Philadelphia Airport Guide (PHL)

Philadelphia International Airport

8000 Essington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19153, USA

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(215) 937 6937

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GMT - 5 (GMT - 4 from first Sunday in April to last Sunday in October)

The airport is located 11km (7 miles) from Philadelphia.

Free shuttle bus services help passengers move between the airport’s terminals.

From Philadelphia city centre, take Interstate 95 (I-95) south to the airport exit.

Hourly, daily and long-term garage parking is available in car parks in front of all terminals; short-term parking is available on the ground level. Economy parking is available at the far east end of the airport, which is serviced by a free 24-hour shuttle service. Further parking information is available from the Philadelphia Parking Authority (tel: (215) 683 9840).

Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National have desks in Zone 2 outside baggage claim areas. Information phones are also available in baggage claim areas for on-airport car rental agencies.

Rail: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transport Authority (SEPTA) (tel: (215) 580 7800; website: www.septa.org) operates the R1 high speed rail line running between each terminal and central Philadelphia. SEPTA also provides transport to Amtrak’s 30th Street Station and the Greyhound Bus Terminal.
Road: Taxi: Taxis are available 24 hours from from Zone 5 on the Commercial Transportation Roadway; there are also shuttle van/limousine services, available from Zone 7 on the same roadway. Information on ground transportation is available in the baggage reclaim areas (tel: (215) 937 6958).

Airport iInformation counters are located in all terminals. General 24-hour information and language assistance is available from the Airport Communications Center (tel: (215) 937 6937 or TDD (215) 937 6755), by using any of the white telephones located throughout the airport or by speaking to a receptionist at the passenger assistance counter in the Terminal A baggage claim area.

Money and communications: ATMs, bureaux de change and self-service postal centres are all available at the airport. Data ports and Wireless Internet access are available in all terminals.
Eating and drinking: There are many restaurants and cafés situated throughout the airport.
Shopping: The shopping opportunities at the airport are plentiful. Duty-free shopping is available in Terminal A-East and A-West.
Luggage: A lost property service is available (tel: (215) 937 6888).
Other facilities: These include medical facilities, a hospitality service for passengers stranded during emergencies and baby-change facilities. A few shoe-shine stands are also available, and there is a popular aviation play station for kids.

The Laptop Lane business centre (tel: (215) 937 4360) has computers, Internet access and other business services. The UPS Store, located on the Terminal A/B connector, offers copying, faxing, shipping and related services for business travellers. The Airport Marriott (tel: (215) 492 9000; website: www.marriott.com), which can be accessed via the Terminal B pedestrian bridge, has data ports available for public use. America's Cash Express on the A/B Connector offers faxing and notary public services.

These include lifts, elevators, accessible toilets, amplified and TDD telephones, Braille signage and raised numbering on lifts and ATMs. The airport produces a special information leaflet, Getting Around, which can be sent to disabled travellers (tel: (215) 937 5499). Disabled parking is available and all shuttle buses have wheelchair lifts. Hand-controlled vehicles can be hired from all the car rental agencies at the airport. Passengers requiring wheelchairs should contact the airport and inform their airlines prior to travel.

The Airport Marriott (tel: (215) 492 9000; website: www.marriott.com) is located on site. Nearby hotels include the Hilton (tel: (215) 365 4150; website: www.hilton.com), Comfort Inn (tel: (610) 521 9800; website: www.choicehotels.com), Embassy Suites (tel: (215) 365 4500; website: www.embassysuites.com), Econo Lodge (tel: (610) 521 3900), Hampton Inn (tel: (215) 966 1300; website: www.hamptoninn.com), Holiday Inn (tel: (610) 521 2400; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), Philadelphia Airport Courtyard (tel: (215) 365 2200; website: www.marriott.com) and the Sheraton Four Points (tel: (215) 492 0400; website: www.starwoodhotels.com). Many provide a free shuttle service.