Simple Savings with Public Transportation in Salt Lake City
Wednesday 10:10 AM by Randon Hall Cities Add commentsSimple Savings with Public Transportation in Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City(SLC) is a simple conservative place and so is its public transportation. If you take the time to understand its capacity it will go a long way to helping you save money when traveling to SLC. The cornerstone of cheap transportation in SLC is the new Central Station/Intermodal Hub. It is the epicenter of a variety of transportation options interchanging all in one place. It is the junction of Amtrak, FrontRunner commuter rail, TRAX light rail, Utah Transit Authority (UTA) buses and Greyhound buses.
From SLC International Airport
Basically there is one option and that is the Route 550 that runs from the airport to SL Central station. It runs every half an hour from 6:40 AM to 10:40 PM. It takes about 20 minutes to get to SL Central station if you take the express and about 45 minutes if you take the local route. The local route runs 3 times a day (6:40 AM, 7:40 AM and 8:40 AM). Otherwise the express route runs every 30 minutes. The price to ride the bus is only $2 and make sure to get a transfer because you are going to have to switch to the train.
Once you get to Central Station the next step would be to switch to the train called TRAX. Look for TRAX Route 702 -University Line (Eastbound). You won’t need to show your transfer to anyone before boarding the train, so just hop on. This train’s last stop is Utah University Medical Center. It is a 30 minute train ride to the “U”. It is as simple as that!
Personally if you are planning on doing some sightseeing or taking public transportation back to your hotel, I would suggest getting the all day pass which costs $5.
To Ogden
If you are headed to Ogden there is a brand new option that travels from Central Station. It is called the FrontRunner Commuter Rail and cost $10 to travel to the Ogden Intermodal Center. A one way trip takes about 1 hour from Salt Lake City to Ogden. This train runs Northbound from 4:25 AM to 11:25 PM.
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