Arrival, information and getting around
Sky Harbor International Airport (tel 602/273-3321),
three miles east of downtown, is connected by Valley Metro
buses (tel 602/253-5000) with down town, Tempe and Mesa, but
it's easier to take a door-to-door shuttle bus, at $14 for downtown
destinations or around $20 for Scottsdale, with a company such as
SuperShuttle (tel 602/244-9000 or 1-800/BLUEVAN, ). Arizona Shuttle
Services (tel 928/795-6671 or 1-800/888-2749, ) runs an hourly
service south to Tucson, costing $24.
There's no longer an Amtrak train service to Phoenix, but
Greyhound buses arrive at 2115 E Buckeye Rd (tel
602/389-4200 or 1-800/231-2222), close to the airport. Getting
around without a car is not ideal - it can take hours to cross town
- but it's not impossible. Valley Metro's commuter routes charge
$1.25 per ride; pick up a schedule at the downtown terminal, at
First and Washington. Tourists are more likely to use the free
purple DASH buses (Mon-Fri 6.30am-11pm), which ply between the
Arizona Center and the Capitol downtown. For a taxi , call
Checker Cab (tel 602/257-1818).
Phoenix's main visitor center is at Adams and Second
downtown (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; tel 602/254-6500 or 1-877/255-5749; 24hr
hotline tel 602/252-5588, ); there's also an office at 24th Street
and Camelback, at the northeast corner of the Biltmore Fashion Park
(Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun noon-6pm). The main post office is at
4949 E Van Buren St, though the branch at 522 N Central Ave is more
convenient for downtown.
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