Santa Fe Trails is the public bus system operated by the city (tel: (505) 955 2001). Buses run regularly Monday to Friday with shortened hours at weekends. The primary pick-up centre is at Sheridan and Palace streets downtown. The M bus provides good transportation to Museum Hill daily.

Capital City Cab (tel: (505) 438 0000) is the service offered in Santa Fe. Website: www.capitalcitycab.com.

Avis is found at the Municipal Airport (tel: (505) 471 5892; website: www.avis.com), Hertz is at the Hilton (tel: (505) 982 1844; website: www.hertz.com) and Budget (tel: 1 800 527 0700 or (505) 9984 8028; website: www.budget.com), Enterprise (tel: (505) 473 3600; website: www.enterprise.com) and Thrifty (tel: (505) 474 3365; website: www.thrifty.com) are based on Cerrillos Road.

Generally, cars are hired only to drivers age 25 and over. Hirers must have a credit card in their name.

Mellow Velo, downtown at 638 Old Santa Fe Trail (tel: (505) 995 8356/VELO; website: www.mellowvelo.com), offers a variety of bicycles for hire. For exploring the hilly environs, there are mountain, road and comfort bikes; for shopping around town, try the cruisers. All bikes available by the hour, day, and week. Baby joggers and kids' bikes are offered too.