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The easiest ways to get to Borg El Arab International Airport from Alexandria city center are to take a taxi, use hotel shuttle service or rent a car. Since the traffic in Alexandria can be very heavy, you have to be careful and take the road a bit earlier in order not to miss your flight.

Taxi

You can easily get to Borg El Arab International Airport in about 1 hour by getting on a taxi in the city center. It is suggested that you get on a familiar taxi or ask your hotel to call a reliable taxi for you. You should definitely agree on the fare before getting on a taxi. You can bargain.

Hotel Shuttle

Some hotels in Alexandria offer airport shuttle service for their guests. You can benefit from this service, which is safer than taxis, by making a reservation in advance.

Car Rental

If you have rented a car for your travel, you can arrive at Borg El Arab International Airport in maximum 1 hour under normal traffic conditions by following a straight route through Mehwar Al-Ta’ameir and turning left from the airport turnaround.

Airport Information

Alexandria International Airport is located 7 km southeast of Alexandria city center. Alexandria International Airport has been closed because of major renovations since 2013 and all traffic has been transferred to Borg El Arab International Airport which is located 40 km southeast of the city. Borg El Arab International Airport, which previously offered service for domestic flights and cargo aircrafts, has been undertaking airline traffic of Alexandria and Nile Delta since 2013.

In addition to the airplanes flying from Turkey, Central Asia and North Africa, cargo aircrafts also land at Borg El Arab Airport. The airport, which is located 40 km of Alexandria city center, has all fundamental facilities despite of not being a large airport. At the airport, there are many facilities such as a lounge, duty-free shop, various stores selling souvenirs and clothes and a few cafes.

In order to get directly to El Nouzha Airport, which is only seven kilometers from the city center of Alexandria, you have to prefer private means of transportation as there are no direct means of public transportation. Therefore, you have to either take a taxi or use the transfer service of your hotel.

Taxi

You can use the taxi to get directly from Alexandria city center, 7 seven kilometers from El Nouzha Airport, but remember that no flights are operated to this airport as of 2017. If the airport reopens to flights again in the future, you can reach El Nouzha Airport by taxi from Alexandria city in a maximum of 10 minutes.

Airport Information

El Nouzha International Airport, located in Alexandria, Egypt, served a total of over 1 million passengers in 2009. El Nouzha Airport, located seven kilometers south east of Alexandria city center, is closed since 2010, so all flights to and from here are routed to the Borg El Arab Airport, which is 40 kilometers southwest of Alexandria and has been the main airport of Alexandria since 2011. Some of the airline companies that have direct flights to Borg El Arab Airport are Turkish Airlines (Istanbul Atatürk), Saudia (Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh), Nile Air (Jeddah, Kuwait, Yanbu), FlyEgypt (Cairo, Dubai, Medina, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Oman, Kuwait), Aegean Airlines (Athens) and so on.

Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport, as its name suggests, is used for transportation to two major cities of Lorraine, Metz and Nancy. You can go to the city center by shuttle buses or taxis from the airport, which is 30 kilometers from Metz and 50 kilometers from Nancy. If you want to enjoy the convenience of the car, you can rent a car at the airport.

Taxi

At the airport, the ranks of the taxis to Nancy and Metz are separated from each other by sign boards. You can benefit from the comfortable journey by taking one of the taxis waiting for passengers side by side at different sections at the exit of the terminal building.

Shuttle Bus

The shuttle buses run by Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport management depart every 45 minutes during the day from the stops at the parking area. You can buy tickets from the ticket booths next to the bus stops; children over 4 years old are charged. There are different buses to Metz and Nancy and you can easily distinguish the buses from each other by looking at the signs on the buses. Transportation by bus takes about one hour for both cities.

Rent a car

When you go down to the ground floor of the terminal building, you can rent a car from the companies like Avis, Citer, Enterprise, Budget, Europcar and Hertz that are at your service and then you can travel by your car in the stress-free traffic of France.

Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport, as its name suggests, is used for transportation to two major cities of Lorraine, Metz and Nancy. You can go to the city center by shuttle buses or taxis from the airport, which is 30 kilometers from Metz and 50 kilometers from Nancy. If you want to enjoy the convenience of the car, you can rent a car at the airport.

Taxi

At the airport, the ranks of the taxis to Nancy and Metz are separated from each other by sign boards. You can benefit from the comfortable journey by taking one of the taxis waiting for passengers side by side at different sections at the exit of the terminal building.

Shuttle Bus

The shuttle buses run by Metz Nancy Lorraine Airport management depart every 45 minutes during the day from the stops at the parking area. You can buy tickets from the ticket booths next to the bus stops; children over 4 years old are charged. There are different buses to Metz and Nancy and you can easily distinguish the buses from each other by looking at the signs on the buses. Transportation by bus takes about one hour for both cities.

Rent a car

When you go down to the ground floor of the terminal building, you can rent a car from the companies like Avis, Citer, Enterprise, Budget, Europcar and Hertz that are at your service and then you can travel by your car in the stress-free traffic of France.