Salt Lake City: Arrival, information and getting around
Salt Lake City International Airport (tel 801/575-2400) is a mere four miles west of downtown. A cab into town costs around $15; cheaper shuttle vans to downtown destinations are run by Xpress Shuttles (tel 801/596-1600 or 1-800/397-0773; reserve 24hrs in advance), while Canyon Transportation (tel 801/255-1841) serves the ski areas. Long-distance Greyhound-Trailways buses , 160 W South Temple Blvd (tel 801/355-9579), and Amtrak trains , 320 S Rio Grande Ave, arrive downtown. Local buses, and also TRAX trams, are operated by the Utah Transit Authority (tel 801/743-3882); journeys within the immediate downtown area are free.Gray Line (tel 801/521-7060) offers bus tours ranging from city jaunts to multiday trips to the national parks. To reach the best parts of the surrounding mountains, however, you'll need a car - all the rental companies are represented at the airport - or a cycle and strong legs. Bikes can be rented from Utah Ski Rental, 134 W 100 South St (tel 801/355-9088).
Visitor centers supplying information on the city itself can be found downtown at 90 S West Temple Blvd in the Salt Palace Convention Center (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm; tel 801/521-2822, ), or in Terminal 2 of the airport (daily except Sat 9am-9pm). For details on the rest of Utah, stop by the Utah Travel Council, which occupies the imposing Council Hall across from the capitol at 300 N State St (Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; tel 801/538-1030). The downtown post office is at 230 W 200 South St (Mon-Fri 8am-5.30pm, Sat 8am-1.30pm; tel 801/978-3001; zip code 84101).
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