The "PHX SkyTrain" thread
Apr 14, 2013, 3:08 pm
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Which hotel specifically? Most of the area hotels have shuttles to my knowledge. There are other hotels in downtown PHX that would be easy walks from the downtown stops. I would certainly not want to walk all the way up to Van Buren from the light rail stop in the middle of the night.
Are there taxis in the area? We want to rent a car but most off airport ones are closed on Sunday and we arrive late Sat night and staying closer to the airport on our first night.
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Apr 14, 2013, 3:27 pm
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The hotel is not within walking distance at all of any light rail stops. You can check the route and schedule for the 24th St./Glendale bus (route 70) at Valleymetro.org. If you're willing to do some transferring, you can get that bus at 24th St. / Washington or 24th St. / Jefferson, or near the consolidated rental car facility. You could take the light rail going West towards 19th / Montebello, 2 stops from 44th St. / Washington and transfer to a Northbound route 70 bus. Or, you could take a shuttle from the terminal to the rental car facility and walk to a stop near there.
Otherwise, shuttle, taxi, or rental car from the airport will have to do.
Otherwise, shuttle, taxi, or rental car from the airport will have to do.
Apr 14, 2013, 3:45 pm
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The hotel is not within walking distance at all of any light rail stops. You can check the route and schedule for the 24th St./Glendale bus (route 70) at Valleymetro.org. If you're willing to do some transferring, you can get that bus at 24th St. / Washington or 24th St. / Jefferson, or near the consolidated rental car facility. You could take the light rail going West towards 19th / Montebello, 2 stops from 44th St. / Washington and transfer to a Northbound route 70 bus. Or, you could take a shuttle from the terminal to the rental car facility and walk to a stop near there.
Otherwise, shuttle, taxi, or rental car from the airport will have to do.
Otherwise, shuttle, taxi, or rental car from the airport will have to do.
I have sent them a message.
If they do not pick up from that location then we will take a taxi . thanks for your help.
Apr 17, 2013, 12:24 am
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Most of the HLEs in the Phoenix area are open on Sunday. Closest would be 2nd Ave & Indian School, or 5th Street & Dunlap; they have local pick up service.
Apr 17, 2013, 12:58 pm
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Which hotel specifically? Most of the area hotels have shuttles to my knowledge. There are other hotels in downtown PHX that would be easy walks from the downtown stops. I would certainly not want to walk all the way up to Van Buren from the light rail stop in the middle of the night.
May 1, 2013, 5:55 pm
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Hello All,
We went to airport today. We took on PHX Skytrain. The station are so gorgeous! We rode on PHX SkyTrain. It was so wonderful. We really liked it lots. So here the picture:
Enjoy!
We went to airport today. We took on PHX Skytrain. The station are so gorgeous! We rode on PHX SkyTrain. It was so wonderful. We really liked it lots. So here the picture:
Enjoy!
May 1, 2013, 11:41 pm
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Aug 7, 2013, 12:35 pm
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I lived in Phoenix from 2003-2010 so I watched a lot of it get built. A couple months ago I was at PHX and decided to ride it for the fun of it. I was pleased it's not too far a walk from T4 to the stop which was good. Though who decided the East Economy Lot stop should be open air? Those giant fans didn't do anything to keep it cool. That said, sure beats the buses to the light rail. Definitely an improvement for PHX ^
Aug 7, 2013, 4:18 pm
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I lived in Phoenix from 2003-2010 so I watched a lot of it get built. A couple months ago I was at PHX and decided to ride it for the fun of it. I was pleased it's not too far a walk from T4 to the stop which was good. Though who decided the East Economy Lot stop should be open air? Those giant fans didn't do anything to keep it cool. That said, sure beats the buses to the light rail. Definitely an improvement for PHX ^
The next phase II to terminal 2/3 station is schedule to open sometime in early 2015.
Aug 8, 2013, 9:06 am
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I lived in Phoenix from 2003-2010 so I watched a lot of it get built. A couple months ago I was at PHX and decided to ride it for the fun of it. I was pleased it's not too far a walk from T4 to the stop which was good. Though who decided the East Economy Lot stop should be open air? Those giant fans didn't do anything to keep it cool. That said, sure beats the buses to the light rail. Definitely an improvement for PHX ^
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Aug 9, 2013, 3:49 am
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Aug 9, 2013, 9:55 am
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Aug 10, 2013, 7:14 am
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When you've already spent $1.5B to replace perfectly acceptable buses, what's a few hundred more million? 
What's the deal, trains are cool to ride but buses aren't?
From what I've seen, it is still a glorified overpriced employee shuttle train that will look like an even larger waste of money when US scales back service after their merger with AA.
What's the deal, trains are cool to ride but buses aren't? From what I've seen, it is still a glorified overpriced employee shuttle train that will look like an even larger waste of money when US scales back service after their merger with AA.