Search Flights from Gazipasa to Heraklion

There are many alternatives you can prefer such as HAVAŞ shuttle buses, airport or city taxis and car rental services, which will take a maximum of 1 hour to reach Gazipaşa Airport from Alanya center.

HAVAŞ Shuttle Buses

HAVAŞ shuttle buses are the easiest way to go directly to Gazipaşa Airport that is located in Alanya center. HAVAŞ shuttle services are arranged at certain hours of the day from Alanya Bus Terminal. The shuttle service departing from Alanya Bus Terminal passes through Tosmur Municipality and picks the airport passengers up at the stops on a route consisting of Kargıcak Dinler Otel, Tosmur Kavşağı, Metro Kavşağı, Tespo Önü, Ticaret Odası Önü and Mahmutlar Belediye Kavşağı and arrives at Gazipaşa Airport.

HAVAŞ shuttle buses, which serve 7 day a week, reach the airport in 60 minutes and the fare you need to pay for shuttle service is 17TL according to 2016 tariff. You can pay the fare to the HAVAŞ bus assistant when you board the bus.

Taxi

If you prefer to take a taxi to get to Gazipaşa Airport quickly from Alanya city center, you will probably get a city taxi. The city taxi drivers may sometimes claim high amounts of money from the tourists. For this reason, you can prefer the airport taxi services provided by the Gazipaşa Airport Taxi Drivers' Cooperative in order to avoid this confusion.

The taxi fare to reach Gazipaşa Airport by an airport taxi is 120TL based on the fixed price tariff. However, you can hardly get an airport taxi in the city. For this reason, it is a good idea to get detailed information from the cooperative's website (www.gazipasahavalimanitaxi.com). In addition, the airport taxi service is offered at the same fare 24 hours a day.

Rent a car

Compared to Gazipaşa Airport, there are many car rental companies in Alanya city center and in Antalya. When you are in Alanya city center, it would be quite convenient to get information about the car rental services provided by Rent Go (+902425827399), Garenta Rent a Car (4445478) and Aytucar (+902422470377) companies both at the airport and in the city center and to choose from these companies. It takes about 1 hour from Alanya city center to Gazipaşa Airport by car.

Airport Information

Gazipaşa Airport, also known as Alanya Gazipaşa, is 40 kilometers away from Alanya. Gazipaşa Airport, which is an international airport, also hosts the famous ATU duty free store. In addition, there are the places where you can eat snacks at the airport and they are the Canteen Cafe Bar and the Canteen Buffet run by the BTA Company. The facilities such as currency exchange, ATM machines, health center and free internet access are also available in Domestic and International terminals at Gazipaşa Airport.

Although Heraklion is the largest residential area in Crete, especially the old city district is proper for walking. You can explore the whole city with a comfortable shoe, but you should always consider the weather. On the other hand, it is possible to explore the city by participating in the tours of many tourism agencies. Public transportation in the city is provided by buses. You can get to the whole city by buses, which will take you from the main bus stops A, B, and C.

Of course, there are many ferry and boat services in Heraklion, the biggest port city of Crete island. From there you can travel to many ports such as Santorini, Ios, Mykonos or Rhodes. Daily ferry service to Piraeus Port is also organized. It is possible to reach Athens from this port. You can rent a car in the city. Motorcycles and scooters, as well as cars, are quite common. It provides not only an ideal way of transportation to visit the city in warm weather but also an easy access to the other settlements of Crete Island such as Ayios Nikolaos and Chania. You can reach these cities by following the E75 highway. Traffic in the city can be really busy from time to time. Usually, there is an irregular traffic flow and road works are done. You can see the taxi almost everywhere in the city. However, it is not allowed to stop a taxi on the road, you need to use the taxi stops. You can see the taxi stops in front of the port, the bus station, and the airport. It is possible to use it not only for short trips but also as a private tour vehicle as well.

Taxis do not have a standard price policy, so if you can agree on the fare you can travel the whole city by having breaks at the important places of the city. All signs in Crete Island are written in English, using Latin alphabet as well as Greek alphabet, so you will not have trouble during transportation. The most used transportation vehicle from Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport to the city center is taxi. Buses are available for those who prefer to use public transportation. If you rent a car at the airport, you can easily reach the surrounding cities, not just the city center.

Bus

You can use the buses to the city center from bus stops at the airport terminal exit. The services are quite frequent, buses depart every 5 minutes. The services are rare only on Sundays. Buses start to pick up passengers early in the morning and continue its services until late in the evening.

Taxi

You can easily see the taxi stop when you leave the airport arrival terminal. Getting to the city center by taxi is easy and fast. If you wish, you can reserve a taxi for you by contacting the airport taxi station in advance.

Rent a car

Nikos Kazantzakis International Airport has 9 different vehicle rental companies that you can rent cars or motorbikes. You can make your vehicle rental operations online before your flight. You must remember that you must have international competence in order to be able to drive in Crete. The airport is located right on the E75 highway.