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Popular Airport

Cengiz Topel Airport

Popular Airlines

Approximate Flight Duration

16 hour 20 min

Approximate Travel Distance

13168 Km

Transportation to Airport from Santiago City Center

Arturo Merino Benitez Intl. Airport

A Merino Benitez Airport, 16 kilometers west of Santiago city center, can be quickly reached by taxi or metro. Passengers can also go to the airport with special vehicles that can be rented from car rental companies.

Taxi

Taxis that can take you from Santiago to Merino Benitez Airport in about 20 minutes, are applying a high tariff on weekends, holidays and night time.

Metro

With the metro that you can take from the Los Heroes metro station in Santiago you can reach the Barrancas stop which is just 10 minutes away from the airport. To use the metro you can buy tickets from the counters around the station. From Barrancas stop you have to take an 8 minute taxi ride to the airport.

Car Rental

Avis, Budget, Enterprise and Alamo car hire companies provide you the option to rent a car with or without a driver.  You can rent a car from these companies at any time, or arrange a private vehicle to pick you up from wherever you are and take you to the airport.

Airport Information

There is a four-storey terminal building at A Merino Benitez Airport, which covers a large area. The terminal building, which is undergoing renovations, is planned to be opened in 2020 with much wider features. The current terminal building has duty free shops, luggage space and parking space on the ground floor. On the first floor there are rest rooms reserved for VIP companies, on the second floor, shops, restaurants and entrance doors are located. On the third floor of the building, there is also a check-in area reserved for the customers of restaurants and VIP passengers.

You can find bank ATMs, telephone operator shops, pharmacies, travel agency shops, health care room and insurance offices spread over different floors of the building. In the terminal there is a reserved area for those who are VIP passengers. In this section you can access VIP lounges of Latam, Pacific Club, Voyage, Delta Sky Club, American Airlines and Avianca companies.

There are many restaurants, cafes and bars in the airport for travelers to meet their eating and drinking needs. These are La Pausa, Cybo Bistro, Fritz, Gatsby, Ruby Tuesday, Subway, Telepizza, Johnny Rockets, Pronto Copec, McDonald's, Cafe Danes, Bakery & Co, Cafe On Time, Cinnabon, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, Tamarugo, Patagonia Cafe, Espression Lavazza , Vinum and Heineken Star Lounge.

Among the places you can shop at the airport are stores ranging from cosmetics to clothing, technology and music to jewelry. Among these are Bath & Body Works, MAC Cosmetics, Punto Musical, Samsung, MacOnline Express, Garmin, Gizmobies, Fotokina, MOW, La Cava del Vino, Kubox, Jugueteria Alemana, BirttShop Chile, Licantai, Toc's, Rumbo Sur, Piedra Linda, Sol y Mar , Piedras Australes, Jewelery Me, Swarovski and Hugo Boss.

Transportation to Kocaeli City Center from Airport

Cengiz Topel Airport

Cengiz Topel Airport is located 15 km from the city center of the Kocaeli Province. The airport serves as a military and civil airport, operating both domestic and international flights. The airport offers a variety of services for passengers including its own outdoor parking lot. Passengers can enjoy a variety of transportation alternatives to get to the city center from the airport. Each alternative is easily accessible and is available to use as transportation to the airport from the city as well.

You can get to the city center from Cengiz Topel Airport by bus, taxi, or rental car. The city is located about 30 minutes from the airport.

Taxi

Taxis are a convenient transportation alternative to get to the city center from Cengiz Topel Airport. Taxis are also the fastest way to get to the city. The time it takes to get to the city from the airport can vary slightly depending on the traffic conditions. Taxis are readily available at the terminal exit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Bus

Another way to get to the city center from Cengiz Topel Airport is by bus. Municipal buses provide convenient transportation to the city. It takes about 30 minutes to get to the city from the airport by bus. Buses are a more affordable transportation alternative compared to taxis. Buses are easily accessible at the terminal exit once you land.

You can go to the city center by buses that are operated by the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, which follow the routes of Körfez, Derince, İzmit and the main bus terminal. The bus schedule is arranged according to flight times. You can go to and from Yenikent, the K. Terminal, and the Y. Terminal by buses belonging to Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality. In addition to these buses, you can also use Eşme and Uzuntarla public buses that are accessible from the stops on the E-5 highway.

Rental Car

You can easily get to the city center by renting a car from the rental car offices located at the terminal. You can get this service from rental car companies located in Cengiz Topel Airport.

Weather in Kocaeli

DayMin - Max
WednesdayMin 6ºC - Max 14ºC
ThursdayMin 5ºC - Max 13ºC
FridayMin 5ºC - Max 15ºC
SaturdayMin 7ºC - Max 15ºC
SundayMin 4ºC - Max 10ºC

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