Popular Airport | Ürümqi Diwopu Intl. Airport |
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Approximate Flight Duration | 2 hour 10 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 1768 Km |
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Cheapest Samarkand to Urumqi Flight Tickets
Transportation to Airport from Samarkand City Center
Samarkand Intl. Airport
Samarkand International Airport is only 5 kilometers away from the city center. For this reason, you can reach the airport easily without losing much time by paying an affordable price. If you prefer to use public transportation, you can take a bus. Car rental and taxi are also among the available options. In addition, many hotels in Samarkand offer hotel shuttle service to their guests.
Taxi
You can easily get a taxi in Samarkand city center at any time. If you want, you can also ask your hotel to arrange a taxi for you. It is possible to reach the airport in a short period of time by paying an average of 3.000 - 4.000 Uzbekistani Som.
Bus
As Samarkand International Airport is very close to the city center, 5 different bus lines pass through the city center. You can reach the airport from the city center by choosing from the buses 31, 10, 60, 18 and 37 at the nearest bus stop. Transportation by bus takes less than half an hour under normal traffic conditions. One-way ticket price per passenger costs 600 Uzbekistani Som.
Hotel Shuttle Service
Hotel shuttle services are a very practical transportation alternative because they pick you up in front of the hotel you stay at the pre-determined hour and take you to the airport by paying a fixed price. Many hotels in Samarkand offer this transportation service to their guests. If you want to take advantage of this service, you need to contact hotel reception and make a reservation at least one day before your flight.
Rent a car
You can see the offices of various car rental companies in Samarkand city center. Samarkand International Airport is only 5 kilometers away and you can reach the airport by driving the rental car, which allows you to travel comfortably through the entire trip. You can ask your hotel to help you about the contact information of the car rental companies.
Airport Information
Samarkand International Airport, which is located very close to the city center, is not a big airport, yet it is an airport where the passengers can meet their every kind of needs. In addition to CIP and VIP lounge services, the airport also offers various restaurants and cafes for the passengers. The airport also offers various facilities such as post office, cash dispenser, first aid service, baby care room, currency exchange office where you can meet your basic needs as well as a duty-free shopping store where you can do shopping at affordable prices. Wi-fi service is accessible throughout the airport.
Transportation to Urumqi City Center from Airport
Urumqi Diwopu Intl. Airport
The most important settlement of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, which we can name as the western region of China, come to the forefront as Urumqi. The city, which was once the most important trade route of history and the last point of the Silk Road, is still the main point of the railway transportation for the China and the most strategic point to reach the west.
Located near the mystical Tian Shan Mountain (Mountain of Heaven), the city is considered the first homeland of the Turks. The traffic is very busy in Urumqi, like in China, which is the third largest country in the world in terms of surface area and the first in terms of the population. Because the standards of living are low, bus is the commonly used option for passenger transportation.
There are three bus terminals in the city. Taxis also operate to disburden the heavy traffic in the city. There is railway connection from Urumqi to the six major cities of China. Urumqi Diwopu Airport provides transportation opportunity to passengers who want to come to Urumqi from abroad and from other cities of the country. Urumqi Diwopu Airport is located 24 kilometers northwest of the city center. Buses, taxis and shuttle services are available all day long to carry passengers to the city from the airport.
Taxi
There are important rules that you have to pay attention to according to the Chinese laws when you get on a taxi. For example, if you do not close the door when you get in the car, the taxi driver has the right to drop you from the car. You shouldn’t smoke or chat with the driver, should pay the fare completely and get a receipt when you get off. Because if you lose something in the car, you cannot submit a bill of complaint without a receipt. However, the taxi stops located at terminals 2 and 3 offer service for 24 hours.
Bus
At Urumqi Diwopu Airport, bus stops are located just under the bridge between the terminal buildings 2 and 3. Bus routes 27 and 51 go to the two different terminals located in Urumqi. The buses operate every 4-5 minutes from 07:30 am to 11:30 pm, and after 10:00 pm, you need to pay a higher amount.
Shuttle Bus
These vehicles, which offer service privately apart from the local buses, depart from the terminals 2 and 3 from 07:30 am to 11:00 pm. The travel last shorter because of fewer stops and a shorter route. You can reach the city center in about 25 minutes with these buses operating every half an hour from 07:30 am to 09:00 am and every hour from 08:00 am to 11:00 pm.
