Airports in Asia

Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (SVX):www.koltsovo.ru near Ekaterinburg, in the lowest part of the Ural mountains.

To / from the airport: Koltsovo Railway Station is 1.25 mile away from the airport. Bus no.1 links Koltsovo Railway Station, Koltsovo Airport and Ekaterinburg Central Railway Station. There is a taxi service to the city center and to neighboring cities.

Facilities: Bank and bureau de change, telephones, cafe, shops and left-luggage facilities.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL):www.klia.com.my is 34 miles south of Kuala Lumpur.

To/from the airport: Taxis and express bus service. The KLIA Express and KLIA Transit trains link the airport to Kuala Lumpur (KL Sentral).

Facilities: ATMs, bureau de change, shopping, duty-free, restaurants, postal services, tourist information, hotel reservations, medical service, left luggage, prayer rooms, car hire, executive lounges and business centers.

Kuwait (KWI):www.kuwait-airport.com.kw lies 10 miles south of Kuwait City.

To/from the airport: Buses depart to the city (journey time – 30 minutes), and taxis are available. Most of the luxury hotels arrange transfers to and from the airport.

Facilities: Restaurants, shops, cafe, bank/bureau de change, mobile phone hire, car hire, conference room and post office.

Larnaca (LCA) is 3 miles south of Larnaca and 31 miles from Nicosia.

To/from the airport: Taxis are available outside the airport terminal.

Facilities: Duty-free shop, tourist information, bank/bureau de change, bars and restaurants, Cyprus Hotel Information and Reservation Office, car hire and post office.

Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT):www.narita-airport.or.jp is 40 miles east of Tokyo (journey time - 1 hour 10 minutes).

To/from the airport: Luxury coaches depart regularly from the airport to city-center hotels. There is also a limousine bus to the Tokyo City Air Terminal (TCAT). A shuttle bus links the airport with major hotels in the city center. Japan Railways' reservation-only Narita Express line runs from Narita station terminal located beneath the airport to Tokyo station, Shinjuku and Yokohama regularly. There are taxis to the city.

Facilities: Duty-free shops, bank/bureau de change, car hire, restaurants, tourist information center in both terminals, post office, mobile phone and video camera hire and Internet facilities.

Ninoy Aquino (MNL):www.ato.gov.ph is 7 miles south of Manila.

To/from the airport: Bus and taxi services are available to the city (journey time – up to 1 hour 30 minutes by public bus, or 25 minutes by taxi).

Facilities: Banks, post office, medical clinic, baggage deposit area, duty-free shops and car hire.

Shanghai Pudong (PVG):www.shanghaiairport.com in the eastern financial district, is 19 miles from the city center.

To/from the airport: Buses and taxis are available (journey time - 50 minutes). Pudong is a major international airport with the Maglev magnetic levitation train and an underground link (due for expansion to connect Pudong with Hongqiao by 2009). The Maglev takes passengers to Longyang Road, where it is possible to connect to the Shanghai Metro.

Facilities: duty-free shops, banks/bureau de change, ATMs, post offices, business facilities, Internet, bars and restaurants.

St Petersburg (LED) (Pulkovo):www.pulkovoairport.ru is 10.5 miles south of the city.

To/from the airport: Buses are available to the city center frequently throughout the day (journey time - 50 minutes). Taxis are also available (journey time - 40 minutes).

Facilities: Banks/bureau de change, flight information, duty-free shops, restaurant, bar, snack bar, left luggage and first aid.

Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)www.sgairport.com is located 7 miles north of Pendik on the Asian side and 28 miles east of the European center of Istanbul.

To/from the airport: From Istanbul city center take the E-6 express highway or the E-5 highway; follow signs for the airport and take the Pendik/Kurtköy exit.

Facilities: ATMs, restaurants, bars and a variety of duty-free shops. There is a baby-care room in the Departures lounge on the International Terminal.