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Getting There By Air Nashville International Airport (BNA) Tel: (615) 275 1600. Website: www.nashintl.com Nashville International Airport is located 13km (eight miles) southeast of central Nashville. The airport has no direct international flights (except to Canada) but is a domestic hub, with around eight million passengers annually using the airport and over 400 flights per day. Major airlines: National airline American Airlines (tel: (800) 433 7300 or 223 5436; website: www.aa.com) operate out of Nashville International Airport. Other carriers include Continental Airlines, Corporate Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest/KLM, Southwest Airlines, TWA, United Airlines and US Airways. Approximate flight times to Nashville: From London is 11 hours; from New York is 2 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 4 hours 15 minutes; from Toronto is 2 hours and from Sydney is 22 hours. Airport facilities: These include ATMs, bureau de change, bank, restaurants, cafés, shops, post boxes, lockers, a massage bar and a children’s play area. Car hire is available from all major agencies including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty. Business facilities: The Wright Travel Business Center (tel: (615) 275 2660) provides photocopiers, faxes and PC workstations. There is also a fully equipped conference room for hire. Other services include a travel agent, courier, translation, mobile phone and other equipment hire. Arrival/departure tax: Taxes, ranging from about US$22 for domestic flights up to US$78 for long-haul flights (depending on the destination), are included in the price of the ticket. Transport to the city: Most hotels near the airport have their own shuttle buses. Hotels Downtown, in Vanderbilt and on Music Row, use the Gray Line Express (tel: (615) 275 1180 or 883 5555). This operates daily 0600-2300, every 15 minutes from the airport or every 30 minutes from each hotel. The fare is US$11 one way or US$17 return (journey time – 15 minutes or 25 minutes in rush hour). Alternatively, the Metropolitan Transit Authority – MTA (tel: (615) 862 5950) runs both express and local bus services to Downtown Nashville, 0625-2255 Monday-Friday and 0630-1600 Saturday and Sunday (journey time – 15 minutes or 25 minutes in rush hour). One-way fares are US$4 (express) and US$1.45 (local). Exact change required. Taxis are available outside the terminal and a fare into central Nashville should cost US$15-20. |
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