Popular Airport | Murtala Muhammed Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 7693 Km |
Stanfield International Airport is easily reached by bus from Halifax city center. You can take a taxi or rent a car for a more convenient transportation. There are also shuttle services at the airport on a regular basis and some hotels offer their own shuttle services.
You can reach the airport in about half an hour by taking a taxi from the city center. The average fare for this trip might be $ 63.
There are many car rental companies in the city center. You can reach the Stanfield International Airport by car following the NS-118 or NS-102 motorway in the north direction. The journey lasts an average of half an hour.
The airport shuttle service is only available between May and October. The fare is 22 dollars. You can reach the departure times from the city center on the website of the airport.
A limited number of hotels in the city offer airport shuttle service. If your hotel offers this service, you can easily reach the airport by reserving in advance, paying the relevant fare.
The bus number 320 departing from the city center goes directly to Stanfield International Airport. The bus journey lasts about an hour. Bus tickets are $ 3.50 for adults and $ 2.75 for children.
Stanfield International Airport, located 37 kilometers north of the city center, has eight separate ATMs, a currency exchange office, a market, numerous shops and a duty free store. There are also various cafés, restaurants and bars for passengers who want to eat something while they wait for their flight. There is free Wi-Fi connection at the entire airport building. Offering 169 rooms, Alt Hotel is connected to the airport by a private path at walking distance. Nearby there are three other hotels. If you are curious about the functioning of airports, you can learn the background behind the scenes at the Stanfield International Airport on Wednesdays. The tours last an average of 1.5 - 3 hours.
Murtala Muhammed Airport, which is a very modern and big airport, is only 22 kilometers from Lagos. You can get information about public transportation at the airport and it is practical and easy to take advantage of private services such as shuttle services, car rental or taxi.
In addition to these, Lagos buses, which provide active access and frequent services, also provide transportation from the airport. In Lagos, where there is no developed public transport network, buses, taxis, rental cars and motorbikes are the main means of transportation.
It is a fast and practical method to get to the city center by bus from Murtala Muhammed Airport. All buses in Lagos are yellow and not very large. It takes about an hour to reach the Lagos city center by the buses. Once you have received information about the itinerary and departure times from the tourist information and information office at the airport, you can purchase your tickets from the vending machines.
Outside the terminal building, there are colorful motorcycles called okada. If you do not have a large suitcase, you can go to the city center quickly thanks to these motorcycles. Of course, it is somewhat dangerous to travel with these compared to other public transportation vehicles or taxis, but as well as pleasant.
When you go out from the airport terminal, you can easily see the Lagos taxis that provide direct transportation to the city from the airport. This journey lasts an average of one hour.
Most of the tourists in Lagos, where the most popular taxi company is Yellow Taxi, make airport-city transfers by taxi. The fact that it is both reliable and affordable attracts tourists visiting the city and the locals.
If you choose Yellow Taxi, you can go to the city center of Lagos from the airport for a fee of 29 Dollars. The price that other taxi companies charge for this trip is around 6.000 Nigerian Naira.
If you stay in Lagos longer than a couple of days, the most economical way of transportation is to rent your own car. It is possible that you will encounter multiple car rental companies both in the city and at the terminal of Murtala Muhammed Airport. Some of the companies which have an office at the airport are Avis, Hertz, Novo Car Rental, Sixt, Europcar and Unity Global Ventures Car Rental.