Popular Airport | Nanjing South Railway Station |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 18 hour 40 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 15043 Km |
Since Rio Azucar, which is located on a very small island, doesn’t have a land that it can assign for an airport, the airport is situated on a forestland connected to the mainland. For this reason, it is possible to reach the airport from the center by using marine vessels. However, Rio Azucar Airport isn’t a busy airport and doesn’t organize regular flights. It may not be possible to find a marine vessel offering frequent service. Passengers can reach the airport with their own means or with the help of the local people.
Rio Azucar is a town completely surrounded by tropical forests and nature is untouched apart from the airport runway extending over the coastline. Its settlement is close to the coastline. For this reason, the distance between the airport and center is short. However, the airport is located at a point which is independent of the town. The airport is rarely used. Therefore, the airport doesn’t even offer standard services such as bank, pharmacy or lost property office.
There are several ways to get to Nanjing city center from Nanjing Lukou Airport. The most popular options are metro, shuttle and regular city buses, taxi and Uber, transfer and car rental services. It takes a maximum of 1 hour from the airport, which is 35 kilometers away from the city, to Nanjing.
It is quite common to use metro in Nanjing. Because of this, there is a subway line called S1 (Airport Line) which provides continuous transportation between Nanjing Lukou Airport and Nanjing city center. In fact, we can say that the cheapest way to get to the city from the airport is to use the metro. You can get your metro ticket for only 6 Chinese Yuan and get off at one of the city center metro stops. You can reach the city center by metro within 30 minutes. When you use this route which is also called Line 1, you reach Shinjiekou, which is considered as a central district of the city.
The most affordable and reliable way to reach the city center from Nanjing Lukou Airport is to use the shuttle buses that are operated by the airport. There are two shuttle bus routes, Line 1 and Line 2. With Line 1 you can easily go both to bus and railway station from Nanjing airport and with the Line 2 you can easily go to the central bus station and the hotels located in the center. As of 2016, shuttle service costs 20 Chinese Yuan. At the end of the 40-minute bus journey you arrive at Nanjing city center.
When you exit the airport arrival terminal you would see the taxi stands. If you are in a rush, or if you have arrived late at night and do not want to wait for public transport, taking a taxi might be a good idea for you. The taxi fare from Nanjing Lukou Airport to the city center can vary around 90-120 Chinese Yuan, depending on where you want to go. It is very practical to reach Drum Bell Square for 105 yuan and to Nanjing railway station for 120 yuan by taxi.
In addition, it is possible to reach Nanjing in a comfortable, fast and very economical way by using Uber system. There is only one thing you need to do to benefit from this system: you should either download Uber application to your smart phone or by following it on the internet.
There are a lot of foreign car rental companies at the airport because it is an international one. You can choose one of these companies and head to Nanjing city center. You can also save time by using express highway which shortens this distance significantly.