Omaha Travel Guide

Getting There

Air

Omaha's Eppley Airfield Airport (OMA) +1 402 661 8017 http://www.eppleyairfield.com

OMA is located approximately four miles from the northeast of downtown Omaha, provides nonstop service and connections to several destinations from the following airlines:

American ( +1 800 368 1955/ http://www.aa.com ) Continental ( +1 800 525 0280/ http://www.continental.com ) Delta ( +1 800 221 1212/ http://www.delta.com ) Frontier ( +1 800 432 1359/ http://www.frontierairlines.com ) Midwest ( +1 800 452 2022/ http://www.midwestairlines.com ) Northwest ( +1 800 225 2525/ http://www.nwa.com ) Southwest ( +1 800 435 9792/ http://www.southwest.com ) United ( +1 800 241 6522/ http://www.ual.com ) US Airways ( +1 800 428 4322/ http://www.usairways.com )

From the Airport

Shuttle: A & B Shuttle ( +1 877 359 6624/ http://www.citywideride.com ) Dashabout Roadrunner ( +1 800 720 3274/ http://www.dashaboutshuttle.com ) Greater Omaha Tours ( +1 877 868 7662/ http://www.omahatours.com ) I-80 Eppley Express ( +1 800 888 9793/ http://www.eppleyexpress.com ) OMALiNK - Express service between Omaha & Lincoln ( +1 877 473 5465/ http://www.omalink.com ) RT Roundtrip Transport ( +1 877 292 3525/ http://www.rtroundtrip.com )

Car Rental: Alamo ( +1 800 462 5266/ http://www.goalamo.com ) Avis ( +1 800 831 2847/ http://www.avis.com ) Budget ( +1 800 527 0700/ http://www.budget.com ) Dollar ( +1 800 800 4000/ http://www.dollar.com ) Enterprise ( +1 800 325 8007/ http://www.enterprise.com ) Hertz ( +1 800 654 3131/ http://www.hertz.com ) National ( +1 800 227 7368/ http://www.nationalcar.com ) Thrifty ( +1 800 367 2277/ http://www.thrifty.com )

By Train

Amtrak ( +1 800 872 7245/ http://www.amtrak.com ), located at 1003 S 9th Street, provides service to Omaha via the California Zephyr, which runs daily between Chicago and San Francisco.

By Bus

Greyhound ( +1 800 231 2222/ http://www.greyhound.com ) accesses Omaha from major cities around the country. The downtown bus station ( +1 402 341 1906 ), located at 1601 Jackson Street, is open daily 5:30a-10:30p.

By Car

Approach Omaha from the east and west via Interstate 80 and from the north and south by Interstate 29.

Getting Around

Public Transit

The Metro Area Transit ( +1 402 341 0800/ http://www.metroareatransit.com ) offers bus service throughout Omaha and its surrounding communities.

Taxi and Shuttle

Some of the major cab and shuttle companies servicing Omaha include:

A & B Shuttle ( +1 402 331 7558/ http://www.citywideride.com ) Checker Cab/Happy Cab/Yellow Cab ( +1 402 339 8294 ) Safeway Cabs ( +1 402 342 7474 ) Shared Mobility Coach ( +1 402 345 6640 )

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