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St. Louis Lambert International Airport St. Louis is situated at the geographic hub of the United States. Our location makes it possible for your attendees to fly to St. Louis from most major U.S. cities in just two to three hours.
At St. Louis Lambert International Airport, a $2.6 billion runway expansion project has maximized operational capacity and minimized inclement weather delays. A $97.5 million Terminal 2 expansion added 12 gates, allowing Southwest Airlines the capacity to operate up to 120 additional flight departures per day.
Flights On average there are more than 230 daily departures from St. Louis to 70 non-stop destinations. Ten airlines, along with their affiliates and charter companies, offer service to/from St. Louis.
General Aviation Three general aviation airports – Spirit of St. Louis Airport, St. Louis Downtown Airport and St. Louis Regional Airport – also serve the metropolitan area.
MetroLink St. Louis’ light rail system, MetroLink, has been called one of the best mass transit systems in the country. The clean, efficient trains are a big hit with visitors and locals alike who want to see many of St. Louis’ attractions without a car. The system - which begins at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport and covers 48 miles - ends in suburban Belleville, Illinois at Scott Air Force Base/Shiloh and stops at 37 Missouri and Illinois stations in between.
MetroLink’s trains pull into stations near many of St. Louis’ visitor attractions. These stations, listed in bold, are near the following attractions: Clayton – Shaw Park, dining, hotels, shopping; Skinker – Washington University, Edison Theatre, Mildred Lane Kemper Museum of Art; UM St. Louis North – University of Missouri St. Louis, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, Mercantile Library; Delmar/Loop – St. Louis Walk of Fame, The Loop neighborhood; Forest Park – Zoo, Art Museum, History Museum, Science Center; Central West End – Central West End neighborhood, restaurants, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis; Grand – Saint Louis University, Cupples House, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, Grand Center entertainment district theatres,
Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, Contemporary Art Museum; Union Station – Union Station festival marketplace, restaurants, entertainment, hotels; Civic Center – Scottrade Center arena, City Hall, hotels; Stadium - Busch Stadium, hotels; 8th & Pine – Central downtown, restaurants, Kiener Plaza, Old Courthouse, hotels; Arch/Laclede’s Landing – Lumière Place, historic district, entertainment, restaurants, Gateway Arch, riverboat cruises, hotels.
A one-way ride on MetroLink costs $2.50. Tickets may be purchased and validated at each station. Tickets from the airport station to downtown St. Louis cost $4.00. Day Passes for MetroLink and MetroBus are $7.50. Trains run every seven minutes during rush hours, every 10 minutes during non-rush hours and every 15 minutes in the evening during the week. For schedule information, dial (314) 231-2345. TTY: (314) 982-1555.
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Downtown Trolley There is a more economical way to get around downtown St. Louis these days, thanks to the new Downtown Trolley. Colorful Metro buses that have been painted to look like trolleys now travel a circuit that links riders to many of downtown’s most popular destinations, including St. Louis Union Station, Busch Stadium, the America’s Center convention complex, City Museum, and dozens of restaurants and hotels. An all day pass is only $2 and can be purchased in the MetroRide Store located at Seventh Street and Washington Avenue. Visit www.metrostlouis.org for details.
MetroBus The Bi-State system serves most areas of St. Louis and St. Louis County. Call the Transit Information Center (314) 231-2345, Monday through Friday, or visit the MetroRide store in the Visitor Information Center at Seventh Street and Washington Avenue in downtown St. Louis from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Buses generally run from 4 a.m. until 2 a.m. The fare is $2. Greyhound Bus Lines, (314) 231-4485 or (800) 231-2222, operates service to and from the Gateway Transportation Center located on South 15th Street.
St. Louis by Car An easy-to-use network of interstate highways runs through St. Louis making it a short drive to attractions. From the east, I-70, I-64 and I-55 head west across the Poplar Street Bridge and into downtown St. Louis. I-70
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Airlines Serving Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Air Canada Air Choice One Alaska Airlines American Airlines Delta Airlines Frontier Airlines Southwest United Airlines XTRAirways
Non-Stop Service to/from St. Louis Arkansas: Little Rock, Jonesboro Arizona: Phoenix California: Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego, San Francisco Canada: Toronto Colorado: Denver Costa Rica: Liberia District of Columbia: Washington-National, Washington-Dulles Dominican Republic: Punta Cana Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Meyers, Miami, Orlando, Panama City, Tampa Georgia: Atlanta Illinois: Chicago O’Hare, Chicago Midway, Decatur, Marion, Quincy Iowa: Burlington, Des Moines, Fort Dodge Jamaica: Montego Bay Kansas: Wichita Kentucky: Owensboro Louisiana: New Orleans Maryland: Baltimore Massachusetts: Boston Mexico: Cancun, Puerto Vallerta Michigan: Detroit Minnesota: Minneapolis Missouri: Cape Girardeau, Fort Leonard Wood, Kansas City, Kirksville Nebraska: Omaha Nevada: Las Vegas New Jersey: Newark New York: New York LaGuardia North Carolina: Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, Tulsa Ohio: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus Oregon: Portland Pennsylvania: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Tennessee: Jackson, Nashville Texas: Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas/Love Field, Houston Hobby, Houston Intercontinental, San Antonio Utah: Salt Lake City Washington: Seattle Wisconsin: Milwaukee
runs through downtown past the airport and west through Missouri. I-55 turns south past the Anheuser-Busch brewery and continues through southeastern Missouri. I-64, which the locals call Highway 40, continues west through St. Louis, past Forest Park to the Missouri River. I-44 begins in St. Louis and runs southwest along the former path of Route 66 to Springfield, Missouri.
Vans, Taxis & Limousines Go Best Express, (314) 222-5300 or (877) 785-4682, provides van services from St. Louis Lambert International Airport to downtown hotels for $25 one-way and $45 round-trip. Other area hotels are also served.
Taxi companies maintain stands at the America’s Center convetion complex, at the airport and major hotels throughout St. Louis. Taxi drivers are uniformed and their vehicles must meet strict standards enforced by the St. Louis Metropolitan Taxicab Commission including completing a hospitality training program run by Explore St. Louis. Multiple limo services, offering everything from town cars to super-stretch vehicles, also operate in St. Louis.
Trains Amtrak provides daily rail service to St. Louis. Stations are located in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood and downtown at the Gateway Transportation Center located on South 15th Street.
St. Louis: America’s Center for Meetings St. Louis is located near the geographic and population centers of the United States. Four interstate highways converge in St. Louis, making the region easily accessible by car.
Mileage Chart Albequerque, NX: 1,061 Miami, FL: 1,326 Atlanta, GA: 575 Milwaukee, WI: 387 Baltimore, MD: 824 Nashville, TN: 318 Birmingham, AL: 524 New Orleans, LA: 700 Boston, MA: 1,212 New York, NY: 976 Branson, MO: 251 Newark, NJ: 962 Charleston, SC: 888 Niagra Falls, NY: 792 Charlotte, NC: 725 Oklahoma City, OK: 511 Chicago, IL: 287 Omaha, NE: 487 Cincinnati, OH: 351 Orlando, FL: 1,030 Cleveland, OH: 568 Philadelphia, PA: 890 Columbia, MO: 124 Phoenix, AZ: 1,570 Dallas, TX: 661 Pittsburgh, PA: 604 Denver, CO: 874 Portland, ME: 1,389 Des Moines, IA: 356 Providence, RI: 1,336 Detroit, MI: 568 Richmond, VA: 865 El Paso, TX: 1,192 Reno, NV: 1,939 Evansville, IN: 172 Salt Lake City, UT: 1,409 Hartford, CT: 1,238 San Antonio, TX: 936 Houston, TX: 817 San Diego, CA: 1,870 Indianapolis, IN: 244 San Francisco, CA: 2,159 Jackson, MS: 503 Seattle, WA: 2,234 Jacksonville, FL: 932 Sikeston, MO: 155 Jefferson City, MO: 126 Sioux Falls, SD: 664 Kansas City, MO: 255 Springfield, IL: 96 Key West, FL: 1,415 Springfield, MO: 217 Kirksville, MO: 215 St. Paul, MN: 547 Las Vegas, NV: 1,650 St. Petersburg, FL: 1,065 Little Rock, AR: 361 Topeka, KS: 315 Los Angeles, CA: 1,904 Tulsa, OK: 404 Louisvile, KY: 275 Washington, DC: 821 Memphis, TN: 296 Wichita, KS: 456
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