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Stuttgart Airport is accessible from the city center using a variety of transportation alternatives, first and foremost being a taxi. The airport is also accessible by train, bus, metro, and car.

Taxi

The fastest and most comfortable transportation alternative to get to Stuttgart Airport from the city center is by taxi. The airport is located 13 km from the city. A taxi to the airport takes about 15 minutes. Taxis are accessible from many locations in the city or you can have the hotel you’re staying at help arrange one for you. While taxis are a bit more expensive, since the airport is located in close proximity the total fare isn’t that high. Taxis provide convenient and quick transportation to the airport, making them a highly preferred method of alternative.

Bus

Another transportation alternative to get to Stuttgart Airport from the city center is by bus. You can get on a bus from several stops in the city and enjoy an affordable and comfortable ride to the airport.

Rail

Trains are another affordable method of transportation to get to the airport. There are two rail lines that run to the airport, providing comfortable transportation to Stuttgart Airport. Trains depart from the Stuttgart Main Railway Station and get to the airport in about 30 minutes.

Metro

The metro is both an affordable and fast means of transportation. There are two metro lines that provide transportation to the airport. The metro lines depart from the Stuttgart Main Station. The metro runs every 10 minutes during the week and every 30 minutes over the weekend. The metro operates from 5 am to midnight.

Rental Car

Another transportation alternative to get to the airport is by rental car. There are various rental car offices located in the city. Renting a car is a convenient way to get to the airport. Rental car companies that you can choose from include Avis, Buchbinder, Enterprise, Europcar, Global Drive, Hertz and Sixt.

Airport Information

Stuttgart Airport is Germany’s 6^th busiest airport, operating domestic and international flights. The terminal buildings contain a health center, gift shops, a lost and found, private conference rooms, a game room, a children’s play area, ATMs, currency exchange services, and more.

Stuttgart Airport also features stores where you can go shopping, restaurants, bars, and cafes that appeal to every palate, and venues that can meet your accommodation needs. Stores where you can go shopping include Duty Free shops, Bon Voyage, Catwalk, Dresscode, Bon Voyage, Bochmann, Beate Uhse, Bonita Mode, Felix W, Flight Shop, Hallhuber, Jet Setter Trend, Joe Nimble, Kkiosk, Leysieffer Confiserie, Multimedia Store, Obey Your Body, Picard, Damenoberbekleidung, and Trigema.

Venues where you can enjoy a bite to eat or something to drink include AIR Bar, San Francisco Coffee Company, Puro Gusto, Restaurant Pasta & Sea Food Trattoria, News Cafe, Modern Asia, Leysieffer Bistro und Cafe, Mc Donald’s, Burger King, Biergaten, Abflugbar, Ankuntftsbar, Abflugbar Piccolino, Abflugbar Cockpit, Abflugbar Coffee, Restaurant Red Baron and Restaurant Top Air.

There is the Rioni river at the entrance of Kutaisi, which is the second largest and most developed city of Georgia, and this river literally divides the city into two. Kutaisi is located in the Imerati Region in the western part of Georgia and its distance to the country’s capital, Tbilisi, is approximately 221 kilometers. The city’s population is around 201.000. Kutaisi’s urban transportation is mostly composed of buses, trolleys, taxis and mini-buses called marshrutka.

There is also a big train station in the city. But from this train station, daily express trains from Kutaisi to Georgia’s other major cities depart. As the area of the city is small, majority of the visitors walk or use taxis for transportation.

Kutaisi railway terminal is directly connected to Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi. All of the trains leaving from this terminal are operated by Georgian Railways. You can travel to Tbilisi from Kutaisi in around 5.5 hours by taking the train #18, which departs from Kutaisi I station. There are also daily express trains.

The train starts its trip at 08.50 every morning and arrives at Tbilisi in 6 hours. This train also stops in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia. There are also regular bus trips from Didube bus station in Didube, where the metro station in Tbilisi is located at, to Kutaisi. Price for this bus trip is only 10 Lari.

In addition to the marshrutkas and buses, you may also consider using car rental services or taxis for transportation to city centre from the Kutaisi Airport.

Marshrutka

After arriving at the Kutaisi Airport, take the exit from the arrival terminal and proceed to the bus stops. As well as the buses, marshrutkas also depart to Kutiasi city centre or suburbans from the bus stops at the area in front of the terminal building. Marshrutka drivers may not accept paying with dollar or euro, so do not forget to stop by the exchange office in the airport just in case.

Marshrutkas leaving from Kutaisi Airport go directly to the Kutaisi bus station just behind McDonalds. Marshrutkas, which run in every 20 minutes, provide transportation services to the town of Samtredia from Kutaisi Airport for a fee of 2 Lari. There are also vehicles named ‘direct marshrutkas’, which have a fare of 5 Lari. These direct marshrutkas will take you to your destination as well.

There are direct marshrutkas running between Kutaisi Airport and Tbilisi, and fare is currently 20 Lari. Likewise, there are also marshrutkas going directly to Batumi, another major city of Georgia, for a fare of 18 Lari.

Bus

Bus service timetable are usually updated according to the flights' arrival times. You don’t need to worry if you forget to get Georgian currency, as it is possible to buy bus tickets with euro or dollar as well.

Taxi

Taxi is the most economical vehicle you can use for traveling to the city centre from Kutaisi Airport. Traveling to the city centre from the airport by taxi costs around 25 Lari, but you can drop the price to 20 Lari by bargaining with the taxi driver.

Rent a Car

The only thing that you need to do to go city centre from Kutaisi Airport by your rented car is to take the highway, which passes right by the airport, and follow the direction signs to the city. You can reach the city centre in around 20 minutes by your vehicle.

As well as you can find several rent a car services at the exit of Kutaisi Airport terminal, you can also make benefit of discounts by making an online reservation. People visiting Kutaisi often prefer renting a car as they usually include visiting other Georgian cities such as Tbilisi and Batumi  in their travel plans.