Transportation from the City Center to Addis Ababa Bole Airport
Since Addis Ababa Bole Airport is located very close to the city center, it does not take long to reach the airport.
The fastest option for this journey is to take a taxi, which you can find immediately, especially in the touristic areas of the city. The blue-white taxis from two different taxi companies are private taxis, and the yellow ones are those belonging to the state-affiliated NTO (National Tour Operation and Travel Agency). They still have a negotiable price chart, as they are already affiliated with the NTO.
Private taxis, on the other hand, can ask for up to 10 times more than this price tariff. Taxis do not have a meter, so it is recommended to agree on the price by telling your destination before boarding.
Minibuses you can get on from the city also carry their passengers from the city center to Addis Ababa Bole Airport. Tickets are paid on the bus to the driver. Depending on the traffic situation, the journey takes between 10-15 minutes after the minibus takes off.
You can also go to the airport with tricycles like Tuk Tuk, which you can see anywhere and anytime in the city center, which we are familiar with from the Far East. These vehicles, called Bajaj, can easily take two passengers and their luggage. Although the journey time may take a little longer, this is not a problem as the airport is only 6 km away.
If you want to go to the airport with a private transfer, you can book this transfer online or the front desk of the hotel you are staying will help you with this.
Transportation from Brasília Airport to Brasília City Center
Brasília-Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport is the only airport in the city of Brasilia and there are many different vehicles to reach the city center.
One of them is special buses called “Ônibus Executivo”. These buses numbered 113, 113.1 and 113.2 carry passengers from the airport between the Brasília Convention Center and the North and South Hotel areas.
Buses run every 35 minutes between 07:05 and 20:50, Monday to Saturday, and the journey takes approximately 70 minutes. These buses do not run on holidays. Travel ticket price is only paid on the bus and again only in cash.
Another way to reach the city of Brasília is by city buses. In Brasília, which has a very developed public transport network, it is possible to find municipal buses that go to many parts of the city from the airport. You may need to transfer to the city center. You can check the BSB.aero website for a list of all lines passing through the airport.
The city of Brasília is a city where transportation applications such as UBER are used frequently. There is also a special place at the airport designed for this service. If you follow the "Praça Pick-up" signs at the airport, you will see your UBER driver waiting for you there.
Since pirate taxis are common here, he specifically warns airport passengers not to believe the people who approach you and say that you are your UBER driver, and to only get into the car with the license plate you see in the application.