Popular Airport | Francisco Sa Carneiro - Porto Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 11 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 9006 Km |
Since Dhaka is not a big city in terms of its surface area, it is very easy to use taxi, private car, rickshaw, bus and similar means of transportation in urban transportation or for travelling to the airport from the city center.
The names of the four main bus terminals in the city; Sayedabad bus terminal, Gulistan bus terminal, Gabtoli bus terminal and Mohakhali bus terminal. From these four terminals, there are direct bus services going to the airport. It is very cheap to use buses for travelling to the airport. It is only 5 Taka to take advantage of Dhaka buses. Throughout the city, the prices of bus tickets do not exceed 10 Taka.
The most popular means of transportation in Dhaka, where more than 400.000 rickshaws offer transportation service, are rickshaws also called three-wheeled taxis. They are divided into two as auto-rickshaw and cycle-rickshaw. The three-wheeled taxis called cycle-rickshaw are generally used for sightseeing just like bicycles. Auto-rickshaws are much faster than the other and much cheaper than normal taxis.
You need to pay 30-50 Taka for travelling with cycle-rickshaw for 15 minutes. The auto-rickshaws run by the CNG company also work with taximeter and the fares start from 25 Taka. It is both practical and enjoyable to travel to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport from the city center by using an auto-rickshaw. Tempo-rickshaws also offer transportation service and they are bigger than auto-rickshaws.
There are two types of taxis offering service in Dhaka and they have different fares. These are black and yellow taxis. The black taxis open their taximeters from 25 Taka. The yellow taxis are almost twice as expensive. With the taxi that you can get on in the city, you can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport in about 25-30 minutes. If you will prefer Airport Departure Taxi for your transportation, you will need to pay about 300 Taka for your transportation between the city center and Hazrat Shahjalal Airport.
It is possible to get to the airport from the city center in about 25-30 minutes by renting a car from one of the car rental companies that you can see almost in every part of the city. If you have an international driver’s license, you can rent a car by paying 3000 Taka for half-day use; you need to pay about 4500 Taka for full day use. You can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport by using Dhaka-Mymensingh highway (N3).
Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is the largest airport of Bangladesh, has a capacity of 15 million passengers per year. The airport is located in Kurmitola and 20 km north of the city center of the capital city Dhaka. Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is also known as Zia International Airport, has many facilities for passengers such as currency exchange, bank and ATMs, eating and drinking areas, tourist information offices and free internet access.
Porto, one of the largest cities in Portugal, is a wonderful city situated on the foothills of the River Douro. The city center, which has hosted many civilizations throughout the history, is on the world heritage list of UNESCO due to its gothic and baroque history.
The city of Porto, which is the outpost of the Romans, is one of the oldest settlements on earth and the city walls, cathedrals and old houses in the city offers you the opportunity to go on a journey in history. Leixoes Port contributes greatly to Porto both in terms of commercial income and tourism. In Porto, which is known for its bridges, it is very easy to travel by the advanced metro lines, the buses that provide transportation to all parts of the city as well as by train or tramway. In addition, the special bus lanes, which are one of the biggest improvements in the city, are available for those who want to travel by bicycle.
Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport is the second busiest airport in the country and hosts many passengers every year. There are many options to reach the city center from the airport, which is located in the north of Porto city center. Metro stands out as the most preferred option by the hundreds of thousands of passengers. It is also possible to reach different points of the city by taking the advantage of buses. Taxi and car rental are less preferred for transportation because other means of transportation are of good quality, fast and economical.
There are the taxis of many different taxi companies in front of the terminal building for those who want to travel by taxi. It is a great convenience that taxi drivers know English. If the area you are going to is not near the subway or bus line, you can prefer to get there by taxi. Taxis are generally of secondary importance because other transportation options provide service until late hours to many parts of the city. Taking into consideration that a higher rate is applied in the night and on weekends compared to standard tariff, other transportation alternatives may be more reasonable.
Three different bus lines, the buses 601, 602 and 3M, allow you to reach the city center from the airport. You can take advantage of the buses, which depart every 30 minutes, at 06:01 at the earliest and at 01:25 at the latest. It takes about an hour from the airport to the city center by bus. In addition to these three bus lines run by the municipality, you can also prefer private buses which are more comfortable and safe.
The purple metro line provides transportation to the city center from Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport. Metro services start at 05:58 and go on until 00:36 and it is possible to get to the city center from the airport in about half an hour. You can buy a ticket at the station in order to get on the metro, which departs every five minutes. If you get off the metro, which serves between the airport and Estadio do Dragao, at the Trindade station, you can reach the city center.
If you prefer, you can reach the city center more comfortably by taking the advantage of transfer vehicles, which are a little more costly compared to the city buses. These transfer vehicles, which depart every 30 minutes from Francisco Sa Carneiro Airport, allow you to reach the city center in about 15 minutes.
You can also get to the city center by renting a car, which is another option you can prefer. You can comfortably reach the city center by driving the car, which you can also rent with a driver from National, Hertz, Sixt, Europcar, Avis and Budget car rental companies.