Popular Airport | Ivato Intl. Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 8 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 6799 Km |
Greece's capital, Athens, is one of the cities that has effected today's world with its history and culture. With this attribute, it hosts millions of tourists from around the world. Athens' only airport, Elefterios Venizelos International Airport, however, is an important airport to which 15 million of people who visit the city arrive through.
For transportation here, you can get on the bus number 732 from the Sintagma and Omonoia squares in the city center of Athens, getting off on the third stop, Evangelimos Hospital stop and changing on to bus number X95, arriving at the airport after about an hour-long trip. X96, however, provides transportation to the Pire Port and from Pire, to the airport.
Passing through Monastiraki and Sintagma, located in the city center, the M3 line takes you directly to the Airport. However, from the Omonoia Square you can get on the M1 line to get to Monastiraki switching to line M2 which will get you to Sintagma from where you can get on a bus to the airport.
The M3 line also can get you to important places like the Benaki museum, Athens Academy and Athens Concert hall.
Athens, unlike western European cities, does not have orderly streets and boulevards. Because of this, your chance of getting lost is very high.Attiki Road will get you to the A64 which takes you to the Airport. You can get to the Airport via private vehicle in 30 to 40 minutes and park it in the 1360 capacity parking lot.
Hosting more than 15 million visitors annually, the airport offers its passengers and their close ones places to spend their time fruitfully. With health and maintenance facilities located within the airport, there is also a small archaeological and Acropolis exhibition.
There are also galleries where temporary exhibitions take place in the Airport. It is rich in terms of eating, drinking and shopping. There is a large Duty Free in the airport where you can find everything related to the Mediterranean culture and cuisine.
Buses from Ivato Airport to Antananarivo are the only means of public transportation available. There are also additional taxi, shuttle and car rental alternatives. You can rent a car or take a taxi for a more comfortable transportation. It takes a maximum of 40 minutes to reach the city from the airport.
If you want to use public transport to go directly from Ivato Airport to Antananarivo, you should go to the bus stops at the exit of the terminal. The city buses operated by the ADEMA Company provide the most reliable transportation between the airport and Antananarivo city center. Busses, which are usually scheduled according to the flight times, have frequent intervals throughout the day. It takes about 30-35 minutes to get to the city from Antananarivo airport by bus. You do not require any pre-booking while purchasing your ticket. The buses stop at many known hotels. You must pay 10,000 Madagascar Ariary for the bus ticket according to the prices of 2016.
The most practical and quick way to get to Antananarivo city center from Ivato Airport is to use taxis. You can easily see the taxi stops when you leave the terminal. From the airport you can reach Antananarivo city center in 20 minutes by taxi. The fare you will be charged for this journey is 4-6 Euros ($ 2) on average. If you will be travelling at night, you would be prepared to pay a little more.
It is a good idea to do a preliminary research about the domestic and foreign car rental companies at the airport terminal to go to Antananarivo city center from Ivato Airport by your own vehicle. By reserving in advance, you can rent a car at more reasonable prices. It is possible to reach the city center of Antananarivo in about 20 minutes by a car that you rent with your international driving license. Some of the car rental companies at the Ivato Airport terminal are Hertz (+2610202266068), Avis (+261202261027), Sixt (+261202229749), Europcar (+261202333647), and Budget (+261340581113).