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Batumi International Airport is located 2km from the city. The airport is accessible by taxi, buses, rental car and personal car. The airport is equipped with parking areas for the convenience of those driving their personal car. In addition, there are also Havaş shuttle buses that provide transportation to and from the airport and Hopa, a city in Turkey that is located 20 km away.

Taxi

The most convenient and fastest option to get to Batumi Airport from the city center is by taxi. The airport is located very close to the city center, only 2 km away, so a taxi ride to the airport can take as short as 15 minutes. You can find a taxi in many central locations in the city. Taxis provide comfortable transportation to the airport. Despite the fact that taxis are the most costly method of transportation they have the advantage of being the fastest alternative.  

Bus

Another mode of transportation that you can use to get to Batumi Airport from the city center is by bus. You can get on a bus from many locations in the city center. Buses are both an affordable and fast transportation alternative to get to the airport. The total trip to the airport by bus takes about 20 minutes.

HAVAŞ

Havaş shuttle services are another transportation option to consider if you’re traveling from Hopa, Turkey to Batumi Airport. Havaş shuttle buses operate every day of the week except for Mondays, and coordinate their departure time with the departure time of outbound flights at Batumi Airport. These shuttle bus services depart from the Hopa Port, pass through the Sarp border, and get to Batumi Airport in about 45 minutes. For more detailed information on departure times please visit the Havaş website.  

Airport Information

Batumi Airport is one of three airports in Georgia. The airport serves both domestic and international air travel. The terminal building contains a health center, gift shop, lost and found, private conference rooms, ATMs and currency exchange offices.

Batumi Airport also features amenities and services to meet your shopping, eating and drink, and accommodation needs. In addition to Duty Free shops where you can go shopping, the terminal building also contains venues where you can enjoy something to eat and drink like Cafes, Cafe Batumi and Istanbul Café. There are also rest areas located in the terminal building as well as VIP services that provide passengers with comfortable facilities that they can enjoy either before their flight or after they have landed. 

Kars Airport is only 7 kilometer from the city center. If you want to get to the city center from the airport, you can prefer taxi, municipal bus and rental car as well as the Sınır Tourism shuttle services that provide transportation service in agreement with airline companies. The hotels in Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center also offer airport shuttle service.

Taxi

You can take a taxi, which is always the easiest way, to go to the city center or the surrounding districts and villages from Kars Airport. You can reach the city center in 10 minutes without waiting. The taxis waiting at the airport according to plane landings are usually used as share taxi by taking more than one passenger.

This is because there is a limited number of taxis at the airport and some taxi drivers would like to earn more by asking for the same taxi fare from more than one passenger. Before taking a taxi, it would be useful to ask if the taxi fare can be shared or not.

Airport Shuttle Services (Sınır Tourism)

The airport shuttle services which provide shuttle service according to landing hours go up to Faikbey Street in Kars city center and drop the passengers off in front of Vergül Tourism agency. The same shuttle company also provides transportation service 30 minutes after landing for the passengers who would like to go Ardahan from Kars Airport. The shuttle services go up to the Sınır Tourism agency on Kongre Street in Ardahan city center.

There is only one car rental company called Öz Sema Otomotiv which serves at Kars Airport. For this reason, you are strongly recommended to book your car in advance if you want to rent a car. You can reach the authorized person by calling the office at 0-474- 212 08 18. If you are going to get to the places like Ani Ören Yeri (Ani Ruins) and Sarıkamış Winter Sports Center and if you travel more than one person, renting a car may be a more flexible and practical solution for you.

Bus

You can also prefer to go to the city center by bus from Kars Airport. There is only one municipal bus to the city center and it runs according to flight times. The municipal bus, which departs at the airport, goes up to the Lion Statues (in front of the Zafer Kuyumcusu – Jewelry Store) in the city center. If you are going to the surrounding cities or the tourist attractions like Ani Ruins, you can get to the bus station from the city center.

Since the bus station and the airport are located on different routes, you can benefit from minibuses or the shuttle services of the bus transportation companies once you arrive at the city center. The bus station is 3 kilometers away from the city center. You can take the buses provided by Sarıkamış Municipality, which depart from the city center, to reach the hotels in Sarıkamış Ski Resort. Though most of the hotels in Sarıkamış welcome their guests at the airport by offering shuttle services, you should ask your hotel if they offer shuttle transfer service considering your transportation options. The ski resort is 50 kilometers from the airport and 60 kilometers from the city center.