Popular Airport | Kadhdhoo Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 3 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 3035 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.
To get to Kadhdhoo city center from Kadhdhoo Airport, you can choose among ferry, speedboat, sea plane or taxi. The airport has private shuttle vehicles operated by its own. You can reach the city in a short time whether you use these vehicles or private sea taxis.
Kadhdhoo is the second most visitors attracting city in the Maldives, which is an island country, after the capital. Sea transportation instead of road transportation is used in the city. This situation prevents traffic problems and saves tourists and indigenous people from a great deal of trouble. In Kadhdhoo, which is geographically suitable for sea transportation, you can get to one point from another by using boats, speedboats, safari vehicles, sea taxi, ferry or seaplane which is extremely modern and fast.
Using the speed boats to get to the Kadhdhoo Airport and then to Kadhdhoo city center from Malé airport will save you incredible time. From Kadhdhoo Airport you can reach the city center in a short time with speed boats or safari vehicles. These speed boats, which are named Dhonis, are among the most preferred and most economical means of transportation in the city.
In Maldives you can get a unique experience as well as a fast journey without being exposed to traffic with the seaplanes. The fact that the seaplanes are very widespread in Kadhdhoo and Kadhdhoo Airport provides sea transportation to the city makes it a great convenience to tourists visiting the city and the locals.
Seaplanes, which are very frequently used for transportation services, are highly developed in the Maldives. You can get to Kadhdhoo city center by seaplane and shorten your travel time by half.
You can get to Kadhdhoo city center from the airport by ferries or speed boats as well as with sea taxis. Sea taxis are available both in the city center and airport terminal buildings.It is possible to get to Kadhdhoo city center in a very short time by taking a sea taxi from Kadhdhoo Airport.