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Denver Area Transportation
Denver International Airport
For millions of Colorado visitors each year, Denver International Airport(DIA) is the first stop on the tour.This comfortable,convenient facility yields easy access to all of Colorado's major cities, mountain hideaways, wilderness trials, ski resorts- all most any destination you can name.For the last four years DIA recorded the fewest flight delays among the nation's ten busiest airports(it ranks sixth) and has the highest bad-weather capacity of any airport in the United States.20 major airlines, from hundreds of cities world wide.
Denver International Airport
8500 Pena Blvd., 303 342 2200
http://www.flydenver.com
Car Rentals at the Airport
Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, National, Payless, Thrifty.
Near by Destinations:
Boulder(45 miles), Rocky Mountain National Park(80 miles), Central City/Black Hawk(60 miles), Winter Park(90 miles), Colorado Springs(80 miles), Fort Collins(80 miles), Breckenridge(100 miles), Vail(120 miles).
RTD-Denver-Light Rail
RTD has more than 170 bus routes, a 14-mile light rail line, and a variety of
special transportation services designed to meet your needs.
Types of services
Local — numbered routes, i.e., 15
Local buses serve more densely populated communities. They make frequent stops
along the route, and most run throughout the day.
Limited — “Ltd” routes, i.e., l5Ltd
Limited buses only stop at selected bus stops along a Local route to provide
faster service. In some cases, they take shortcuts that bypass congested areas.
Express — numbered routes followed by an “X,” i.e., 39X
Express buses provide the fastest transportation during peak hours. They carry
commuters from outlying residential areas, often from park-n-Rides, to Downtown
Denver and major employment centers.
Regional/skyRide — lettered routes, i.e., AF
Regional and skyRide buses provide service connecting downtown Denver and the
Denver Tech Center with, surrounding cities, mountain towns and Denver
International Airport.
For more information about the routes and timings logon to http://www.rtd-denver.com
Rail Road
Its affordable, its comfortable, its relaxing- its the train.Amtrak's California
Zephyr stops twice daily at Denver, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction with
direct service to Chicago, San Francisco and points between.Colorado has the most
unforgettable scenery in all of the passenger raildom.Take in the views through
the launge car's floor-to-ceiling windows, then head back to the dining car for
lamb, steaks and gourmet fare, all served on real China and accompanied by a
selection of award-winning California and Colorado wines.Give this land cruise one
try, and you might just get hooked.For information call 1 800 872 7245 or log onto
http://www.amtrak.com
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