The airport, France’s
seventh largest, is situated 12km (7 miles) southwest of Strasbourg.
International links include flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca,
Copenhagen, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow and Vienna.
There are excellent connections to Paris – links between the
two cities represent approximately 70 per cent of the airport’s
traffic.
Number of Terminals
1
Major airlines
The national carrier is Air
France (telephone number: (0820) 820 820). Other airlines include
Air Littoral, Austrian Airlines,
Iberia, KLM, Regional Airlines,
Transaero and SN Brussels.
Approximate Flight times to Strasbourg:
 From
London 1 hour 30 minutes
From
New York 8 hours
From
Los Angeles 11 hours
From
Toronto8 hours 15 minutes
From
Sydney 23 hours 50 minutes (plus stopovers)
Arrival/departure
tax
None
Time Zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday
in October)
Airport facilities
Money and communications
There are 2 ATMs at the airport, in Arrivals and Departures.
Eating and drinking
Bars and cafés are situated throughout the airport and there
are 2 restaurants, one of which serves regional specialities.
Shopping
Shops include a leather goods, handbag and luggage store and a newsagents
selling international newspapers, books, magazines and cigarettes.
There is also a souvenir and Alsace regional product shop. Shops
are located on the ground floor Departures area and between Departures
and Arrivals. Duty-free shops can be found at the
International and Domestic Departures gates and on the first floor
of the Domestic boarding area.
Other facilities
A Photomaton service in the Departures hall provides travellers
with passport photos, business cards and photocopies.
Business
facilities
Business travellers can hire an office on an hourly, half daily
or daily basis. There are also 2 meeting rooms catering for 6 and
20 delegates, as well as a conference room that can hold up to 200
people with a minimum 20 persons. For further information telephone
number: (0)3 8864 6797, fax number: (0)3 8864 6764).
Disabled
Facilities
Disabled passengers who require assistance embarking or disembarking
aeroplanes are advised to inform their airline when they purchase
their ticket. The airport provides parking spaces in every car park,
a lowered telephone in the Departures hall, lifts, and adapted,
fully accessible toilets for disabled travellers. The shuttle bus
to Baggersee station is wheelchair accessible. Disabled transport
is available from GIHP Alsace (telephone number: (0)3 8843 1111).
Information and help desks
There is an information desk situated in the Arrivals area of the
airport (telephone number: (0)3 8864 6767).
Driving
Directions
From Strasbourg city centre, take the A35 towards Colmar/Mulhouse
and then the D400 westbound towards Entzheim at Exit 8, the D400
leads to the D221, with direct access to the airport. Alternatively,
take the D392, which connects to the D221 for the airport.
Car Parking
There are 5 car parks at the airport offering over 3,175 spaces.
P0, P1, P2 and P4 are uncovered and P3 is underground. Car park
P0 is useful for dropping off travellers as the first 15 minutes
are free. Long-term parking is available in car parks P1, P2, P3
and P4. Further information is available (telephone number: (0)3
8864 6949).
Car Hire
Car hire companies located in the Arrivals area include Avis, Budget
France, Europcar, Hertz, National-Citer and Sixt.
Transport
to the city
Rail
Entzheim Station is situated close to the airport (5 minutes on
foot) and trains runs to Strasbourg from there.
Bus
Compagnie
de Transport Strasbourgeois – CTS (telephone number: (03)
8877 7070) operate shuttles (navettes) from the airport arrivals
terminal to the Baggersee tram station journey time approx 12 minutes
from where there is a direct link to all points within the city.
Tram
The tram service operates every 15 minutes Monday to Friday, Saturday
morning and Sunday afternoon, then every 30 minutes Saturday afternoon
and Sunday morning. The cost is €4.70 (single), €8.60
(return) and €42.50 (for a carnet of 10 tickets). Taxis to
the city centre cost approximately €23.
Taxi
Taxis are available from the airport.
Airport
hotels
The Hôtel Père Benoît (telephone number: (0)3
8868 9800), an 18th century farmstead, is located near the airport
at Entzheim, ten minutes’ drive from Strasbourg. The Ibis
Strasbourg Sud at Geispolsheim (telephone number: (0)3 8867 8167)
is also located close to the airport. |
