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PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:17 am    Post subject: GETTING THERE/AROUND IN PHILADELPHIA Reply with quote

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:

Air Jamaica ( +1 800 523 5585/ http://www.airjamaica.com )

Air Canada ( +1 800 776 3000/ http://www.aircanada.ca )

Air France ( +1 800 871 1366/ http://www.airfrance.com )

America West ( +1 800 235 9292/ http://www.americawest.com )

British Airways ( +1 800 247 9297/ http://www.british-airways.com )

Continental ( +1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com )

Delta ( +1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com )

Lufthansa ( +1 800 645 3880/ http://www.lufthansa.com )

Northwest ( +1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com )

United ( +1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com )

US Airways ( +1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com )

Rental car companies include:

Alamo ( +1 800 327 9633/ http://www.alamo.com )

Avis ( +1 800 831 2847/ http://www.avis.com )

Budget ( +1 800 527 0700/ http://www.budget.com )

Dollar ( +1 800 4000/ http://www.dollar.com )

Hertz ( +1 800 654 3131/ http://www.hertz.com

National ( +1 800227 7368/ http://www.nationalcar.com )

By Train

Amtrak services Philadelphia daily ( +1 800 872 7245; in PA +1 800 562 6960/ http://www.amtrak.com ) and is located on 30th Street.

By Bus

Greyhound ( +1 800 231 2222/ http://www.greyhound.com ) accesses Philadelphia daily.

By Car

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:

Academy ( +1 215 333 1111 )

Airport Express ( +1 215 651 7757/ http://www.magicyellow.com )

Avistar Avistar ( +1 800 763 6845/ http://www.pnfnetwork.com )

PHL Taxi ( +1 800 936 5111 )

City Cab Co. ( +1 215 492 6500 )
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