Search Flights from Gazipasa to Taif

There are many alternatives you can prefer such as HAVAŞ shuttle buses, airport or city taxis and car rental services, which will take a maximum of 1 hour to reach Gazipaşa Airport from Alanya center.

HAVAŞ Shuttle Buses

HAVAŞ shuttle buses are the easiest way to go directly to Gazipaşa Airport that is located in Alanya center. HAVAŞ shuttle services are arranged at certain hours of the day from Alanya Bus Terminal. The shuttle service departing from Alanya Bus Terminal passes through Tosmur Municipality and picks the airport passengers up at the stops on a route consisting of Kargıcak Dinler Otel, Tosmur Kavşağı, Metro Kavşağı, Tespo Önü, Ticaret Odası Önü and Mahmutlar Belediye Kavşağı and arrives at Gazipaşa Airport.

HAVAŞ shuttle buses, which serve 7 day a week, reach the airport in 60 minutes and the fare you need to pay for shuttle service is 17TL according to 2016 tariff. You can pay the fare to the HAVAŞ bus assistant when you board the bus.

Taxi

If you prefer to take a taxi to get to Gazipaşa Airport quickly from Alanya city center, you will probably get a city taxi. The city taxi drivers may sometimes claim high amounts of money from the tourists. For this reason, you can prefer the airport taxi services provided by the Gazipaşa Airport Taxi Drivers' Cooperative in order to avoid this confusion.

The taxi fare to reach Gazipaşa Airport by an airport taxi is 120TL based on the fixed price tariff. However, you can hardly get an airport taxi in the city. For this reason, it is a good idea to get detailed information from the cooperative's website (www.gazipasahavalimanitaxi.com). In addition, the airport taxi service is offered at the same fare 24 hours a day.

Rent a car

Compared to Gazipaşa Airport, there are many car rental companies in Alanya city center and in Antalya. When you are in Alanya city center, it would be quite convenient to get information about the car rental services provided by Rent Go (+902425827399), Garenta Rent a Car (4445478) and Aytucar (+902422470377) companies both at the airport and in the city center and to choose from these companies. It takes about 1 hour from Alanya city center to Gazipaşa Airport by car.

Airport Information

Gazipaşa Airport, also known as Alanya Gazipaşa, is 40 kilometers away from Alanya. Gazipaşa Airport, which is an international airport, also hosts the famous ATU duty free store. In addition, there are the places where you can eat snacks at the airport and they are the Canteen Cafe Bar and the Canteen Buffet run by the BTA Company. The facilities such as currency exchange, ATM machines, health center and free internet access are also available in Domestic and International terminals at Gazipaşa Airport.

Taif is located on the slopes of the Sarawat Mountains in Mecca province of Saudi Arabia, which has rich ethnic roots and is home to the world's leading industrial and commercial centers. Taif is also referred to as Green Haven, thanks to its about 3,000 gardens. Taif is one of the most preferred cities in the Mecca region, one of the most visited places by tourists in terms of religious tourism, thanks to the developed transportation facilities and affordable accommodation options in the city. It is 150 kilometers away from the city of Mecca.

The most important feature distinguishing Taif from Mecca and Medina, which is the third largest city in Mecca province after Mecca and Jeddah, is that non-Muslim foreigners are allowed to enter the city. You will not have any difficulty in terms of transportation in Taif city, which is located in the western part of Saudi Arabia and in the south-east of Jeddah within the boundaries of the Mecca Administrative Region.

Taif's transportation networks have been extended to the Mecca province as a whole, and even to other parts of Saudi Arabia. There are intercity bus services between major cities in Saudi Arabia such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Taif, Dammam, Abha, Naseem, Tebuk and Hael.

If you prefer to stay in Taif city center, you can go to other cities of Saudi Arabia with these services on daily basis. There are also local buses within the city, like intercity buses. Transportation within the city is very easy. City roads, rail systems, and highway connections allow you to get to any other point in the city as quickly as possible. You can also rent a car for a fixed period of time from the car rental companies for your transportation in Taif.

In fact, the most profitable, time-saving and easiest way to tour other parts of Saudi Arabia apart from Taif is renting a car. Access to the city is very easy thanks to the buses. Local buses within Taif city center are extremely comfortable and reach almost every point of the city. If you travel as a lonely woman on these buses, you must show your passport to the officers. This is because women throughout Saudi Arabia are banned from driving, traveling and accommodating alone. But if you are a tourist and you prove it, you can travel all by yourself.

In Taif city transportation there are many options such as cable car, car, bus and taxi. Because Taif is a bit smaller than other cities in Saudi Arabia, thus local buses are preferred rather than car rental and taxi options. Domestic or foreign tourists willing to travel with intercity trains need to purchase special seats reserved for ladies and families.

Taif Airport, which has direct flights from many parts of the world, is one of the busiest airports in Saudi Arabia. Approximately 30 kilometers east of the city center, Taif Airport has domestic flights to almost every city in Saudi Arabia.

Bus

There are buses directly from the airport to Taif city center. You can easily get to the city center by buses which are cheaper than the taxi. You can purchase your bus tickets online or at the ticket sales points located inside the terminal. You can travel to any point in the city with a bus that you can take from any stop at the exit of the Taif Airport arrival terminal.

It takes approximately 1 hour to get to the city by bus. Local buses, which have stops in many places of Taif, are the most preferred means of transportation for visitors of the city. As is the case throughout Saudi Arabia, few bus seats can be reserved for ladies and families within Taif city.

Traveling as a lonely woman on a bus requires special permission, which can be very difficult for Saudi Arabian citizens. As a lonely woman and tourist, if you want to travel in these buses, you would be asked to prove that you are a tourist by showing your passport.

Taxi

Taking a taxi is the most expensive way of travelling from Taif Airport to the city center. You can take this distance of 29.5 kilometers in approximately 30-35 minutes by taxi. From the airport to the center of Taif, you pay a taxi fare of 160-190 Suudi Riyali (130-150 TL). Of course, the price we specify in TL may vary depending on the changes between the Saudi Riyal and the Turkish Lira. It is more profitable to rent a car or take a bus instead of taking a taxi just outside of the arrival terminal of Taif Airport.

Car Rental

In almost every region of Saudi Arabia, women are prohibited from driving. Therefore, only male tourists can benefit from car rental option. If you rent a navigation device with your car, you can easily go to Taif and other major cities around.

You can reach the city center by the car you will rent from Taif Airport in approximately 20-25 minutes. In Saudi Arabia, oil is quite cheap compared to Turkey. Hence, one of the best options for your transportation is renting a car. On average, the amount you would pay for the oil to go to the city center from Taif Airport is approximately 1-2 TL.