Popular Airport | Al-Ahsa Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 2149 Km |
Samsun is the most developed and largest city of the Black Sea Region in Turkey. It is also a very dynamic city with a population of 1 million 300 people. Samsun is a developed city in terms of industry, agriculture and maritime transport. Urban transportation is provided by bus, minibus and taxi. It is possible to go to Amasya and Sivas from Samsun by train.
The city also has ferryboat transportation. Samsun Çarşamba Airport is 19 kilometers to the city center. Airport transportation is provided by taxi, passenger shuttle services, Havaş shuttle services and rental car.
It is possible to get to the airport by Havaş shuttles which depart from different points including the stops at opposite the Central Big Mosque, near the AKM building and at the Kültür Car Park. Havaş shuttles also depart from Atakum district of Samsun.
Taking a taxi is the most practical and fastest way of getting to the airport. You will not have any problem getting a taxi in the city and district centers. You can also bargain with the driver by saying that you are going to the airport.
Once you arrive at the airport, you can deliver the rental car to the car rental offices at the airport. At Samsun Çarşamba Airport, there are the offices of many car rental companies.
Samsun Çarşamba Airport was established in 1998 and it began to serve for passenger flights in 1999. The first airport, which was closer to the city center, had caused some accidents due to small and unfavorable runways and then a new airport has been established in Çarşamba. The Çarşamba Airport has both domestic and international terminals. The airport covers a 11.500-km area.
Al-Ahsa International Airport, which provides air transportation in Hofuf that is situated at a close location to Qatar, Bahrain, and Dubai in Saudi Arabia, is located 22 kilometers west of the city center. For transportation to the city center, the passengers can benefit from taxis as well as private cars offered by the car rental companies at the airport.
The taxis belonging to Saptco, the only company that has permission to carry passengers at Al-Ahsa International Airport, wait for the passengers at the exit of the terminal building all day long.
You can get to the city center in half an hour by renting a car from the companies like Avis, Europcar, Sixt, Thrifty, Holiday Autos, Budget, Economy, and EasyCar that provide service with a large fleet at the airport.