Planning a Trip

Getting There

Flagstaff is on I-40, one of the main east-west interstates in the United States. I-17 starts here and heads south to Phoenix. Arizona 89A connects Flagstaff to Sedona by way of Oak Creek Canyon. U.S. 180 connects Flagstaff with the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, and U.S. 89 connects the city with Page.

Pulliam Airport, 3 miles south of Flagstaff off I-17, is served by US Airways (tel. 800/428-4322) from Phoenix. Amtrak (tel. 800/872-7245) offers service to Flagstaff from Chicago and Los Angeles. The train station is at 1 E. Route 66.

Visitor Information

Contact the Flagstaff Visitor Center, 1 E. Route 66 (tel. 800/842-7293 or 928/774-9541; www.flagstaffarizona.org). The visitor center is open Monday through Saturday from 8am to 5pm and Sunday from 9am to 4pm.

Orientation

Downtown Flagstaff is just north of I-40. Milton Road, which at its southern end becomes I-17 to Phoenix, leads past Northern Arizona University on its way into downtown and becomes Route 66, which runs parallel to the railroad tracks. San Francisco Street is downtown's main street. Humphreys Street leads north out of town toward the San Francisco Peaks and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Getting Around

Car rentals are available from Avis (tel. 800/331-1212 or 928/774-8421), Budget (tel. 800/527-0700 or 928/779-5235), Enterprise (tel. 800/261-7331 or 928/526-1377), Hertz (tel. 800/654-3131 or 928/774-4452), and National (tel. 800/227-7368 or 928/774-3321).

Call A Friendly Cab (tel. 928/774-4444) if you need a taxi. Mountain Line Transit (tel. 928/779-6624) provides public bus transit around the city; the fare is $1.