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It's not a wiki, it's a stickied post at the top of this discussion.

buddahas

I have a condo at atrium, literally 5 minutes walk from billy bishop. Drop by next time, lol.

Anyway, how about a cheap way to get from the airport to the city.

I currently live in Bangkok and if you land during the skytrain operational hours (I think up to 11pm), the fare to the city is only 40 baht or $1.50 Canadian.

Even that beats walking.

EmailKid

The point is where you CAN walk from airport.

BKK is NOT one of those cities @:-)

For a while there was a midnight departure of ARL (not sure if that one still runs - oh, Airport Rail Link, has its own thread in Thailand forum), but I've taken 11:35ish departure many times.

Yes, quite a bargain ^

Concerto

Well, I walked to the main station from SIR airport with a group of people last Sunday. Now, Sion, Switzerland, is not a very likely place to be flying in and of but I flew on the new flight from Lugano to Sion with a German speaking group from another blog (VFT).

The trip took about 23 minutes and was not quite as bad as I thought it would be, given that it goes through industrial estates and along the main cantonal road. There is a sporadic bus service but not so often on Sundays, so it was quicker and easier to walk.

Bakpapier

Why would you walk to the airport if you can take a local bus which often only costs several $? Except maybe in scandinavia where even a local bus is prohibitively expensive. Though I didnt walk from the airport I did walk from a very far away Norwegian train station to where I had to be there once, even though there was a local bus it was like 5 euros for a short ride, no thanks.

And small airports which often have limited local transport are generally too far off to walk. Good luck walking to NRN (Dusseldorf Weeze) or MST (Maastricht, Netherlands).

RTM (rotterdam, netherlands) is within walking distance from the metro station Meijersplein, though you can also take the shuttle bus there, or the local bus to the central station. EIN (eindhoven, netherlands) is too far to walk from anywhere near the city centre imo and you are better off just taking the shuttle bus. Or, very Dutch, bike there ! There is even a bike parking at the airport I believe. Very very Dutch ! Biking to AMS is a bit hard though I think it can be done (then again, better just take the plethora of local buses or the train).
EDIT: Really Dutch indeed: AMS even has a website dedicated to biking to the airport ! Not just to the terminal but also to spotting locations and various locations in the area. http://www.schiphol.nl/Reizigers/OpS...olPerFiets.htm

The only instance of walking to an airport in my environment was when a group of us walked to SDU from the nearest metro station (maybe a km or so, as SDU is right in the city centre of Rio). This was due to a cab strike. It's not something I would reccommend normally due to safety concerns and the fact that a cab is really not that expensive in Rio.

In 'poor' countries (well I have only been in Brazil which I would consider a 'poor' country) I generalyl just take a cab, since the busses are potentially dangerous. And I prefer to take the cabs which are monitored by the airport, or call my favourite cab company, rather than take a random cab which might rob me. In Europe, I always go for the local bus or other form of public transport, as cabs are generally too expensive. Now soon I will be going to Romania and I am not sure if the public transport is safe there, though I guess I'll just try it. It's probably not as bad there as in Brazil, even though Romania is not the richest country on earth by any means.

mauld

At McCarren, you could walk to the car return and hop on the free shuttle into the terminal.

YuropFlyer

I think the title is slightly misleading. Saving money is just parts of the aspect.

We all pay thousands of € per year for our airfares, some probably even in the tenthousands - shelling a few € for a bus or even a cab isn't bancrupting us in the slightest.

It's more like a "game", what can be done (or not) to reach an airport.

Also, sometimes it's good to walk a little bit just for sports - especially if there is good food awaiting in the lounge (or you got served way too much in the air )

But to add some airport:

BSL is walkable, but it's tricky.

There is one special road ("Swiss") leading to the airport from Basel itself. This is a fairly lengthy trip but can be walked (several km's!)

It's much shorter when you get to BSL from the French side, but there is about 200m of road which has a "pedestrian forbidden" sign - rather looks "intentional" not to have people walking to the airport, as just before it's all normal roads with pedestrian ways, and afterwards it's airport parking with all pedestrian access.

However, police doesn't seem to care much about people walking it.

Bakpapier

Ah ok.

Well in Holland I think every single airport is walkable, because many airport employees will come there by bike and you can walk on any bike path even if there is no separate side walk. AMS is also used by locals as a large mall, to have something to eat while looking at the planes, and as an important train and bus station (I very frequently pass there even when not flying). But walking from AMS to the centre of amsterdam is gonna take a looong time

In other countries where biking is unheard of and walking long distances not very common (basically the rest of the world with only a few exceptions) I would never risk my life walking such long distances.

kingstontoon

Another recent one from me:

IPC (Easter Island) - Pleasant 15-20 minute walk into the centre of town

mherdeg

Nothing has changed recently.

From NCE arrivals, turn right and walk out (the way that cars are driving out). If you walk out to the Europcar car rental, you have gone too far "out" from the airport and not far enough "east" away from it, but no big deal — just exit via the parking lot.

Walk east onto a cycle path (running closely along the airport fence). Ignore the pedestrian sign which says that if you are going westbound beyond the airport you must cross at a pedestrian subway -- it doesn't refer to any part of the eastbound journey.

Follow the cycle path, which runs along a busy road (to the left) and the airport perimeter fence (to the right). Enjoy the views of small private jets through the fence. This busy road is labeled "Promenade des Anglais" on a map but it isn't the recognizable tourist attraction — not yet, anyway.

Nod and smile at the people walking towards the airport along the cycle path with their own rollaboard luggage, knowing that you share a hobby. This part (the cycle path) is largely shaded by palm trees.

After a little less than a mile walk, you'll make it to the beginning of the "real" Promenade des Anglais, the wide pedestrian walkway with rocky beaches and views of holidaymakers enjoying the ocean. Very hip, happening kind of place.

At any time, you can go one street over away from the ocean into a parallel avenue — which has no ocean view, and in some places more road construction, but also has more shops and more shade. If you're doing this walk in the summer from 12pm-4pm, you might want to stop and buy some sunscreen. There are plenty of grocery and convenience stores.

Follow the promenade (or other roads, your choice) along the water and you'll get to the city center, with easy access to most hotels, in just another 2-3 mile walk.

This walk does not give you a great feel for the lay of the land in the whole area; but it does develop some good familiarity with the specific part of the coast from the airport to Nice's city center. The Promenade des Anglais is kind of like Rio's Copacabana; a tiny bit less happening and a tiny bit more clean and expensive.

ProleOnParole

I did it in 15' with a rolling carry on bag. A very pleasant stroll early in the morning, would be even better had it not been for the need to negotiate the curbs.

GRALISTAIR

Should LCY be added since it is within the M25 Boundary? Just asking.

EmailKid

If you feel it should, go ahead and write about the route.

oartois

Did some walk to BHD Belfast UK, ANR Antwerp Belgium, BVA Paris-Beauvais France (from Beauvais!)
Walking to airport I just love it!
Trip report (in french) ANR/LCY:
http://flight-report.com/fr/report/5...ANR_London_LCY

AlreadyThere

You can walk from Funafuti Airport, Tuvalu (airport code FUN !) to any hotel or guest house on the atoll in ten minutes max.