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King Abdulaziz International Airport is accessible from the city center by a variety of transportation alternatives including, taxi, bus, limousine, or rental car. The airport also has an expansive parking lot, offering convenient parking options for those who want to get to the airport by car.

Taxi

One of the fastest and most convenient transportation alternatives to get to King Abdulaziz International Airport is by taxi. Taxis are easily accessible in the city. Taxis are comfortable and equipped with the latest technology, offering passengers a relaxing ride to the airport.

Bus

The airport is also accessible by bus. Buses in the city offer easy and affordable transportation to King Abdulaziz International Airport. There are buses that provide transportation to the airport from Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina.

Limousine Rental

Another transportation alternative to get to King Abdulaziz Airport is by limousine rental. You can rent a limousine from various limousine rental companies located in Jeddah, Mecca, and Medina. Limousines offer comfortable, pleasant, and safe transportation to the airport.

Rental Car

The airport is also accessible by rental car. You can rent a car from rental car companies located in the city centers and enjoy a pleasant drive to King Abdulaziz International Airport.

Airport Information

King Abdulaziz Airport, located in Jeddah, a city in Saudi Arabia, is 19 kilometers from the center of Jeddah. There are 4 terminal buildings in the airport including the Domestic Terminal, International Terminal, Hajj terminal and the VIP terminal. There is a prayer room at the Domestic Terminal for those who would like to pray, as well as Hertz, Tipoa and 3 Click car rental companies.

The International Terminal contains the airport’s own mosque. The airport also features many stores like Gucci and Burberry, as well as eating and drinking venues such as Cafe Larica, all of which offer completely halal foods. There are also many stores that sell cosmetics, jewelry, bags, clothing, glasses, jewelry, toys, and more.

There is the Rioni river at the entrance of Kutaisi, which is the second largest and most developed city of Georgia, and this river literally divides the city into two. Kutaisi is located in the Imerati Region in the western part of Georgia and its distance to the country’s capital, Tbilisi, is approximately 221 kilometers. The city’s population is around 201.000. Kutaisi’s urban transportation is mostly composed of buses, trolleys, taxis and mini-buses called marshrutka.

There is also a big train station in the city. But from this train station, daily express trains from Kutaisi to Georgia’s other major cities depart. As the area of the city is small, majority of the visitors walk or use taxis for transportation.

Kutaisi railway terminal is directly connected to Georgia’s capital city, Tbilisi. All of the trains leaving from this terminal are operated by Georgian Railways. You can travel to Tbilisi from Kutaisi in around 5.5 hours by taking the train #18, which departs from Kutaisi I station. There are also daily express trains.

The train starts its trip at 08.50 every morning and arrives at Tbilisi in 6 hours. This train also stops in Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia. There are also regular bus trips from Didube bus station in Didube, where the metro station in Tbilisi is located at, to Kutaisi. Price for this bus trip is only 10 Lari.

In addition to the marshrutkas and buses, you may also consider using car rental services or taxis for transportation to city centre from the Kutaisi Airport.

Marshrutka

After arriving at the Kutaisi Airport, take the exit from the arrival terminal and proceed to the bus stops. As well as the buses, marshrutkas also depart to Kutiasi city centre or suburbans from the bus stops at the area in front of the terminal building. Marshrutka drivers may not accept paying with dollar or euro, so do not forget to stop by the exchange office in the airport just in case.

Marshrutkas leaving from Kutaisi Airport go directly to the Kutaisi bus station just behind McDonalds. Marshrutkas, which run in every 20 minutes, provide transportation services to the town of Samtredia from Kutaisi Airport for a fee of 2 Lari. There are also vehicles named ‘direct marshrutkas’, which have a fare of 5 Lari. These direct marshrutkas will take you to your destination as well.

There are direct marshrutkas running between Kutaisi Airport and Tbilisi, and fare is currently 20 Lari. Likewise, there are also marshrutkas going directly to Batumi, another major city of Georgia, for a fare of 18 Lari.

Bus

Bus service timetable are usually updated according to the flights' arrival times. You don’t need to worry if you forget to get Georgian currency, as it is possible to buy bus tickets with euro or dollar as well.

Taxi

Taxi is the most economical vehicle you can use for traveling to the city centre from Kutaisi Airport. Traveling to the city centre from the airport by taxi costs around 25 Lari, but you can drop the price to 20 Lari by bargaining with the taxi driver.

Rent a Car

The only thing that you need to do to go city centre from Kutaisi Airport by your rented car is to take the highway, which passes right by the airport, and follow the direction signs to the city. You can reach the city centre in around 20 minutes by your vehicle.

As well as you can find several rent a car services at the exit of Kutaisi Airport terminal, you can also make benefit of discounts by making an online reservation. People visiting Kutaisi often prefer renting a car as they usually include visiting other Georgian cities such as Tbilisi and Batumi  in their travel plans.