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Dalaman Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

6 hour 20 min

Approximate Travel Distance

5176 Km

Transportation to Airport from Dakar City Center

Leopold Sedar Senghor Intl. Airport

In the city where the rail transport system is not available, the only public transport alternative is the bus to get to the airport from the city center. You can reach the airport by bus only during the day as it does not serve at night.

You can rent a car from the city center, use hotel shuttle or take a taxi to get to the airport in about half an hour in normal traffic conditions. Private shuttle services are another convenient alternative.

Airport Shuttle Service

These private shuttle services, which operate with car rental logic, take you from your address and leave you at the airport gate. In order to benefit from this service, it is absolutely necessary to make a reservation in advance. You can ask your hotel to help you with the reservation. This service costs a little bit more than normal taxi.  

Bus

You can reach the airport by bus number 8, which can be accessed from the city center. This bus line operates between 06:00 and 21:00. Since bus is the only public transport you can use to get to the airport, it is not possible to get to the airport by public transport from the city center if your flight is at night.

Hotel Shuttle

You should learn in advance whether your hotel offers this service and make a reservation. With the hotel shuttle you will be picked up right in front of your hotel at the most convenient time and you will have a very comfortable means of transportation to reach the airport.

Taxi

Cars that work as a taxi in Dakar are quite old, but they are often preferred for fast and cheap transportation. You should definitely negotiate a good deal about the fare beforehand with your driver. You can get information about an average rate from your hotel and ask there for a taxi call. So you do not have to worry about the amount you will pay. You can reach the airport from the city center in a half hour by taxi.

Car Rental

You can rent a car suitable for your budget by contacting the car rental offices located in the city center. You can find both extremely cheap as well as luxury car options. If you are renting the car only for the last day to get to the airport, it is a convenience to ask for a car with a driver. The hotel you are staying at can also help you about car rental.

Airport Information

The airport in Dakar's northern district is named after Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal's first president. The public also refer to the airport as Dakar Yoff Airport, with the airport’s former name. International flights as well as charter flights and cargo flights are organized from the airport. Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport offers only basic services.

A new airport is being built as an alternative to the airport, which cannot satisfy its guests both in terms of capacity and facilities. There is no clear information on when the airport, whose construction started in 2007, will be opened.

Transportation to Dalaman City Center from Airport

Dalaman Airport

Dalaman is a small district of Muğla with a population of 35 thousand people. The airport was built here in 1976 because Dalaman is on the crossroads and has flat terrains. The airport was opened to international transportation in 1981.

Transportation to the major tourist spots in Turkey such as Fethiye, Marmaris, Göcek and Akyakaya is carried out through Dalaman Airport. The airport can also be preferred for transportation to Muğla city center and even Kaş and Kalkan, the touristic districts of Antalya. In addition to tourism, greenhouse farming is also an important income channel in the district. Dalaman is a delta rich in bird diversity. The bays here are very convenient for yacht tourism. Dalaman has a temperate climate and the average annual temperature is 20 degrees. It rains heavily in winter.

Taxi

At Dalaman Airport, there is a taxi rank that provides taxi service 7 days 24 hours. Transportation by taxi is very easy; however, if you are planning to go to the places like Marmaris and Fethiye, it may cost a little higher.

HAVAŞ

There are HAVAŞ shuttle services to reach a lot of major points from Dalaman Airport. The hours of HAVAŞ shuttle buses vary by plane landings and HAVAŞ shuttle services nearly depart every hour between 1 am in the midnight and 9 pm. After landing to the airport, you can get information from the authorized personnel about shuttle hours and place of departure.

Marmaris-Fethiye Shuttle Service

Marmaris shuttle services pass through Gökova, Köyceğiz and Ortaca. Journey by shuttle takes about one hour. HAVAŞ also provides shuttle service to Fethiye Bus Terminal, which is also the city center. The buses passing through Göcek reach Fethiye in about one hour. The shuttle services depart every hour or every 2 hours at certain periods of time.

Rent a car

There are the offices car rental companies at Dalaman Airport. The companies like Avis, Budget, Almira and Europcar provide this service at the airport for your convenience.

Weather in Dalaman

DayMin - Max
ThursdayMin 8ºC - Max 18ºC
FridayMin 7ºC - Max 18ºC
SaturdayMin 7ºC - Max 16ºC
SundayMin 10ºC - Max 16ºC
MondayMin 12ºC - Max 17ºC

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