Salt Lake City - Getting There By Air
Tel: (801) 575 2400.
Website: www.slcairport.com
Salt Lake City International Airport is located just 6km (4 miles) west of the city centre. The airport served 22 million passengers in 2007.
Approximate flight times to Salt Lake City: From London is 11 hours; from New York is 4 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 2 hours; from Toronto is 5 hours and from Sydney is 16 hours 30 minutes.
Airport facilities: These include foreign exchange, banks and ATMs, tourist information counter, restaurants and snack bars, gift shops, coin-operated lockers, facilities for infant and small child care. Car hire companies Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz and National are located on the lowest level of the parking terrace (see Getting Around).
Business facilities: The Wayport Laptop Lane/Regus Business Centre (tel: (801) 519 5060; website: www.regus.com) is located in terminal two. Services and facilities include telephones, desktop PCs, high-speed Internet access, printing, copying and faxing and package shipping. In addition to the business facilities available at Laptop Lane, there is language translation assistance at the airport information desks and faxes can be sent at Zions Bank in terminal two. There are stamp machines and mailboxes in each terminal.
Transport to the city: Downtown Salt Lake is only a 15- or 20-minute drive from the airport. A one-way taxi fare is approximately US$15. Many hotels offer complimentary airport shuttle service. Buses, limousines and shuttle companies provide transportation into the city as well as throughout the valley and to area ski resorts. For more information, call the Ground Transportation Desk on (801) 575 2477.
The Express Shuttle (tel: 1 800 397 0773; website: www.expressshuttle.com) is a convenient door-to-door airport shuttle, which operates on request and meets all flights. Tickets should be reserved at least 24 hours in advance, if possible (booking is open 24 hours daily). There are counters in the baggage claim area at both terminals, marked Ground Transportation Desk.
One of several companies providing shuttle service to ski resorts in the area, as well as to the Salt Lake Valley is All Resort Express (tel: (435) 649 3999 or 1 800 457 9457; website: www.allresort.com), which also operates a request service, meeting all flights.
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