Getting Around Glendale Area
Upon arriving in Greater Phoenix, you’ll find that getting around is a breeze. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a mere 20 – 30 minutes from most major hotels and resorts.
If you’re renting a car, you’ll quickly find that Sky Harbor’s new Rental Car Center is designed to deliver streamlined customer service. The 140-acre center, which opened in 2006, houses 13 rental-car companies under one roof, and all airport customers are served by a common shuttle bus.
Car rental companies and shuttle services situated in and around Sky Harbor Airport provide hassle-free service. Greater Phoenix offers the efficient Valley Metro bus system, which extends to all areas of the city, and the free Copper Square DASH (Downtown Area Shuttle), which transports passengers night and day to places like US Airways Center, Chase Field, the State Capitol building, museums, and other downtown facilities.
In addition to bus services, taxis and private cars can be hired. Pedicabs bike you to and from parking and around Downtown Phoenix for sporting events, performing arts and nightlife.
Yellow Cab has the states largest fleet of taxis and provides the fastest response to the entire Metro-Phoenix area. With seven taxi fleets spread throughout the Valley of the Sun, a taxi is never more than a phone call away!
The Sedona Phoenix Shuttle Service is a dependable passenger service between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and the Verde Valley area. Eight departures daily to Sedona, Cottonwood and Camp Verde.
The METRO Light Rail system (completed in 2009) further improves transportation serving Sky Harbor International Airport, Downtown Phoenix, Tempe and other high-activity areas.