Popular Airport | Malmö Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 6 hour 50 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 5516 Km |
You can reach Quaid–E–Azam International Airport from Karachi city center by using a bus or minibus. However, using a means of public transportation can make you lose time even though it is the most affordable transportation alternative. If you decide to use a faster transportation vehicle, you can get on a taxi. Renting a car is another option.
There are many car rental companies offering service in the city center. Most of them are local companies. In Pakistan, traffic is generally heavy and complicated. For this reason, tourists are advised to rent a car with a driver by contacting a reliable company. You can get help from your hotel about this issue before your travel. You should drive on the highway N5 and take the Jinnah Terminal Road in order to reach the airport. You can get to Quaid–E–Azam International Airport in about half an hour under normal traffic conditions by following the airport directions.
It is possible to reach the airport in approximately one hour by getting on an airport bus in the city center. One-way ticket price of these buses is 50 Pakistani Rupee per passenger. There are also minibuses carrying passengers to the airport from the city center. These vehicles are cheaper but tourists may be charged higher amounts. In addition, minibuses are very crowded. For these reasons, buses are more preferred by foreign visitors.
Travelling to the airport from the city center lasts about half an hour. You should bargain over the fare before getting on any taxi. The cost of travelling to the airport from the city center is about 300 – 500 Pakistani Rupee.
Quaid–E–Azam International Airport, which is known as Jinnah International Airport shortly, is located 14 km east of the city center. There are foreign exchange office, ATMs and baggage rooms at the airport. In addition, there are restaurants and cafes where you can try local tastes as well as the delicacies from the world cuisine. You can do shopping at the stores where you can find various products specific to Pakistan like carpet and rugs. There is also a duty-free shop at the airport. There is a mosque near the airport parking area. Although there is not any hotel within the building, you can stay at Ramada Plaza Hotel located 1 km of the airport.
You can choose among airport shuttle, taxi or car rental options as well as shared vehicles and cars for your journey from Malmö Airport to the Malmö city center which is 28 kilometers away. Independent from the means of transportation you choose, you would reach the city center of Malmö in maximum 50 minutes.
With the airport buses called Flybussarna, you can reach Malmö city center directly from Malmö airport in 40-50 minutes. You can buy your ticket online, as well as from the ticket office in the terminal. It is possible to reach the main stops in Malmö and Lund with airport buses, operating between 04.50 and 20.00. As of 2016, single one-way ticket for Flybussarna buses costs 115 Swedish Krona if you buy it from the ticket office, while it costs 105 Krona if you buy online.
If you will take taxi to go to the city center from Malmö Airport, it is suggested for you to ask the driver in advance if she/he is applying a fixed price. You can also learn how much it costs to your destination after telling the driver where you are going. It is possible to go to Malmö city center with the airport taxis in a reliable and affordable way. The fixed price required for this journey is 395 Swedish Krona (41 Euro).
There are many car rental companies that you can opt for at the Malmö Airport which is 30 kilometers away from Malmö city center. Some of these companies are Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, Mabi and Sixt. Using the E65 highway, it is possible to reach Malmö city center in 15-20 minutes.