San Antonio Hotels

San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has flights from within Texas and from many destinations across the rest of the US and Mexico. The airport is about 16km (10mi) north of downtown, just north of the intersection of Loop 410 and Hwy 281. A city bus (very slow), shuttle companies and taxis run between the airport and the city. Many of the larger downtown hotels have free shuttles for their guests. Amtrak trains link San Antonio to Los Angeles, Tucson, Palm Springs, El Paso and New Orleans on the Sunset Limited and to Chicago via Austin, Dallas, Little Rock, St Louis and more on the Texas Eagle. Buses arrive just north of downtown, with regular daily services to and from Austin, Dallas, Galveston, Houston and New Orleans.

VIA (www.viainfo.net) is San Antonio's public bus and tourist-oriented streetcar network. VIA's Downtown Information Center is at 560 E Houston There are also several coach tour operators, with itineraries ranging from basic city orientation to full day outings both in and out of town. Downtown is a complex maze of one-way streets that change direction at will. In the same spirit of perversity, relentless traffic cops will ticket and tow in the time it takes to ask for directions. If you rent a car and are staying downtown, park it at your hotel and walk. Taxis wait at most major downtown hotels, the Greyhound and Amtrak stations and the airport. Mountain bikes are available for rent downtown, complete with maps, helmets and locks - some companies will even include free delivery to any address in San Antonio.