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Air Nashville International Airport (BNA) Tel: (615) 565 2011. Website: www.nashintl.com Nashville International Airport is located 13km (eight miles) southeast of central Nashville. Nashville International Airport has no direct international flights, but is a domestic hub, with around eight million passengers a year using the airport. Major airlines: Major carriers include American/American Eagle, Continental Airlines, Corporate Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest/KLM, Southwest Airlines, TWA, United Airlines and US Airways. Approximate flight times to Nashville: From London is 11 hours; from New York is 2 hours 30 minutes; from Los Angeles is 4 hours 15 minutes; from Toronto is 2 hours and from Sydney is 22 hours. Airport facilities: These include ATMs, bureau de change, bank, restaurants, cafés, shops, postboxes, lockers, a massage bar and a children's play area. Business facilities: The Wright Travel Business Center (tel: (615) 275 2660) provides photocopiers, faxes and PC workstations. There is also a fully equiped conference room for hire. Other services include travel agency, courier, translation, cell phone and other equipment hire. Arrival/departure tax: Taxes, ranging from about US$22 for domestic flights up to US$78 for long-haul flights (depending on the destination), are incorporated in the price of the ticket. Transport to the city: Taxis are available outside the terminal and a fare into central Nashville should cost US$15-20. Most hotels near the airport have their own shuttle buses. Hotels downtown, in Vanderbilt and on Music Row, use the Gray Line Express (tel: (615) 275 1180, airport or 883 5555, downtown). This operates daily 0600-2300, every 15 minutes from the airport or every 30 minutes from each hotel; fare US$9 one way. Alternatively, the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA; tel: (615) 862 5950) runs both express and local bus services to downtown 0625-2255 Monday-Friday and 0625-1805 Saturday and Sunday. One-way fares are US$4 (express) and US$1.45 (local); exact change required. |
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