Arizona 2008 Official State Visitor's Guide - (Page 136) GETTING hERE BY AIR Arizona’s main airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, saw more than 41 million passengers in 2006 and is served by 19 airlines. These carriers provide nonstop service from more than 100 cities in the U.S. and around the world. Nonstop international service is provided by Aeromexico (to/from Mexico), British Airways (to/from London, England), Air Canada (to/from T oronto) WestJet (to/ from Calgary) and US Airways (to/from Canada, Mexico and Costa Rica). In the southern part of the state, T ucson International Airport accommodated more than 4.1 million air passengers in 2006 and is served by 12 airlines that provide nonstop service for 28 cities and connecting service from more than 121 others in the U.S. and around the world. Nonstop international service from Hermosillo, Mexico, is provided by Aerolitoral. I-10 is joined by Interstate 8 from the west. Primary highways in the northern part of the state include Interstate 40 that services Flagstaff and Kingman. The speed limit on most interstate freeways is 75 miles per hour; it drops to 65 or 55 near metropolitan areas. The speed limit on most state highways and U.S. routes in rural Arizona is 65 miles per hour. Arizona law requires that each front-seat occupant wears a seat belt in a passenger car that is designed to carry ten or fewer passengers. Children under five years of age must be properly restrained as well. lOCAl TRANSPORTATION oN the GrouND All parts of Arizona are accessible by federal and state highways. In fact, twenty-two fixed Ports of Entry are operated throughout Arizona. Highways that connect Phoenix and shuttLe serviCe No matter where the destination in Tucson to out-of-state visitors include Interstate 10, which runs east to west. Arizona, ground transportation is easily 136 • A r i z o n A o f f i c i A l S t A t e V i S i t o r ’ S G u i d e Bus serviCe Valley Metro provides public transportation in the Greater Phoenix area. Schedules and online trip planners can be accessed at valleymetro.org, or by calling (602) 253-5000 for more information. Sun Tran serves the metro T ucson area and features transit centers located at major destinations throughout the city. For more information on transit centers and schedules in T ucson visit suntran.com, or call (520) 792-9222. accessible to visitors. The following shuttle companies offer service out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport: Arizona Shuttle (Tucson/Phoenix), (800) 888-2749 (outside of Tucson), (520) 795-6771 (Tucson only), arizonashuttle.com Open Road Tours (Flagstaff/Camp Verde/Phoenix) (800) 766-7117, openroadtours.com Flagstaff Express Flagstaff/Phoenix (800) 563-1980 (928) 225-2290 www.flagstaffexpress.com Shuttle “U” Prescott (Prescott/Phoenix) (800) 304-6114 shuttleu.com Sedona Phoenix Shuttle (Sedona/Phoenix) (800) 448-7988 sedona-phoenix-shuttle.com Car reNtaL National car rental companies offer service at both the Phoenix and Tucson airports (unless indicated otherwise). At Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, shuttles ferry passengers to a separate, state-of-the-art car rental complex. http://arizonashuttle.com http://openroadtours.com http://www.flagstaffexpress.com http://shuttleu.com http://www.sedona-phoenix-shuttle.com
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