Search Flights from Erzurum to Kars

Erzurum attracts the attention of tourists and the business world with its natural beauties, history and the scientific and cultural events held in the city. After having spent time in Erzurum, it is quite easy for the guests who will leave the city to get to the airport from wherever they are.

If you want to get to the airport, you can benefit from the shuttle services of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality, which depart from the city center (Station Square); you can also rent a car or take a taxi if you want to reach the airport faster.

Taxi

Taking a taxi is a good option if you want to reach the airport quickly and comfortably. You can get a taxi and even make a reservation from the stops in many areas of the city. Taxis can also provide a variety of services such as a baby carriage and phone charger, provided you demand for them at the time of booking.

Bus

The Station Square, known as the city center of Erzurum, brings together all elements of transportation network at the heart of the city, as it does in many other areas such as shopping, entertainment, cultural and scientific activities. All the buses departing from all over Erzurum gather together in the city center. If you want to reach the airport by public transportation from anywhere in Erzurum, you must firstly come to the Station Square. The municipal buses departing from various parts of the city are headed to the city center from east (D1), west (B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5), north (K-1, K-2, K-3, K-4, K-5, K-6, K-7) and south (G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, G-5, G-6, G-7, G-8, G-9, G-10, G-11).

If you want to reach the airport from Palandöken Ski Resort, you can get on the bus G-5 which depart hourly and get to the Station Square within an average of forty-five minutes.

Train

The train can also be preferred as an alternative way of reaching the city center from districts. You can spend your time in a comfortable and warm environment in the specially decorated waiting room while waiting for the buses to depart from the Station Square to the airport.

Shuttle Service

There is not a special shuttle service which provides transportation to Erzurum Airport such as HAVAŞ, however, you can easily benefit from the shuttle services arranged by the Public Transportation Directorate of the Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality. You can take advantage of these shuttle services which are arranged based on the hours of flight.

You can find out online information at the website of Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality about the departures of shuttle services according to your flight schedule. The shuttles departing from the Station Square reach Erzurum Airport by passing through the stops at Gez Mahallesi, Hastaneler Caddesi, Kız Meslek Lisesi (Girls’ Vocational School), Municipality, Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality Sports Facilities, Erzurum Technical University and Bus Terminal. The journey to the airport takes about 20 minutes under normal traffic conditions.

Rent a car

One of the most practical options to reach Erzurum Airport is to rent a car. There are plenty of car rental companies that you can easily reach whether you are at the airport, in Palandöken, or near the city center. In addition to renting a car from these companies, you can enjoy your journey by demanding VIP services that offer comfortable options such as plasma television and internet access.

Airport Information

Erzurum Airport has both domestic and international terminals. Both domestic and international terminals have restaurants, PTT post offices, sales stands, luggage packing machines, two buffets, the ATMs of the Vakıfbank and the İş Bank and three Rent a Car offices; in addition to these facilities, the international terminal also has a Duty-Free shopping store.

The entrance and exit gates of the terminals and interior decoration have been specially designed to facilitate the accessibility of the disabled passengers.

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.