Myrtle Beach Area Transportation Myrtle Beach International Airport
If you need to expedite your travel time to the Myrtle Beach area, there’s no better way to do it than to fly. Myrtle Beach International Airport makes it quick and easy working alongside such well-known carriers as Delta, Continental, Spirit, Northwest, United and US Airways. Myrtle Beach International Airport serves as the only commercial airport for the Grand Strand, offering service for private companies and can be found just one mile from the ocean in central Myrtle Beach. Currently in expansion phases, Myrtle Beach will grow by seven additional gates with completion of the new terminal, set to open in 2013. www.flymyrtlebeach.com
Car Rentals
Once you’ve reached our shores, transportation to your final destination is also made easy. Several car rental companies operate out of Myrtle Beach International Airport, including Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar Rent a Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, Thrifty and U-Save Auto Rental. Additional rental companies have convenient locations throughout the downtown Myrtle Beach area, and arrival is hospitable and easy with additional taxi and limousine services available. 6 2013 MYRTLE BEACH AREA MEETING & GROUP PLANNER GUIDE
Taxi Service
The Myrtle Beach area has an incredibly efficient taxi system. While there are multiple companies that each have their own phone number, nearly all of the drivers and companies respond to a common dispatcher ensuring that you get where you need to go, when you need to go. Limousine services are also available.
Public Transportation
The Coast RTA public transportation service, operated by the Waccamaw Regional Transportation Authority, provides reliable and affordable bus transportation along major routes throughout the Grand Strand. Motorcoach transportation also provides route and charter service throughout Myrtle Beach and neighboring areas, including day tours to the nearby cities of Wilmington, NC, and Georgetown and Charleston, SC
Train Service
There is Amtrak service available through an inland station in nearby Florence, SC. Those passengers arriving by train can then either secure a rental car and drive the remainder or the trip or board a bus for the 60-mile ride to the Grand Strand.