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Introducing Kars


Located in the east of Türkiye, Kars has been a settlement since 9000–8000BC. This beautiful old city is also famous for its honey and cheese. Let’s have a closer look at this Caucasian border city.

Kars is known for:


History and Art Nature and Wildlife Climbing Mountain

Quick information

NEARBY CITIES
Ardahan (93 km)
Ağrı (238 km)
Erzurum (215 km)
CURRENCY
Turkish Lira (TRY)

COUNTRY CODE
+90

ELECTRIC POWER
C, E, F

TIME ZONE
GMT +3

AVG. PRICE OF A COFFEE
€1.52

AVG. PRICE OF A MEAL (2 PEOPLE)
€11.37

Average Temperature

January
-10 °C
February
-8,3 °C
March
-2,8 °C
April
5,6 °C
May
10 °C
June
13,3 °C
July
17,2 °C
August
17,2 °C
September
13,3 °C
October
6,7 °C
November
1,1 °C
December
-5,6 °C

Kars airport information

Download airport guide PDF

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

There is a municipal bus service from the airport to Kars city center. You can also get to Ardahan city center using the passenger shuttle services that operate in accordance with flight landing times. The city center is 7 km from the airport and the journey takes about 10 minutes.

Average time from airport: 10 minutes

Distance from airport: 7 km

TAXI:

If you don’t want to waste time waiting for buses, you can get to the city center using the taxi service that runs from the airport. The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the city center is 35 Turkish liras.

Average taxi price: 35 Turkish liras

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