorates of the European Union. The country's economy is on the first rank in the world regarding the average income per capita.
The country, where French, German and Luxembourgish are accepted as the official languages, is also on UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list thanks to being an ancient Roman city. Luxembourg Findel Airport, located in the capital city bearing the same name with Luxembourg and home to all flights of the country, welcomes thousands of passengers as Europe's busiest and the 28th busiest airport of the world.
The distance between the city center and the airport is only 6 kilometers. There are many alternative transportation vehicles you can choose to cover this distance. Buses are the commonly used means of transportation in the city. You can also travel with options such as taxi and car rental. In addition to these options, there are many points in the city where you can rent a bicycle. Travelling with a bicycle is one of the enjoyable options.
Because the Findel Airport is very close to the city center, you can reach the city center in a very short time with all means of transportation. The buses that you can find easily even when there is heavy traffic and comfortable taxis are among the other options you can choose when going to the city center.
You can have a comfortable travel to the city center from the airport thanks to the taxis which operate at all hours of the day. For using taxis, you don’t need to make any reservation. Taxis all of which are licensed may also be a safer option than other vehicles, as they are used by trained drivers. Thanks to the red logos on the vehicles, you will notice that they are licensed and the thy will take you to Luxembourg in about 20 minutes.
Buses are the commonly used transportation vehicles in the country. They can be preferred because of being an affordable transportation alternative between the airport and city center. You can get to the city center by choosing one of the three different bus routes departing from the airport.
Departure times of the buses may vary depending on weekdays and weekends.
Bus route 16 belonging to the bus company named Eurobus offers service every ten minutes between 05:30 am and 11:00 pm on weekdays. At weekends, you can find a service between 05:25 am and 11:05 pm every twenty minutes.
Bus route 29 offers service between 05:17 am and 11:57 pm every 15 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes at weekends.
Bus route 117 enables transportation between Luxembourg and Trier. This route offering service between 01:12 pm and 07:12 pm takes passengers to the city center in a short time because it has less stops than the other routes.
Because Luxembourg is located right in the middle of Germany, France and Belgium, those who want to travel to the border regions of these countries have easier transportation opportunity by flying to Luxembourg. You can go to France, Belgium and Germany with Flibco transfer vehicles, which operate at Luxembourg Airport. These shuttle buses operating every two hours travel to Thionville, Maizeres and Metz in France, Arlon, Bastogne and Marche in Belgium, and Trier in Germany.
You can have a comfortable travel by renting a car from one of the companies Europcar, Hertz, Enterprise, Avis and Sixt located at the airport. Car rental companies which are located on the -1st floor of the airport offer 24/7 service.