Search Flights from Gaziantep to Mazar I Sharif

Gaziantep Oğuzeli Airport is located 20 kilometers southeast of the city center. The airport, which serves in the civilian category, also hosts international flights.

Different alternatives are at your service in Gaziantep to get to the airport from the city center.

HAVAŞ

HAVAŞ shuttle services are a good alternative if you want to reach the airport from the city center. The stops on the shuttle route are as the follows: HAVAŞ City Office, Nizip Street, Mezarlık Crossing, İpek Yolu (Silk Road), Çimento Crossing, Perilikaya Et ve Balık Kurumu, Oğuzeli Crossing, and Gaziantep Airport.

Municipality Bus

Municipal buses are one of the best options to get to the airport. Thanks to the municipal buses, you can directly get to the airport at affordable prices. There are buses to the airport at 50-minute intervals from Balıklı Square in the city center.

Car

Traffic may sometimes be dense in Gaziantep city center and we recommend you to keep this in mind before you drive. So, you can easily find a solution for transportation to get to the airport by your car or the car rental option. If you want, you can leave your car at the airport, which offers 400 parking lots.

Airport Information

There are many services available at the airport for you. If you prefer, you can relax or arrange your business meetings in the VIP lounge, as well as you can enjoy shopping. In addition, if you feel hungry, the delicacies of Gaziantep cuisine will be available for you at the airport.

Mazar I Sharif, a border town close to Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, is the most important and biggest city of Behl Region located in the north of Afghanistan. Due to its geographical location, it has a very strategic position both in terms of politics and transport.

The city has taken its name from the belief that Ali's grave is here. The city center is made up of straight blocks that spread around Ali's tomb and cut each other perpendicularly. When you move towards the city center, all the roads would take you to this big square with the tomb, surrounded by greenery.

Already the intersection of the other roads is also squares. The traffic rules are not generally applied in the city, and as a result, there is a feeling of chaos in the roads. Traffic is almost always cramped.

Bikes and motorcycles are frequently used means of transportation in the city center. It is possible to see luxury cars and horse-drawn cars in traffic together. Mazar I Sharif railroad connects it with the neighbor Uzbekistan and the train reaches the city center. Priority in rail transport is not human transport but merchandise transport. This makes Mazar I Sharif an important trade transfer point for Afghanistan, beyond being a religious destination.

Although there are buses for long distance journeys, transportation in the city center is provided by special vehicles. From here you can go to the capital city of Kabul by bus or plane. If you want to see Belh, the birthplace of Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi, you can reach this old settlement with a 30-minute car journey.

The Mazar I Sharif International Airport is quite small and does not offer transportation to the city center by public transport. You can reach the city center by taxi, rental car or hotel shuttles from the airport which is 12 kilometers east of the city center. The airport does not have regular services. You have to ask when you get there.

Hotel Shuttle

Although it is very easy to find in a hostel or motel Mazar I Sharif, there are not much bigger hotels. You should check with your hotel whether or not they provide a shuttle service and make reservation in advance so that they can pick you up from the airport.

Taxi

Taxi is means of transportation that is frequently used to get to the city center from the airport. If there is not much traffic, you can reach the city center in 16 minutes. It’s a good idea to have a deal about the fare with the taxi driver before you take the cab.

Car Rental

Renting a car is the most preferred method of transportation in Mazar I Sharif since you need to negotiate price with taxis, there are problems about public transportation and it is very convenient for those who want to go to surrounding cities.

Since the roads are not generally asphalt, the Jeep is the most preferred type of vehicle. You can reach the city center in about 16 minutes on a straight road for about 12 kilometers after connecting to the AH76 motorway from the airport connection road.

If you rent a car during your travel, you should be aware that traffic rules are not strictly applied in the city.