Car Hire in Phoenix - Getting to Phoenix

By far the largest airport in the southwest USA, Phoenix's Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) is served by many national and international flights. International travellers from Canada, Mexico and the UK have good air access to Phoenix. The airport's three terminals also fly to every major city in the US mainland. To get to the airport, you can take the Hohokam Expressway there directly.

Phoenix is connected to Los Angeles and Tucson by I-10 and to Flagstaff via I-17. Heading towards Scottsdale, the easiest route is to take the Red Mountain Freeway (Arizona 202) east to US 101 north. The Superstition Freeway (US 60) leads to Tempe, Mesa, and Chandler.

I-10 also goes east to El Paso, San Antonio, Houston and New Orleans. I-8, which runs just south of the city, goes east to San Diego; while from Flagstaff, I-40 goes east to Albuquerque. To get to Mexico, I-19 branches off from I-10 south of the city.

Although Amtrak offers daily stops in Tucson, Phoenix cannot be reached by rail at this time.

Greyhound buses run to destinations throughout the state and cities in the region, with connections to cities farther afield. Although bus is the cheapest option, it is also the least comfortable choice.