Park City Transportation

Getting There

By Air

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is the nearest and most convenient airport to access Park City.

Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) http://www.slcairport.com

At a distance of less than 40 miles/64 kilometers from Park City, SLC has two terminals and is open 24 hours a day. Although there is convenient public transportation to downtown Salt Lake City from the airport, to get to Park City will usually require hiring a private company.

Airlines serving SLC include:

American Airlines (+1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com) Continental Airlines (+1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com) Delta Airlines (+1 800 221 1212/http://www.delta.com) Frontier Airlines (+1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com) jetBlue Airways (+1 800 538 2583/ http://www.jetblue.com) Northwest Airlines (+1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com) Southwest Airlines (+1 800 435 9792/ http://www.southwest.com) United Airlines (+1 800 241 6522/ http://www.united.com) US Airways (+1 800 235 9292/ http://www.usairways.com)

Car Rental Companies

SLC has a number of rental car agencies to choose from to ensure that you have all the freedom you want while on your way to, and within, the Park City Area:

Advantage (+1 801 531 1199/ http://www.advantage.com) Alamo (+1 801 575 2211/ http://www.alamo.com) Avis (+1 801 575 2847/ http://www.avis.com) Budget (+1 801 575 2821/ http://www.budget.com) Dollar (+1 801 575 2580/ http://www.dollar.com) Enterprise Rent-A-Car (+1 801 537 7433/ http://www.enterprise.com) Fox Rent A Car (+1 801 401 0281/ http://www.foxrentacar.com) Hertz (+1 801 575 2683/ https://www.hertz.com) National (+1 801 575 2277/ http://www.nationalcar.com) Thrifty (+1 801 265 6677/ http://www.thrifty.com)

Shuttle

A variety of services are offered between SLC and Park City. Shuttle, bus, towncar, and limo options are available.

A few companies include:

Park City Shuttle (http://parkcityshuttle.com) All Resort (http://www.allresort.com) Park City Transportation (http://www.parkcitytransportation.com)

Highway

Interstate 80 is the closest highway to Park City.

Getting Around

Car

Traveling by car is a convenient and easy option for Park City most times of the year. However, during any number of numerous festivals, streets may be closed.

Public Transport

Once in Park City, travel becomes relatively simple. Buses are free for everyone, although the schedule changes depending on the season. They run around Park City itself, and also from the Transit Center to outlying areas of Summit County. A free trolley also runs up and down Main Street daily from 10a-10p.

Foot

Once at your destination, it is easy to explore that area by foot. However, as many points of interest are relatively spread out, to get from area to another, walking will be inefficient.

Planning a Trip

Getting There

Most visitors fly into Salt Lake City International Airport and drive or take a shuttle to Park City. Driving time from the airport is about 35 minutes. At I-80 exit 145, take Utah 224 into Park City.

Park City Transportation (tel. 800/637-3803 or 435/649-8567; www.parkcitytransportation.com) offers frequent shuttles from the Salt Lake City airport and hotels ($64 round-trip). All Resort Express (tel. 800/457-9457 or 435/649-3999; www.allresort.com) also serves the area.

Visitor Information

The Park City Chamber of Commerce/Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1910 Prospector Ave. (P.O. Box 1630), Park City, UT 84060 (tel. 800/453-1360 or 435/649-6100; www.parkcityinfo.com), is open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm. It operates a visitor information center at 1826 W. Olympic Pkwy. at the entrance to the Utah Olympic Park near I-80, open daily from 9am to 6pm; and another center in the Park City Historical Society Museum, 518 Main St., open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 7pm and Sunday from noon to 6pm.

Step Back in Time -- Be sure to pick up a copy of the Park City Main Street Historic Walking Tour brochure at the visitor information center. It will lead you to 45 buildings and historic sites that have somehow managed to survive fires, hard times, and progress through the decades. The historic walk, complete with engaging anecdotes, really brings the town's lively past to life.

Getting Around

Parking in Park City is limited, especially in the historic Main Street area, and it is just plain awful if you're driving a motor home or pulling a trailer. If you've arrived in a car, the best plan is to park it and ride the free city bus. Main Street has metered parking (in effect 11am-8pm); fairly large parking lots are situated near both the upper and lower ends of Main Street.

If you still want to rent a car and brave the parking problems, rental agencies here include All Resort Car Rental, 1821 Sidewinder Dr. (tel. 800/457-9457 or 435/649-3999; www.allresort.com), and Enterprise, 6560 N. Landmark Dr. (tel. 800/261-7331 or 435/655-7277; www.enterprise.com).

Park City's very efficient free transit system offers several routes throughout Park City and the surrounding area, daily from 7:30am until 10:30pm. The Main Street Trolley links Main Street and Park City Mountain Resort, and public buses travel to the outlying areas. Pick up the Transit System Guide brochure for a good route map and specific schedules. The weekly booklet This Week in Park City contains helpful info plus several area maps, including one of Main Street. Both are available at the visitor centers and many lodgings.

Fast Facts

To take care of injury or illness, go to Park City Healthcare, 1665 Bonanza Dr. (tel. 435/649-7640; www.parkcityclinic.com), or Snow Creek Emergency & Medical Center, 1600 Snow Creek Dr. (tel. 435/655-0055). The main post office is at 450 Main St. (tel. 800/275-8777; www.usps.com). The local newspaper is the Park Record, published every Wednesday and Saturday.