Popular Airport | Luxembourg Findel Airport |
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Popular Airlines | |
Approximate Flight Duration | 10 hour 20 min |
Approximate Travel Distance | 8255 Km |
It is only possible to reach the airport from Colombo city center by bus and taxi. Alternatively, you can also travel with private cars that can be rented from car rental companies located in the city center.
Taxi drivers in Colombo, which is moving towards to becoming a global world city, also keep up with this development. Almost all of the taxi drivers are clean-wear, polite and speak English, which increases the quality of service. Despite being expensive compared to other alternatives, it is preferred because of its ease of reaching anytime.
The bus number 187-E3, which is used to get to the airport, collects passengers at different bus stops all day except night time. It serves as an economic and fast transportation option.
As in all major cities, it is also possible to find quality and reputable car rental companies in Colombo. You can request the model and brand you want from the companies you can reach easily via Internet and telephone.
Bandaranayike Airport, which links Colombo to the world and hosts many passengers every year, consists of a medium sized single terminal building. There are many services ranging from pharmacies and health centers to foreign exchange bureaus and bank ATMs at the airport. There is a beauty and spa center in the terminal which also has an animal care room for pets of passengers.
Baristar Coffee Lanka, Burger King, Deli Food & Spicy, HVA Foods, Nestle Lanka PLC, Palm Strip Restaurant and Relax Inn Food are the places where passengers can meet their eating and drinking needs during waiting periods.
For shopping there are Abans Pvt, AMF Duty Free, Asian Electricals, Aventure Holdings, Chamber of Gifts, Classic Electronics, Crown Electronics, Citizen, Gomez's and Odel stores. The airport also meets the accommodation needs of its passengers with the Serediva Transit Hotel in it.
Luxembourg, which is one of the smallest and the most beautiful countries of Europe, draws attention with its population approaching half a million. This small country is also home to many strategic institutions, organizations and general directorates of the European Union. The country's economy is on the first rank in the world regarding the average income per capita.
The country, where French, German and Luxembourgish are accepted as the official languages, is also on UNESCO’s world cultural heritage list thanks to being an ancient Roman city. Luxembourg Findel Airport, located in the capital city bearing the same name with Luxembourg and home to all flights of the country, welcomes thousands of passengers as Europe's busiest and the 28th busiest airport of the world.
The distance between the city center and the airport is only 6 kilometers. There are many alternative transportation vehicles you can choose to cover this distance. Buses are the commonly used means of transportation in the city. You can also travel with options such as taxi and car rental. In addition to these options, there are many points in the city where you can rent a bicycle. Travelling with a bicycle is one of the enjoyable options.
Because the Findel Airport is very close to the city center, you can reach the city center in a very short time with all means of transportation. The buses that you can find easily even when there is heavy traffic and comfortable taxis are among the other options you can choose when going to the city center.
You can have a comfortable travel to the city center from the airport thanks to the taxis which operate at all hours of the day. For using taxis, you don’t need to make any reservation. Taxis all of which are licensed may also be a safer option than other vehicles, as they are used by trained drivers. Thanks to the red logos on the vehicles, you will notice that they are licensed and the thy will take you to Luxembourg in about 20 minutes.
Buses are the commonly used transportation vehicles in the country. They can be preferred because of being an affordable transportation alternative between the airport and city center. You can get to the city center by choosing one of the three different bus routes departing from the airport.
Departure times of the buses may vary depending on weekdays and weekends.
Bus route 16 belonging to the bus company named Eurobus offers service every ten minutes between 05:30 am and 11:00 pm on weekdays. At weekends, you can find a service between 05:25 am and 11:05 pm every twenty minutes.
Bus route 29 offers service between 05:17 am and 11:57 pm every 15 minutes on weekdays and 30 minutes at weekends.
Bus route 117 enables transportation between Luxembourg and Trier. This route offering service between 01:12 pm and 07:12 pm takes passengers to the city center in a short time because it has less stops than the other routes.
Because Luxembourg is located right in the middle of Germany, France and Belgium, those who want to travel to the border regions of these countries have easier transportation opportunity by flying to Luxembourg. You can go to France, Belgium and Germany with Flibco transfer vehicles, which operate at Luxembourg Airport. These shuttle buses operating every two hours travel to Thionville, Maizeres and Metz in France, Arlon, Bastogne and Marche in Belgium, and Trier in Germany.
You can have a comfortable travel by renting a car from one of the companies Europcar, Hertz, Enterprise, Avis and Sixt located at the airport. Car rental companies which are located on the -1st floor of the airport offer 24/7 service.