Transportation from Montevideo City Center to Montevideo Airport
Montevideo Airport is approximately 45 minutes from the city. The most affordable option to get to Montevideo Carrasco International Airport from the city center is the bus. There are many bus companies from the city center to the airport, but the most reliable ones are COT, Copsa and Cutcsa.
You can choose the direct bus number DM1 from the city center to Montevideo Airport, or you can use other airport buses from the city's central bus station, Terminal Tres Cruces. The bus fare can be paid in cash in the bus you board.
A slightly more comfortable option than the bus is minibuses. You can use the taxis aeropuerto website to book a place with the only minibus company that has a work permit within Carrasco Airport.
There are options for setting up shared vehicles, whether private or dolmus. These vehicles pick up passengers from the hotel or from known points in the city center and take them to Montevideo Airport. Another private transfer company is By Remises. Prices vary depending on the vehicle type and class selected.
Taxis are also a 24/7 method to get to the airport from Montevideo city centre. You can call a taxi to the hotel or you can reach the airport by taxi from anywhere in the city center. However, it is necessary to come to an agreement on the fee before going out, because an extra fee may be charged for the luggage transport service. Uber is a better option to avoid such a situation. You can easily go to Montevideo Airport from the application, by driving to your location.
Transportation from Papeete Faa'a International Airport to the City Center
The capital of Papeete, Tahiti and the main international airport of French Polynesia, Faa'a Airport is located here. All international flights to French Polynesia land at this airport, located 5 km southwest of Papeete city centre, and passengers are usually greeted with music and flowers.
If airport transfer is not included in your tour package, you can use a bus, taxi or rent a private car from Papeete Airport to the city center.
If you arrived before 10 PM and you are in good physical strength, exit the terminal and cross the parking lot with your suitcase to the other side of the parking lot, and after climbing the stairs to the street, stop a passing bus.
In this way, you can go to the city at a very cheap cost. It takes 8 minutes to get to the city center from Papeete Airport by bus, and the bus passes every 15 minutes. The bus stops by the market place in downtown Papeete. It also drops passengers at two different points on the road.
To go from the airport to Papeete city center by taxi, you can take a taxi from the taxi stand just outside the arrivals terminal. Taxis in Tahiti do not have a meter, but the tariffs are clear and there is a list in each vehicle. By the way, there is a difference between day prices and night prices. If you arrive after 10 am, there is no other means of transportation other than taxi until 6 am.
Car is the most used means of transportation in Tahiti. You can get to the city center by renting a car from Papeete Airport, but keep in mind that most cars will be manual transmission.
After exiting the airport, take Route 1 and follow the Route 5 signs to reach Papeete city centre.