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AIR: International airports: Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) (website: www.cabq.gov/airport) handles over six million passengers a year and is located 6km (4 miles) southeast of the city centre. Taxis, limousines and shuttle buses are available to Albuquerque and Santa Fe and regional buses serve other destinations in the State. Car hire agencies at the airport include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National and Thrifty.
El Paso Airport (ELP) (website: www.elpasointernationalairport.com) also serves as a gateway into southern New Mexico – see the Texas section.
RAIL: Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245 (toll free); website: www.amtrak.com) serves New Mexico on two routes. The ‘Southwest Chief’, connecting Chicago to Los Angeles, stops daily at Raton, Las Vegas (New Mexico), Lamy (with a shuttle service available to Santa Fe 27km (17 miles) away), Albuquerque and Gallup. The thrice weekly ‘Sunset Limited’, connecting Orlando and New Orleans to Los Angeles, stops at Lordsburg and Deming in the State’s southwest corner, as well as at El Paso (Texas).
ROAD: The main bus companies operating in New Mexico are TNM&O and Greyhound (tel: (800) 229 9424 (toll free); website: www.greyhound.com).
Approximate bus travel times: From Albuquerque to Santa Fe is 1 hour 15 minutes, to Taos is 3 hours, to El Paso is 6 hours, to Flagstaff is 6 hours 45 minutes, to Phoenix is 9 hours, to Denver is 10 hours, to Oklahoma City is 12 hours, and to Los Angeles is 18 hours. From Santa Fe to Taos is 1 hour 35 minutes.
URBAN: In Albuquerque, most buses run Mon-Sat 0600-1800. Santa Fe has seven routes running throughout the city.
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