Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:17 am Post subject: GETTING THERE/AROUND IN PHILADELPHIA
GETTING THERE/AROUND IN PHILADELPHIA
GETTING THERE
By Air
Philadelphia International Airport ( PHL ) ( http://www.phl.org/ ), seven miles from downtown Philadelphia, has five terminals with the following airlines:
Philadelphia can be reached from any direction on I-95 and I-76.
GETTING AROUND PHILADELPHIA
SEPTA
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is in charge of the metro area. The High Speed Rail Line costs $5.50 one way and serves five downtown locations. It also runs to the Amtrak station and Greyhound bus terminal ( +1 215 580 7800/ http://www.septa.org/ ). SEPTA also operates a local bus and subway system and both the Owl bus and subway run 24 hours a day.
Taxis
There is a $20.00 flat rate on cabs to Center City Philadelphia. A few of the cab companies include: