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Taxi is the fastest and easiest option to get to the airport from the city center of Medina. You can also get to the airport by renting a car or taking a bus.

Taxi

You can quickly and easily get to Medina Airport by taking a taxi from anywhere in Medina city. Taking a taxi can be a very easy way to get to Medina Airport, which is 20 kilometers away from the city center. You can reach the airport in about half an hour by taxi.

Bus

You can easily and economically get to Medina Airport with the buses on which you can get from all the points in the city. The buses, which are more economical than taxis, will take you to Medina Airport comfortably and as fast as possible.

Rent a car

Renting a car is one of the most comfortable options you can choose to go to Medina Airport. You can catch your flight quickly by renting a car from the car rental offices in the city center. Please note that you can rent a car with or without a driver. Hanco, Dheeb, United International Company, Al Miftah, Bin Hadi, Daleel, Rached Al Abairi and Al Wifaq are the companies where you can rent a car.

Airport Information

Located in Medina, one of the most important cities of Saudi Arabia, the Medina Airport is 20 kilometers away from the city center. Medina Airport, which serves for international, intercity and civil flights, is also the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia.

Medina Airport has more than one terminal buildings for domestic and international flights and a large number of services are provided at the airport for the passengers. At Medina Airport, there are the ATMs where you can make your money transactions and a lost property office where you can look for your lost items, as well as a health center where you can apply for your sudden health problems.

In addition to these, there are shopping stores where you can shop before or after your flight, as well as the restaurants and cafés where you can eat and drink in each terminal building.

Cochin International Airport is located in a suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala in India and is about 37 kilometers from Kochi city center. Cochin Airport is the fourth largest airport in India and is also the worlds first fully solar-powered airport. There are 3 terminals at the airport where domestic and international flights are made. At the airport you can withdraw money from ATMs and exchange currency.

From Cochin Airport to Kochin city center you can take a taxi and a bus or rent a car.

Taxi

From Cochin Airport you can travel to Kochi city center or the surrounding cities by taxi at any time of the day. At Cochin Airport taxis are run through a Cooperative Society controlled by CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited) and run on a pre paid taxi system. There are fully computerised and automated pre paid taxi counters at both the international and domestic terminals in the airport. You can decide the type of taxi you want from these meters as a normal passenger car or larger vehicle. If you wish you can rent large and high standard vehicles such as UBER - OLA and you can also pay for a limo if you wish from the pre paid counters. While taxis from outside can drop off passengers at the airport, only CIAL taxis are allowed to pick up passengers from the airport. When you get off the plane, you will get a receipt from the taxi counter and then you want to go to the pre-paid taxi stand and get your taxi.

The standard fare for a taxi from the airport to city center is 19 Indian Rupees per km for a non-conditioned car. 23 Indian Rupees per km for an air conditioned vehicle. The minimum fee is approximately 400 rupees. You can also use pre-paid taxis for tours and daily hire basis. The most convenient transportation to the city center is by taxi and you can travel to the city in about half an hour. Some of the taxi fleets with a counter at Cochin Airport are Kochi Taxi, Vayu Travels, Dayz, Gezi India.

Bus

You have two alternatives of buses from Cochin Airport to the city center. The first alternative is buses that depart from the terminal at the entrance of airport at frequent intervals. White - blue buses (fast), green - red buses (without stopping, faster) express running buses which run every 10 to 20 minutes and stop at bus stops near the city center. The fare you will pay for transportation by buses like this is approximately 1.5 USD.

The other alternative is the bus that runs from outside the terminal which are the orange Volvo buses. The first bus starts at 07.50 in the morning and runs every half an hour and costs about 70 Indian rupees. The difference between these buses from the express buses are that they provide a more comfortable journey and they are air-conditioned. The buses stop at Aluva, Kalassery and Vytilla, and reach Kochi city center in about 30 to 40 minutes.

Rent a Car

If you prefer to travel to the city center by renting a car, you can choose from the car rental companies AVIS and Zoom at the airport. Let us remind you that when you rent a car foreigners are asked for an international driving license. You can reach the city center from the airport in about half an hour and the airport has access to all three national highways NH 47, NH 17 and NH 49.

Other Alternatives

To protect the interests of CIAL taxis the three-wheeled local cars are not allowed into the airport. If you want to make a more economical transfer from the standard taxi fares, you can travel to the nearest train stations such as Angamally or Aluva for a price ranging from 50 to 100 rupees and take the train to the city center from there. Just to add, it is difficult to find such a vehicle early in the morning and late in the evening.