Transportation from the City Center to the Van FeritMelen Airport
Van Ferit Melen Airport, that has international connections since the year 2009, is an airport located in easternmost point of Turkey. The nearest airport is the Hoy Airport located in Iran and the airport is the first among others in Turkey that satellite landing system had been established. Ferit Melen Airport that is among first airports in Turkey built with unmilitary status has direct flight connections that are operated regularly from/to Ankara and Istanbul and indirect connections with other cities through Turkish Airlines, Atlas Jet and Pegasus Airlines.
If you consider reaching to the airport with your personal car, it should be reminded that the airport has a parking area with a capacity for 140 vehicles. You might call a taxi from any station close to you or you might reach to airport by renting a car from car rental offices.
For the passengers of Turkish Airline and Anadolu Jet, there are shuttle services to the airport from Erciş, Şemdinli and Yüksekova.
Ferit Melen Airport Contact Information
Address: Eminpaşa, Havaalanı Yolu No: 31, 65040 Van Merkez/Van, Türkiye
Phone: +90 (432) 227 00 01
Fax Number: +90 (432) 227 00 05
Transportation from Bulgaria Sofia Airport to the City Center
Known as one of the most impressive countries of the Balkans, Bulgaria's most developed region in terms of culture and trade, the capital Sofia, is one of the most frequently used flight routes by travel enthusiasts. There are flights to Sofia Airport, the largest international airport in Bulgaria, from many parts of the world. The fact that the airport is approximately 10 kilometers from the city center minimizes the transportation stress experienced after the journey.
In Sofia, the distance between the city center and the airport takes about 10 kilometers when you go through the Brussels and Tsarigradsko Shose boulevards. At Sofia Airport, which has two terminal buildings, there is a taxi company with which the airport company has an agreement so that passengers do not have problems in urban transportation. Airport authorities recommend using Oxtaksi company, which can be contacted at +359 2 973 2121, or other commercial taxis in the terminal in order to avoid any abuse in transportation. Taxi fare is around 15 Leva to the city centre.
In addition to the taxi, you can rent a car from the car rental companies in the area or use the bus and metro lines to reach your destination. Metro services in the city, which start at 5.30 in the morning, continue until midnight. It takes about 18 minutes to reach the city center by metro. It is possible to find the location of the metro station by following the blue stripes indicated in terminal number two. Sofia Airport-Gen 84 departing from terminal number two. Gurko Street and 384 Sofia Airport-Druzhba 2 bus lines are among the alternatives that can be used to reach the city center. A separate ticket is required for each additional baggage exceeding 60x40x40 cm on buses. While buying tickets, you can use the box office or the automatic ticket machines.
The first flight of 384 starts at 05:52 on weekdays and at 05:56 on weekends. The last flights are at 22.58 on weekdays and at 22.50 on weekends. The bus is on its way; Sofia Airport, Terminal 2-Christopher Columbus boulevard-Prof. Between Tsvetan Lazarov street-Druzhba Metro Stop-Obikolna street and Druzhba 2, on the way back; Druzhba 2 - Obikolna street-Prof. It runs between Tsvetan Lazarov avenue-Iliya Beshkov boulevard-Captain Dimitar Spisarevski boulevard-Christopher Columbus boulevard and Sofia Airport Terminal 2. It takes approximately 20-25 minutes between the start and finish stops.
You can use both terminals to board the 84. Line 84, which first departs from terminal number two, starts its maiden flight at 05:00 am, seven days a week. After the bus departs, it takes about 4 minutes to reach terminal number one. Its last flight is at 00.20 on weekdays and at 23.23 on weekends. The route of the bus; Sofia Airport, Terminal 2 – Terminal 1 – Christopher Columbus boulevard-Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard-Gen. Between Gurko Street. Return is Gen. Gurko Street-Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard-Christopher Columbus Boulevard-Prodan Tarakchiev Street-Sofia Airport is organized as Terminal 1-Terminal 2. It takes approximately 30-40 minutes between the starting and ending routes of the bus.
Sofia Airport Contact Information
Address: 1 Christopher Columbus Avenue 1540 Sofia, Bulgaria
Phone: +359 2 937 2211