Transportation from City Center to Ankara Esenboğa Airport
Connecting the capital Ankara to the rest of the world, Ankara Esenboğa Airport is open to air traffic since 1955. Having many direct flight opportunities for both domestic and international flights, this airport is among the most environmentalist and modern terminals of Turkey. Located on the borders of Akyurt and Çubuk counties, transportation from city center to the airport is carried out by land.
You can use public buses, Belkoair buses, taxis or car rental opportunities to get to the airport from city center. It's possible to get a taxi from everywhere in the city to the airport. There's an opening fee and a fixed fee for every km in taximeters in Ankara. It's standard for 24 hours.
With Belkoair buses, you can transport between AŞTİ (Bus Station)-Kızılay-Airport line. Having 24 hour service, Belkoair buses departure in every 30 minutes during busy hours and in every hour after midnight.
Ankara Metropolitan Municipality's 442-3 numbered EGO public buses operates for 24 hours between AŞTİ (Bus station) and Airport. You can get to both domestic and international terminals by using EGO buses which departure in every 30 minutes.
Ankara Esenboğa Airport Contact Information
Address: Ankara Esenboğa Havalimanı Çubuk, Ankara
Telephone: +90 (312) 590 40 00
Fax: +90 (312) 590 40 41
Transportation from Belfast International Airport to City Center
Since Belfast is one of the largest cities in Ireland, there are various transportation options from Belfast International Airport to the city. The fastest of these is to take the taxis of The International Airport Taxi Company, the official taxi operator of the airport.
These taxis operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When you exit the arrival terminal and turn right, you will see this taxi stop area. The price tariff applied to various parts of the city is hung in various parts of the terminal building. You can also check the company's website for the size of the car and the price schedule.
Another slower but certainly more economical option is the Airport Express 300 airport bus. This bus leaves every 15 minutes during rush hour, every day of the week. The bus fare is paid to the toll booth at the terminal or to the driver on the bus, or it is purchased directly from the smartphone application. The vehicle can be boarded from the platform directly opposite the main exit gate of the terminal.
Depending on the road traffic conditions, it takes between 30 and 40 minutes. There may be delays in departure times, especially on public holidays with heavy air traffic. You can check the hours of the airport shuttles operated by Translink, the operator of these buses, on the website at the link.
If you have used Belfast Airport to go to Londonderry, you are lucky because vehicles to this city depart directly from the airport. These minibuses, which depart every 30 minutes during busy hours, cover this distance of approximately 100 km in 1.5 hours on average. Minibuses leave from the bus stop in front of the terminal building.
I've come this far, if you say you wouldn't go back without seeing the sights in Belfast, the most logical move would be to rent a car. Thus, you can both see Belfast with your own rhythm and skip the airport transfer. There are 5 car rental companies in the terminal building and almost all of them are located on the arrival floor. You can find the contact information of these companies on the airport's website. By the way, keep in mind that traffic flows on the left in Ireland.