Stuttgart International Airport is located 12 km south of the city - the capital of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg . The air harbor has more than seventy years of history . The airport was built in 1939, and in 6 years was given under the control of the US Air Force, which has here to this day its own helicopter base . Not far from the hub is the Stuttgart Trade Fair - one of the largest in Germany . In this regard, Stuttgart Airport is the 6th most important place in the world Germany, and he about 10 million passengers per year .
At the Stuttgart International Airport there are 4 terminals located in separate buildings and connected by corridors. The first and third terminals are mainly used by large air carriers - Lufthansa, British Airlines and Air France. In the second and fourth operate the airline's loukost, for example German wings and TUlfly. From the airport of Stuttgart, 60 airlines operate on more than 110 destinations. Starting from 2012, Aeroflot makes daily flights to Stuttgart from Sheremetyevo.
How to get there
Getting to the city from the airport is most convenient by train. From Terminal 1 there are trains of lines S2 and S3. Follow the train to Stuttgart Central Station, and the journey takes 27 minutes. The fare is 3.40 EUR
In addition, from the airport to the city you can get on the bus. Several routes depart from the building of the air hub and deliver passengers to various parts of the city. The journey time to the center takes about 30 minutes, and the ticket costs the same 3.40 EUR. Also you can always use the services of a taxi, the parking of which is located at Terminals 1-3. To the city by taxi 30 minutes, and the cost of such a trip will be an average of 30 EUR
Services
Stuttgart Airport offers its passengers a lot of high-quality services that will help make the trip easy and enjoyable. In the terminals of the airport you can go through automatic check-in for the flight, at your disposal there are numerous cafes, shops, pharmacy points, information desks, free WI-FI, a game zone, and a mother and child room. In addition, 11,000 parking spaces are provided for visitors and employees of the Stuttgart airport.
- Airport site: www.flughafen-stuttgart.de
- Online departure board: www.flughafen-stuttgart.de/abflug
- He -line of arrival: www.flughafen-stuttgart.de/ankunft
All prices are indicated in June 2013.