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"There is an air of absolute finality about the end of a flight through darkness. The whole scheme of things with which you have lived acutely, during hours of roaring sound in an element altogether detached from the world, ceases abruptly. The plane noses groundward, the wings strain to the firmer cushion of earthbound air, wheels touch, and the engine sighs into silence. The dream of flight is suddenly gone before the mundane realities of growing grass and swirling dust…"

— Beryl Markham in West With the Night.

Ah, the dream of flight! How fast it fades when the wheels touch the runway. In the air, others worry about getting you safely from point A to point B. But on the ground you’re on your own. And unless you’re returning home or being met by a welcoming committee, getting from the airport to point C may require information you don’t have. That’s what this book is for.

At most airports there is more than one way to get to your final destination—taxi, airport shuttle, public bus, metro, helicopter, water taxi, rental car, free hotel van. The right choice will make the best match with your schedule and budget. This guide will help you make the right choice by providing the data you need for an informed decision: departure and running times, costs, frequencies, routes, and all the other details of airport ground transportation.

Important:Telephone numbers for airports, as well as for transit companies, outside the U.S. are sometimes preceded by '0' after the country code and before the city code, which is required when dialing locally. If you are dialing from outside the country, eliminate the '0'— except in Italy—and, if it is not included in our listing, you will have to add it when dialing locally. The country code appears in parentheses.

Symbols—the same ones you will see in many airports—are used to identify the transportation options. Following is a key to the symbols including an explanation of the kinds of information presented at each, as well as certain assumptions that apply throughout.

Taxicab The first fare quoted is the cost to the city center of the principal nearby city, in local currency with the U.S. equivalent. Then comes extra charges, if any, and tipping custom if there might be some question about what to give the driver. The usual tip in the U.S. is about 15%, depending upon circumstances. Assumptions: cab is metered; large enough for four, possibly five, passengers (psgrs) with baggage; and one fare covers all. Exceptions are noted. We have tried where possible to indicate night and weekend surcharges, but be aware that these often exist and are normally posted in the taxi.

Airport Coach, Shuttle, Limo, Van Details: name of service, operating hours and schedule route, fare (OW=one way, RT=round trip), conveniences (A/C=Air Conditioned). Assume that this service, like the others, departs from, or adjacent to, baggage claim or from the new allin- one ground-transportation buildings found at a number of modernized airports. The driver usually hoists baggage on and off as part of routine service. Hotels and transportation centers are the principal stops. The guide lists information to get you from the airport to the city, and most carriers provide return schedules on request. Numerous private limousine and van services, other than those listed in the guide, are available at many airports, as are new execu-car services operated by shuttle companies. Upon arrival, contact the transportation or information desk for the appropriate service to your final destination, or use an interactive video-display computer terminal for ground-transportation information to your destination; these terminals are growing in number at major airports. Important: Be sure to ask if round-trip, group, senior, child, prepaidcoupon, advance-booking, military, or other discounts are available.

Public Bus Number, name, schedule, travel time, fare, baggage space, if any. These buses usually make many stops on their way into the city; they seldom serve hotels. But in selected cities—London and Rome, for example—riding the public bus from the airport provides a close-up look at city life that might pass by too quickly in a cab.

Metro, Subway, Tram, Train Destination, frequency, operating hours, travel time, fare, baggage space, comparative comfort. Numerous European cities have laid rail to the airport and shown what a good means of transportation this can be. Stockholm, Brussels, Geneva, London-Heathrow, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Barcelona are just a few ones. The United States has fewer airport rail links but some very good services. For example, in Atlanta, Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and St. Louis, the rail station is within the airport. In Baltimore, Boston, Oakland, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., to name only a few, a good rail connection is just a short people-mover or shuttle ride away or next to the airport.

Helicopter Schedule, fare. Such air taxis tend to come and go, so check in advance with your originating carrier.

Rental Cars Companies with counters in the terminal, or at a consolidated rental-car center, as well as others serving the airport, are listed alphabetically.

Parking Daily short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) rates are given in local and U.S. currency. In some listings, ST may be for covered parking versus LT for an open lot. Assume there is a free shuttle bus from baggage claim to the more distant, long-term lot.

Conveyance equipped to accommodate a wheelchair. Often, this service is provided only on 24- to 48-hour request. The absence of this symbol does not necessarily indicate that the service is not available. It is best to check in advance with your airline or the airport.
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Time Zones 
(See map, inside back cover.) Standard Time hours ahead of (+) or behind (–) Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), also known as Universal Time Coordinated (UTC), follows the name of the city. (For example, NEW YORK, New York GMT –5.) To further assist you, our World-Time Zones map appears on the last page. Adjustments must be made for Daylight Savings Time.
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The euro (€)
When the euro started up in 2002, no one knew for certain how this new currency, which completely replaced the currency of 12 European nations, would hold up and how it would blend into the world’s balance sheets. After some rocky years, the euro now seems alive and spunky and, indeed, is bruising the dollar. For much of 2006, it has taken more than $1.20 to buy €1. And, as we go to press, €1=$1.25. Because of strong fluctuations over the past couple of years, we have not included dollar equivalencies in each of the 12 countries, and suggest that the traveler using dollars multiply by about 1.30 or whatever the current euro rate turns out to be at the time of travel. The euro nations: Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Spain. (The euro is also, accepted, unofficially, in Denmark, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.)

Monetary Codes In certain countries where inflation or devaluation causes frequent changes in local prices or where the U.S. $ is readily accepted, fares are quoted in U.S. $ only. Throughout the guide, except for the U.S. $ and the British £, we have used the standardized 3-letter IATA currency codes used on airline tickets. They are usually different than a country’s own abbreviation.
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