Popular Airport | Felix Houphouet Boigny Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 5 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 4385 Km |
One of the easiest ways to get to the airport from the city center is to use the airport shuttle service offered by your hotel. However, you can also prefer taking a taxi. If you have rented a car, you can deliver it at the airport. If you prefer using one of the means of public transportation, you may need to take a taxi at the station since there is not a metro station very close to the airport in Cannes.
Although there is only 1 car rental company at the airport, many companies offer service in the city center. If you follow the Midi Louise Moresu Boulevard, which continues along the coast, in order to get to the airport with the car you have rented, you will be accompanied by a beautiful sea view during your travel. In addition, this is the shortest way going to the airport. You can reach the airport in approximately 20 minutes.
You never have trouble finding a taxi in the city center. You can get to the airport in about 20 minutes by taxi. If you choose getting on the train, need to take the route TER from the city center and get off at the Frayere Train Station. This travel lasts about 30 minutes. Although this station is the closest station to the airport, it is located 2 kilometers of the airport and you need to get on a taxi from here to go to the airport.
There are many accommodation centers in Cannes, and almost all of them offer airport shuttle service for their guests. If the amount you need to pay for this service is suitable for you, you can go to the airport in a very comfortable way by making a reservation in advance.
Cannes - Mandelieu Airport, which is located 5 kilometers west of the city center, is a very modern airport that offers a wonderful sea view for their passengers during take-off and landing of planes. Here you can go on a city tour with a helicopter. There are also flight schools. There are 2 hotels and one restaurant offering service at the airport. There are also eating and drinking areas at the airport. There are also other services such as a private lounge for VIP passengers and private conference rooms for passengers travelling for business purpose.
Abidjan is the commercial and administrative center of the Ivory Coast, which is located in the western part of the Africa Continent. The Abidjan city, which is close to the Atlantic Ocean, is also the most important port city of the country. Abidjan is described as “the Paris of the West Africa”. The majority of the locals speak French. The currency of the country is the West African Franc.
If you want to visit Abidjan, you will have to get a visa. Diplomatic, service or special (green) passport holders are exempt from visa on their touristic journeys that do not exceed 90 days. However, the ordinary passport holders are asked to get visa. There are many military control points in Abidjan city; at these control points, you might be asked to show your passport from time to time. For this reason, you are recommended to keep your passport or its color photocopy with you in any case.
Abidjan is connected to the neighboring countries by land routes and railroads, but it also provides transportation to more than 30 African and European cities by air. Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport is located 16 kilometers southeast of Abidjan city. Turkish Airlines (THY), Air Algérie, Air Burkia, Air Cote d’Ivoire, AIR France, Asky Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Camair-Co, CEIBA Intercontinental, Corsair, Egyptair, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Kenya Airways, Middle East Airlines – Air Lebanon, Royal Air Maroc, Senegal Airlines, South African Airways and Tunisair arrange flights to Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport.
Turkish Airlines flies to Abidjan from Istanbul. With the reciprocal flights arranged four days a week, you can reach Abidjan after a 7-hour and 21-minute flight. Abidjan’s local time is 3 hours behind Turkey.
You can reach the city center from Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport by bus, taxi or rental car. The buses operated by SOTRA run between the city center and the airport and they take airport passengers to Abidjan city center. If you don’t want to go on your journey by public transportation, you can take a taxi to reach the city center. You can also rent a car you prefer from the car rental offices as long as you want if you want your car to be ready for the city use.
The bus number 6 operated by SOTRA picks up the airport passengers from Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport and takes them to Abidjan city center. The bus ride, which costs about 220 West African Francs, takes 25-30 minutes.
One of the vehicles the airport passengers can prefer in order to reach the city center after landing is the orange taxi. You should be willing to pay 1600 West African Francs for the taxi ride to reach the city center in about half an hour.
There are many car rental companies outside the terminal building of Abidjan Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport. The visitors who want to easily travel within Abidjan can rent a car from this point.
In Abidjan, the locals usually travel with motorcycles and mopeds. You can complete your journey by bargaining with a motorcycle user and ask him/her to take you to the city center.
It will soon be possible to reach the city from the airport by metro in Abidjan which has been a developing city. The metro construction has been started in 2015 and under development since then. The metro is scheduled to start serving its passengers in 2020.