Popular Airport | Memmingen Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 1 hour 30 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 810 Km |
Although Shoreham Airport is located in Brighton, London Gatwick Airport is the most suitable airport for your return flight because Shoreham Airport only serves for private flights.
You can comfortable go to the airport from Brighton by renting a car. If you prefer public transportation, you can benefit from train option.
After renting an affordable car in Brighton, you can very easily reach Gatwick Airport by driving northward through the A23 road. The average journey takes about 35 minutes under normal traffic conditions.
You can reach Gatwick Airport directly taking the Gatwick Express line from Brighton city center. Transportation by train takes about 30 minutes. Train services begin at 6:30 am and continue until 10:55 pm. The station that you will get off is located right next to the South Terminal and it is possible to go to the North Terminal from this terminal through moving walkways. The train ticket costs less than 20 Sterlings.
Gatwick Airport, which is the second busiest airport in London that has five airports in total, is also the ninth busiest airport in Europe. The airport has two terminals as the South Terminal and the North Terminal, which are connected to each other with 0.75-mile long automatic moving walkways.
You can find something tasty to eat at one of 10 cafés, 9 bars and 22 restaurants and more in the entire airport. There are about forty shopping stores at the airport for those who want to spend time shopping. In addition, you can also enjoy the tax-free shopping at the duty-free shopping store.
There are four different lounges at the airport and you can take advantage of these comfortable lounges no matter which airline company you are flying with. Aspire Lounge is in the North Terminal and the Business Lounge is in the South Terminal. Entrance fee for My Lounge at the North Terminal is £20. No. 1 Lounge serves both at the South Terminal and the North Terminal and the entrance is £35. If you book in advance for each lounge, you will be charged a reduced rate of 6-7 Sterlings. There are many free mobile phone charging stands at the airport. In addition, you can benefit from the free Wi-Fi network for 90 minutes. There are also free stands for newspapers and magazines.
Memmingen Airport is located about 4 km from the city center, making transportation to the city very easy and affordable.
It is incredibly cheap and convenient to get to the city from the airport using public transportation alternatives such as shuttles and buses. Other methods of transportation include taxis and rental cars.
The most practical and affordable means of transportation from Memmingen Airport to the city center is by bus. Memmingen city buses depart from the bus stops located outside of the airport terminal building. Bus lines 2, 810, and 811 provide direct transportation to the city center in about 15 minutes. These 3 bus lines pass through the city center, the main railway station, and the Memmingen bus station. As of 2016, the fare was 3 euros.
In addition, there are also transfer/shuttle bus services that provide transportation to the city. Companies that provide airport transfer services include Allgau Airport Express (+498331984200509) and Four Seasons Travel-Tirol Transfer (+4991152789889). Bus line 029, operated by Flixbus, also provides transportation to the city. This bus line travels in both directions so when you board make sure you get on the bus traveling in the direction of Oberstdorf. Stops along this route include Memmingen Airport, Memmingen 20 B, Kempten Central Station, Immenstadt, Sonthofen, Fischen Bf and Oberstdorf. You can make a reservation online at Flixbus’ website, flixbus.com.
Taxis are a convenient transportation alternative to get to the city. There are standard taxis and shared taxis readily available at the terminal exit. Taxi companies that are located at the airport terminal include Taxi Orange (+4983313512), Taxi Maier (+4983314444), and Taxi Schraut (+4983312323). It takes about 12 minutes to get to the city center from Memmingen Airport by taxi.
Another way to get to the city center from the airport is by rental car. Memmingen Airport is located at the Memmingen Ost exit on the A96 motorway. The airport is located in very close proximity to the city so it will take about 10 minutes to get there by car. The airport is also connected to the A7 motorway. There are many well-known international rental car companies at the airport, including Sixt, Hertz, Europcar, and Avis, as well as local rental car companies.