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You can benefit from a few alternatives such as hotel shuttle, taxi or car rental for travelling to Al-Aqiq Airport from the city center.

Hotel Shuttle

Since there are not many transportation alternatives in Al-Aqiq city center, airport transfers offered by hotels provide a comfortable transportation for the visitors. Many hotels offer airport shuttle service for their guests. If you want to benefit from this option, you need to get in contact with your hotel and make a reservation. There are many hotels in Al-Aqiq city center providing the transfer between the hotel and Al-Aqiq Airport.

Car Rental

You can reach Al-Aqiq Airport from the city center without losing time by renting a car. You can visit one of the car rental offices offering service in the city center. Those, who don’t want to lose time with other means of transportation, can comfortably travel to the airport from the city center in a short time.

Taxi

The transportation to the airport from Al-Aqiq city center is mostly provided by taxis. Since the means of public transportation are not commonly used in the city center, visitors prefer taxis for travelling to the airport. Before getting on any taxi, you can talk to the driver and agree on the fare to have a more budget-friendly travel.

Airport Information

Al-Aqiq Airport is located approximately 30 kilometers east of the city center. The airport, which welcomes many domestic and foreign visitors every year, can be reached by taxi or renting a car from the city center. At the airport, there are car parking areas, car rental companies, restaurants and bars, VIP services and halls and stores. The airport meets safety, comfort and similar needs of its passengers in the best way.

You can reach the town centre from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport with the readily available taxis, buses, or rental car possibilities.

It’s possible to easily reach both Mahebourg and Port Luis from different available routes. The total distance from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport to Mahebourg is 6km, while the capital Port Louis is around 40km from the airport. The buses that take passengers to various central locations leave in certain intervals. If you are to the airport at a later time, it might be a better idea to take advantage of taxis or rental vehicles to reach Port Louis or other destinations.

Private Car   

It’s possible to reach many points in Mauritius directly if you have your own means of transportation.  You can take the A10 once you’ve left the terminal to reach Mahebourg that is 6km away from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport, or you can reach the capital, Port Louis in around one hour by taking the M2. It’s around 40km away so getting here from the airport takes a little longer. There are alternatives offered to reach the city such as taxis, car rental and buses.

Taxi

There’s a taxi information desk at the airport where you can inquire about getting to Port Louis or elsewhere. The taxi ride to Port Louis takes around 45 minutes and it’s a quick alternative when compared with buses. It’s strongly advised that you decide on the price of the journey before you get in the taxi and haggle a little if it’s necessary. If you do this then the comfortable and quick journey won’t impact on your budget as much.

Bus

There are buses from Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Airport that go all the way to Port Louis city centre. This usually takes around 1 hour. The buses leave every 30-60 minutes. Taking the bus from the airport is inexpensive compared with taking a taxi, especially during the day. Another disadvantage, besides the longer time, is that you might have to wait for up to an hour for a bus, compared to the comfort of getting on a taxi as soon as you land and being on your way. You can buy a ticket from the bus driver with the local currency. If you only have dollars or euros then it’s also possible to use these currencies for the payment. It might be more difficult to transport your luggage with the bus but on the other hand it's a fifth of the cost of taking a taxi. So if you’re travelling by yourself, or on a budget, then this option is the clear winner.

Car Rental

There are many car rental agencies at the airport terminal such as ABC, Avis, ADA, Hertz, Sixt, Budget, Europcar and First. It’s practical to rent a car if you want to travel to more than one or two cities. Once you have your car you can quickly reach Mahebourg by taking the A10 or you can reach the Port Louis by following the M2. In order to pick up your car without any problems you should have internationally acceptable travel and driving license documents with you when you go to a car rental agency. The whole process might be easier if you make a reservation online or over the phone before you arrival.