Birmingham, US
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Getting There

Air

Birmingham International Airport ( BHM )
+1 205 595 0533
http://www.flybirmingham.com

BHM is located only 5 miles from downtown and provides direct service and connections to several destinations from the following airlines:

American ( +1 800 433 7300/ http://www.aa.com )
Continental ( +1 800 525 0280/ http://www.flycontinental.com )
Delta ( +1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com )
Northwest ( +1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com )
Southwest ( +1 800 435 9792/ http://www.southwest.com )
United Express ( +1 800 241 6522/ http://www.united.com )
US Airways ( +1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usair.com )

Taxi:
Taxis can easily be located on the ground level outside baggage claim. The following cab companies service Birmingham Airport:

American Cab ( +1 205 322 2222 )
Award Cab Company ( +1 205 243 5552 )
Birmingham Cab Company ( +1 205 567 7890 )
Hill Cab Company ( +1 205 222 7812 )

Limo and Shuttle:
Limousine and shuttle services are available only through reservation by the following companies:

Airport Express ( +1 205 591 7770 )
Birmingham Door to Door ( +1 205 591 5550 )
eShuttle ( +1 205 702 4566 )
Meteors Shuttle ( +1 205 815 7777/ http://www.toonlimo.com )
Alabama Limousine ( +1 800 633 0223 )

Car Rental:
Alamo ( +1 205 591 4395/ http://www.goalamo.com )
Avis ( +1 205 592 8901/ http://www.avis.com )
Budget ( +1 205 322 3596/ http://www.budget.com )
Enterprise ( +1 205 591 1927/ http://www.enterprise.com )
Hertz ( +1 205 591 6090/ http://www.hertz.com )
National ( +1 205 592 7259/ http://www.nationalcar.com )

Train

Amtrak ( +1 800 872 7245/ http://www.amtrak.com ), located at 1819 Morris Avenue, provides service to Birmingham via the Crescent route, which travels from New York City to New Orleans.

Bus

Greyhound ( +1 800 231 2222/ http://www.greyhound.com ) accesses Birmingham from major cities around the country. The downtown bus station ( +1 205 252 7190 ), located at 618 19th Street North, is open 24 hours daily.

Highway

Approach Birmingham from the east and southwest by Interstate 20, from the northeast by Interstate 59, and from the north and south via Interstate 65.

Getting Around

Public Transit

The Metro Area Express ( MAX ) ( +1 205 521 0101/ http://www.bjcta.org ) provides public transportation throughout Birmingham and Jefferson County via bus, vintage trolleys and paratransit vehicles.

Taxi

Some of the major cab companies servicing Birmingham include:

Baseemah Taxi Service ( +1 205 592 9410 )
Hoover Cab Co ( +1 205 823 8294 )
RC Cab Co ( +1 205 960 1114 )
Yellow Cab ( +1 205 328 4444 )

Traffic Information

To find out city traffic information go to http://www.traffic.com

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