Phoenix: 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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