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 Lusaka Airport to Lusaka City Center
You do not have many options to reach Lusaka city center from Lusaka Airport, or officially Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, which connects Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to both other cities of the country and different countries of the world.
The easiest way to make this journey is to take a taxi from the airport. This journey of approximately 20 km takes an average of 30 minutes. You can recognize the taxis at the airport by the orange strip next to them. For security reasons, you can find the license plates and phone numbers of the taxis authorized to pick up passengers from the airport on the airport's official website.
Your other option, other than a taxi, would be to arrange an airport transfer online or through your hotel. You can use the Tripadvisor site for this.
Another option is to take the minibuses that go from the airport to the last stop of Chelstone at the entrance of the city, although not to the city center. You can reach the city center economically by transferring from here again. However, it is worth remembering that this method is not recommended for tourists.