Just 7 kilometers from the city center of Batman, you can get to the airport from the city in about 10 minutes. To get from the city to the airport as there are municipality coaches throughout the day, arranged specifically and in accordance to the flight hours, you may also rent a vehicle, make reservations for private shuttles or ride the airport shuttles.

Coaches

Municipality coaches are of the most commonly used alternative vehicles to get from the city center to the airport. You may get on these buses from a number of stops like Belediye, Ilce Otogari, Diyarbakir Caddesi and Gultepe Kavsagi, reaching the airport gates in a short time.

Bus hours from the city center to the airport have been arranged in accordance to the plane’s departure and arrival times. You may get on the buses from 7:00 in the morning to 18:20 in the afternoon.  There is use in doing your research beforehand in order to get on the right bus for your flight time and locating the nearest stop to you.

Taxi

In the city center of Batman, especially the more central parts of the city, you can easily find a taxi and get to the airport in a short time. Taxis in the city are both economic and comfortable. With all of this, being an attractive option, if you ever second guess riding a taxi, you can just ask the taxi driver what the estimate price would be and get necessary information to get to the airport.

Airport Shuttles

For passengers travelling with Anadolujet Airlines, you can get from the city center to the airport with the shuttle. Leaving from the front of the Municipality building getting passengers to the Batman Airport in a short time, you may get more information and benefit by contacting them at this phone number: 0541 272 8126

Private Passenger Shuttles

Offered to Batman passengers by private companies, besides offering transportation to the airport, they also offer transportation to many places nearby the city. Private shuttles, especially preffered by visitors who come to the city to attend organisations or for work, give you the freedom of chosing between companies by calling and learning the specialties and passenger capacities. Private passenger services usually are provided with a driver. With this, you may easily get from any point to Batman Airport in a short period without having to drive.

Vehicles

Getting to the airport  by private vehicles are quite popular. You may get from the city center to the Batman Airport gates by your or your relative’s vehicle in about 15 minutes. The parking lots at the airport provide convinience for those who come by private vehicles.

Renting Vehicles

You may see car rental services in the Batman city center where you can find the vehicle in accordance to your needs, and rent to drive to the airport and if you wish, you may speak to the rental firm to hand over the vehicle at the airport. With this, getting from Batman city center to the airport by rented vehicles isn’t a very preffered method. If you have rented a vehicle to travel around the city you may again talk with the firm from beforehand and consider to use your car to get to the airport to catch your plane.

Airport Information

About 7 kilometers from the Batman city center, Batman Airport connects to big cities like Istanbul and Ankara with direct flights. Offering many destinations in both national and international flights from these cities, this airport is also one of Turkey’s smallest airports. At Batman Airport, providing a waiting lounge for passengers from both landing and departing flights, and there is also a parking lot, providing convenience to those who came with their vehicle.

Kars Airport is only 7 kilometer from the city center. If you want to get to the city center from the airport, you can prefer taxi, municipal bus and rental car as well as the Sınır Tourism shuttle services that provide transportation service in agreement with airline companies. The hotels in Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center also offer airport shuttle service.

Taxi

You can take a taxi, which is always the easiest way, to go to the city center or the surrounding districts and villages from Kars Airport. You can reach the city center in 10 minutes without waiting. The taxis waiting at the airport according to plane landings are usually used as share taxi by taking more than one passenger.

This is because there is a limited number of taxis at the airport and some taxi drivers would like to earn more by asking for the same taxi fare from more than one passenger. Before taking a taxi, it would be useful to ask if the taxi fare can be shared or not.

Airport Shuttle Services (Sınır Tourism)

The airport shuttle services which provide shuttle service according to landing hours go up to Faikbey Street in Kars city center and drop the passengers off in front of Vergül Tourism agency. The same shuttle company also provides transportation service 30 minutes after landing for the passengers who would like to go Ardahan from Kars Airport. The shuttle services go up to the Sınır Tourism agency on Kongre Street in Ardahan city center.

There is only one car rental company called Öz Sema Otomotiv which serves at Kars Airport. For this reason, you are strongly recommended to book your car in advance if you want to rent a car. You can reach the authorized person by calling the office at 0-474- 212 08 18. If you are going to get to the places like Ani Ören Yeri (Ani Ruins) and Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center and if you travel more than one person, renting a car may be a more flexible and practical solution for you.

Bus

You can also prefer to go to the city center by bus from Kars Airport. There is only one municipal bus to the city center and it runs according to flight times. The municipal bus, which departs at the airport, goes up to the Lion Statues (in front of the Zafer Kuyumcusu – Jewelry Store) in the city center. If you are going to the surrounding cities or the tourist attractions like Ani Ruins, you can get to the bus station from the city center.

Since the bus station and the airport are located on different routes, you can benefit from minibuses or the shuttle services of the bus transportation companies once you arrive at the city center. The bus station is 3 kilometers away from the city center. You can take the buses provided by Sarıkamış Municipality, which depart from the city center, to reach the hotels in Sarıkamış Ski Resort. Though most of the hotels in Sarıkamış welcome their guests at the airport by offering shuttle services, you should ask your hotel if they offer shuttle transfer service considering your transportation options. The ski resort is 50 kilometers from the airport and 60 kilometers from the city center.