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Savannah is in the enviable position of being
on a great river that is conducive to thriving
port activities and of being only a few miles
from Interstate Highway 95 as well as at the
eastern terminus of Interstate 16, which gives
the city's residents speedy access to Atlanta,
the commercial hub of the South.
Savannah/Hilton Head International, Georgia's
second-busiest airport, boasts one of the
newest passenger terminals in the nation --
an ultra-modern, 275,000-square-foot complex
opened in 1994 at a cost of $68.5 million.
In 2002, more than 1.7 million passengers
passed through the airport, which has two
runways and a helicopter-landing pad.
Scheduled airlines include AirTran, Continental
Express, Delta, Delta Connection, United Express,
US Airways and Northwest Airlink. The terminal
is served by 10 passenger gates with loading
bridges and has 3,029 parking spaces.
Chatham Area Transit or CAT offers 21 fixed
bus routes in Savannah and Chatham County.
Fares for one-way service are 75 cents; a
weekly CATcard, good for unlimited rides,
is $12.
The CAT Shuttle, which transports passengers
in the Historic District, provides free and
convenient service from downtown hotels and
the Visitors Information Center to many historic
sites, River Street and local restaurants.
The shuttle also connects to other bus routes
serving the area.
Savannah is a major stop on Amtrak's Atlantic
Coast Service between New York and Miami and
Tampa. Daily service to and from Savannah
is available aboard the Silver Star, Palmetto
and Silver Meteor. Passengers can travel coach
or, with reservations, first-class in viewliner
sleeping cars. Dining cars and sightseeing
lounge cars are also available.
Water ferry service between downtown Savannah
and Hutchinson Island is available seven days
a week from Rousakis Riverfront Plaza. The
fare is $1.50 each way.
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