| Popular Airport | Cagliari Elmas Airport |
|---|---|
| Popular Airlines | |
| Approximate Flight Duration | 9 hour 30 min |
| Approximate Travel Distance | 7649 Km |
Since Dhaka is not a big city in terms of its surface area, it is very easy to use taxi, private car, rickshaw, bus and similar means of transportation in urban transportation or for travelling to the airport from the city center.
The names of the four main bus terminals in the city; Sayedabad bus terminal, Gulistan bus terminal, Gabtoli bus terminal and Mohakhali bus terminal. From these four terminals, there are direct bus services going to the airport. It is very cheap to use buses for travelling to the airport. It is only 5 Taka to take advantage of Dhaka buses. Throughout the city, the prices of bus tickets do not exceed 10 Taka.
The most popular means of transportation in Dhaka, where more than 400.000 rickshaws offer transportation service, are rickshaws also called three-wheeled taxis. They are divided into two as auto-rickshaw and cycle-rickshaw. The three-wheeled taxis called cycle-rickshaw are generally used for sightseeing just like bicycles. Auto-rickshaws are much faster than the other and much cheaper than normal taxis.
You need to pay 30-50 Taka for travelling with cycle-rickshaw for 15 minutes. The auto-rickshaws run by the CNG company also work with taximeter and the fares start from 25 Taka. It is both practical and enjoyable to travel to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport from the city center by using an auto-rickshaw. Tempo-rickshaws also offer transportation service and they are bigger than auto-rickshaws.
There are two types of taxis offering service in Dhaka and they have different fares. These are black and yellow taxis. The black taxis open their taximeters from 25 Taka. The yellow taxis are almost twice as expensive. With the taxi that you can get on in the city, you can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport in about 25-30 minutes. If you will prefer Airport Departure Taxi for your transportation, you will need to pay about 300 Taka for your transportation between the city center and Hazrat Shahjalal Airport.
It is possible to get to the airport from the city center in about 25-30 minutes by renting a car from one of the car rental companies that you can see almost in every part of the city. If you have an international driver’s license, you can rent a car by paying 3000 Taka for half-day use; you need to pay about 4500 Taka for full day use. You can get to Hazrat Shahjalal Airport by using Dhaka-Mymensingh highway (N3).
Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is the largest airport of Bangladesh, has a capacity of 15 million passengers per year. The airport is located in Kurmitola and 20 km north of the city center of the capital city Dhaka. Hazrat Shahjalal Airport, which is also known as Zia International Airport, has many facilities for passengers such as currency exchange, bank and ATMs, eating and drinking areas, tourist information offices and free internet access.
It is very easy to reach the city center from Cagliari Airport. You can go to the city center by taxi in a short time, as well as you can take the train for your transportation. The airport also offer car rental option.
You can reach the city enter in about 10 minutes by taking a taxi from the airport. Taking a taxi from the airport to Cagliari costs about 15-20 Euros. Taxi fare costs more at night.
There are the offices of some car rental companies at the airport. You can reach the city center in about 10-15 minutes by renting an affordable car. At the airport exit, go straight along the road SS391; then take the road SS131 at the 5th junction and follow the city center signs on the road.
Train station is only 5 minutes away from the airport building by walking. You can reach the city center in 6 minutes by train. Train services start at 5 in the morning and continue until 9 pm. One-way ticket price is 1.30 Euros. You can get your ticket at the kiosks in the station or from the arrivals terminal of the airport. Please make sure you swipe your ticket before getting on the train.
