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Popular Airport

Shuttlesworth Intl. - Municipal - Birmingham Intl. Airport

Popular Airlines

Approximate Flight Duration

1 hour 10 min

Approximate Travel Distance

349 Km

Transportation to Airport from Memphis City Center

Memphis Intl. Airport

Taxis, private shuttles, rental cars, hotel shuttles and buses can be counted among the best vehicle alternatives you can make use of while traveling to Memphis International Airport from the city center. In the city, systems such as Uber and Lyft are also used commonly by the passengers. You can arrive at the airport in a short time by using these systems or you can also prefer renting a limousine, although it is a little expensive method. If you primarily need an economical alternative while determining your vehicle preference to come to the airport, taking a bus during the daytime will be the best option. If you want to see different centers nearby and the regions around the city, you can rent a car or limousine, if you set your priority for comfort and ease. The hotel shuttles that you can use to travel towards the airport from the city center are generally for free or render services in reasonable prices to the passengers; therefore, they can be preferred for traveling to the airport cheaply.

Car Rental

If you would like to prefer driving one of the rental cars during your journey to Memphis International Airport from the city center, you can talk to companies such as Enterprise, Alamo, Hertz, National, Avis or Thrifty, which have offices in the city, and rent a car complying with your needs. You can easily find your way by following the instructional signs for the airport, which you will come across all the way in order to come to the airport from the city center with your rental car. If you are going to drive in the city for the first time and do not have so much information about the directions, try to take a device helpful for finding the directions with you.

Taxi

Taxis, which work with the taximeter system and you can easily find and take wherever you are in the city center, are among the alternatives you can benefit from in the city to reach Memphis International Airport. When you take a taxi, only tell that you want to go to the airport. Then, you will be in front of the terminal within a few minutes. Taxis are quite fast and reliable in Memphis. On the other hand, if you are coming from a spot relatively far from the airport, it will be useful to first have a look at the other transportation options and then take a taxi after reaching the center not to go beyond your budget so much.

Limousine Rental

To reach Memphis International Airport, traveling on a limousine is a quite popular alternative as in almost all the other large airports of the United States of America. When traveling on a limousine, which is large and comfortable enough to take with a few passengers, you can bring your stuff, which would be difficult to carry on other vehicles. Picking you up from your door with drivers, limousines bring you to the airport terminal as soon as possible. For those who want to rent a limousine, the number of alternative rental companies is substantially high in the city. By making a brief research on the Internet, you can check alternative limousine rental companies and get your vehicle brought to where you are in the city center, after which you can set off for the airport.

Uber and Lyft

Systems such as Uber and Lyft are used commonly by the passengers in Memphis. While coming to the airport, you can comfortably go on traveling by preferring one of these systems. In order to come to Memphis International Airport with the vehicles belonging to these systems, you need to download their applications on your phone and then call a vehicle nearby. Since the passenger capacities of the vehicles are generally higher than other transportation alternatives, it becomes easy to travel with a few people. For this reason, if you are planning to come to the airport from the city as a group, you can easily set off by calling one of these vehicles. You can make a decision by seeing the average fare, route and other details.

Hotel Shuttle

Many hotels in the city center and nearby have airport shuttle services. Accordingly, you can travel without paying for the transfer to the airport or get a chance to travel for a reasonable fare. The advantage of coming to the airport by the hotel shuttles is that they pick you up in front of the hotel and directly take you to the airport, which prevents possible loss of time during the journey.

Private Shuttle

Private shuttles carrying passengers between the city center and Memphis International Airport are also among the alternatives that are frequently preferred. By making use of the shuttle services of the alternatives such as Wilson Air Center or Signature Flight Support, you can go to the terminal of Memphis International Airport. You can prefer private shuttles for traveling on your own as well as for traveling as a family or a group to go to the airport.

Bus

There are two different bus alternatives from the city center to the direction of Memphis International Airport. One of them is the bus numbered 2 driving by the places such as Midtown, Downtown and Medical District towards the airport. This bus starts working early in the morning and continues carrying passengers until evening. By taking the other bus numbered 4, you can reach the airport by passing the spots such as Downtown, LeMoyne Owen College. Buses are among the most economical alternatives in the city for reaching the airport. However, they are not as fast as other vehicles. Since there are no buses late at night and on Sunday, they can only be taken within a certain period. Still, if you are going to travel during the day on weekdays, you can consider coming to the airport by bus.

Airport Information

At Memphis International Airport, you can find a lot of services together, such as comfortable lounges, ATMs where you can make transactions or transfer money, shops fulfilling the needs of the passengers who want to do shopping, restaurants to take a break for eating and exchange office. Sam Adams Brew House, Sun Studios Cafe, Ciao, Lenny's Sub Shop, Maggie O'Shea's, Home Team Sports Bar & Grill and Starbucks are some of the places you can consider for eating and drinking at the airport. If you would like to spend your time by doing shopping or buy something for your beloved ones at the airport, you visit River City Books & News, River City Travelmart, Explore Memphis, BestBuy Express and Memphis and easily find and buy almost anything you need.

Transportation to Birmingham City Center from Airport

Shuttlesworth Intl. - Municipal - Birmingham Intl. Airport

Birmingham International Airport, about 5 miles from Birmingham, is also one of the busiest and most developed airports in Alabama. Shuttles and limousines are among the most frequently used vehicles to get to the center of Birmingham city from the airport also known as Birmingham Shuttlesworth Airport. As an alternative to these vehicles that serve on a door-to-door basis, you have the chance to get to the center in a short time by taking a taxi or renting a car.

Shuttle and Limousine

Shuttles and limousines taking passengers from Birmingham Airport to the place they desire are working only with reservation system. If you wish to make use of these vehicles, you can contact Birmingham Door to Door at (205) 591-5550 before arriving in the city, or call (205) 702-4566 for eShuttle or (205) 980-1083 for Meteors Shuttle.

If you want to rent a limousine, you can contact Prestige Limo and Sedan Service by contacting the call center at (205) 333-9879 before you arrive Birmingham Airport.

Taxi

Waiting outside the baggage delivery area at Birmingham Shuttlesworth Airport, taxis are one of the easiest and most practical ways to get to the city center from the airport. Each of the different taxi companies such as American Cab, Yellow Cab, Birmingham Cab Company and Hill Cab Company quickly brings you to the door of your hotel in the city center or other places you want to go. You may have an idea about average fare by talking to drivers before taking a taxi.

Car Rental

It is also very easy to get to the center from the airport by renting a car in Birmingham. In order to do this, you can go to the desks of the rental offices located in the terminal after your plane lands or you can reserve your car on the internet to get your business guaranteed.

You can call 1-800-327-9633 to rent a car from the Alamo that has an office at the airport. You can contact Budget at 1-800-527-0700, Avis at 1-800-230-4898. As an alternative to all these car rental companies in Birmingham Airport, offices of companies such as Dollar, Hertz, Payless, National, Enterprise and Thrifty are also waiting for those who want to travel with a rental car in Birmingham.

Private Vehicle

If you are traveling by private vehicle from the airport to Birmingham's center, you can be in the center of the city shortly following the city center signs. There are also waiting areas in the airport parking lot for the passengers who prefer their own vehicle for city transportation.

Weather in Birmingham

DayMin - Max
TuesdayMin 0ºC - Max 15ºC
WednesdayMin 3ºC - Max 16ºC
ThursdayMin 7ºC - Max 17ºC
FridayMin 10ºC - Max 16ºC
SaturdayMin 16ºC - Max 20ºC

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