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Transportation
Plane: Denver International Airport (DIA)
Denver International Airport,
8500 Peņa Boulevard,
Denver,
Colorado 80249,
is 23 miles northeast of downtown, usually a 35- to 45-minute drive. Covering 53 square miles (twice the size of Manhattan), DIA boasts one of the tallest flight-control towers in the world, at 327 feet. The airport, which has 94 gates and 6 full-service runways, can handle around 33 million passengers annually.
Denver International Airport (DIA) is 23 miles northeast of downtown, usually a 35- to 45-minute drive. Covering 53 square miles (twice the size of Manhattan), DIA boasts one of the tallest flight-control towers in the world, at 327 feet. The airport, which has 94 gates and 6 full-service runways, can handle around 33 million passengers annually.
The principal highway routes into Denver are I-25 from the north (Fort Collins and Wyoming) and south (Colorado Springs and New Mexico); I-70 from the east (Burlington and Kansas) and west (Grand Junction and Utah); and I-76 from the northeast (Nebraska). If you're driving into Denver from Boulder, take U.S. 36; from Salida and southwest, U.S. 285.
Greyhound, 19th and Arapahoe streets (tel. 800/231-2222), is the major bus service in Colorado, with about 60 daily arrivals and departures to communities in and out of the state.
Amtrak serves Union Station, 17th and Wynkoop streets (tel. 800/USA-RAIL or 303/825-2583), in the lower downtown historic district.
Bus, taxi, and limousine services shuttle travelers between the airport and downtown, and most major car-rental companies have outlets at the airport. Because many major hotels are some distance from the airport, travelers should check on the availability and cost of hotel shuttle services when making reservations.
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