Getting There/Around

Getting There

Air

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
+1 602 273 330
http://www.phxskyharbor.com

PHX is located 10 miles southwest of downtown Scottsdale and houses the following airlines:

AeroMexico (+1 800 237 6639/ http://www.aeromexico.com)
Air Canada (+1 888 247 2262/ http://www.aircanada.ca)
Alaska Airlines (+1 800 426 0333/ http://www.alaskaair.com)
American (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com)
American Trans Air (+1 800 225 2995/ http://www.ata.com)
Arizona Express (+1 866 435 9872/ http://www.azxpress.com)
British Airways (+1 800 247 9297/ http://www.british-airways.com)
Continental (+1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com)
Delta (+1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta-air.com)
Frontier (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com)
Great Lakes (+1 800 554 5111/ http://www.greatlakesav.com)
Hawaiian Airlines (+1 800 367 5320/ http://www.hawaiianair.com)
JetBlue (+1 800 538 2583/ http://www.jetblue.com)
Midwest (+1 800 452 2022/ http://www.midwestairlines.com)
Northwest (+1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com)
Southwest (+1 800 435 9792/ http://www.southwest.com)
Sun Country (+1 800 359 6786/ http://www.suncountry.com)
TED (+1 800 225 5833/ http://www.flyted.com)
United (+1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com)
US Airways (+1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com)
WestJet (+1 888 937 8538/ http://www.westjet.com)

From the Airport

Shuttle:
SuperShuttle offers airport-to-door service with vans departing every 15 minutes.

Taxi:
AAA Cab (+1 602 437 4000)
Allstate (+1 602 275 8888)
Discount (+1 602 266 1110)

Car Rental:
Advantage (+1 800 777 5500/ http://www.arac.com)
Alamo (+1 800 327 9633/ http://www.goalamo.com)
Avis (+1 800 831 2847/ http://www.avis.com)
Budget (+1 800 527 0700/ http://www.budget.com)
Dollar (+1 800 800 4000/ http://www.dollar.com)
Enterprise (+1 800 736 8222/ http://www.enterprise.com)
Hertz (+1 800 654 3131/ http://www.hertz.com)
National (+1 800 227 7368/ http://www.nationalcar.com)
Thrifty (+1 800 847 4389/ http://www.thrifty.com)

Train

Amtrak (+1 800 872 7245/ http://www.amtrak.com) has three stops in Phoenix: Phoenix Greyhound station, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and Metro Center Transit Station. Amtrak provides service to Phoenix from several major cities around the country.

Bus

Greyhound (+1 800 231 2222/ http://www.greyhound.com) accesses Phoenix, about 10 miles from Scottsdale. The Phoenix bus station (+1 602 389 4200), located at 2115 E Buckeye Road, is open 24 hours daily.

Car

Interstate 101 runs through Scottsdale traveling north or south. From the west, take Interstate 10 and Hwy 202 from the east to 101 North to approach the city.

Getting Around

Trolley

The Scottsdale Trolley (+1 800 782 1117) is a free downtown shuttle that operates mid-November to the end of May. The Trolley runs every 10 minutes M-W, Fr-Sa from 11a-6p and Th to 9p. The Shopping Express Trolley stops at ten resorts and four shopping destinations.

Metro

The Valley Metro (+1 602 253 5000/ http://www.valleymetro.org) services Scottsdale and neighboring communities.

Limo

ARideAmerica Transportation Group (+1 866 421 7433/ http://www.ride-america.com)
Arizona Limousines (+1 800 678 0033/ http://www.arizonalimos.com)
Desert Knights Sedans & Limousines (+1 800 994 2494/ http://www.desertknights.com)
SuperShuttle/ExecuCar/Premiere (+1 800 258 3826/ http://www.supershuttle.com)

Foot

Scottsdale is a great city for walking and bicycling with many hiking and nature trails in the area. There are a total of 58 miles of bike paths and 40 miles of riding and hiking trails. Take a hike or bike through such places as La Mirada Park, McDowell Sonoran Preserve, Pinnacle Peak Park and Scottsdale Ranch Park.

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