Transportation from City Center to Madrid Airport
The distance between Madrid city center and the airport is 12 km. Metro, train, bus, taxi, private car and car rental options are used to reach the airport from the city center.
You can reach terminals 2 and 4 of the airport by transferring to line 8 from the metro network at different points in the city center. The metro operates between 06:00 in the morning and 02:00 at night. Another option is the train, which reaches terminal 4 of the airport from the city center and the surrounding areas. Trains operate between 05:15 in the morning and 00:15 at night.
It is possible to go to the airport from the city center with the bus of the Airport Express company, and the municipal buses numbered 200 or 204. Buses can be used between 05.00 and 23.00.
You can reach the airport by using taxis from all over the city. It is among the suggestions to ask the price before getting into the taxi. In addition, it is possible to make your airport journey in a short time by renting a car through car rental offices and internet reservation.
Transportation from Curaçao Airport to the City Center
Curaçao or Hato International Airport is the only airport of Curaçao Island and is located approximately 12 km from the capital, Willemstad.
You don't have many options to go to Curaçao city center from Curaçao Airport. Therefore, the first thing you should do is check whether the hotel you are staying at offers free airport shuttle service. If they do, you're lucky, if they don't, your remaining options are taxis or local buses.
From here you can take the buses called Konvoii. These buses go from the airport to Otrobanda and Punda, which are neighborhoods of the city of Willemstad. At the last stop of the bus, you can find vehicles going to other parts of the island, and you can go further by changing vehicles. You can pay the ticket price on the bus to the driver in cash. The distance between them is 15 kilometers on average and the journey takes about 40 minutes.
The routes and timetables of these buses are written on the signs at the bus stops. However, you can assume that the flights operate every hour between 07.00 in the morning and 23.00 in the evening on weekdays and less frequently on weekends.
You can also use the minibuses that go to the crowded parts of the island by going to the main road. You can recognize these minibuses by the word BUS on their plates. There is also a sign on the window of the minibus, just like in our minibuses, with the route it goes on, and they stop when you raise your hand. The ticket fee is paid in cash and to the driver.
As of 2022, when this article was written, Uber or a similar transportation app is not working in Curaçao yet. That's why your only option is local taxis. You can find a 24/7 taxi from the airport to the city centre. Although taxis here do not have a taximeter, there are predetermined amounts for certain routes. That's why you have to ask how much you will pay and agree on the price before you get in the taxi.
The distance of 15 km takes about 20 minutes. It is worth noting that if you take a taxi between 23.00 and 06.00 in the morning, or if you take a taxi with more than 4 people, the taxi fare increases by 25 percent and the drivers expect a 10 percent tip in addition to the taxi fare.