St Louis Airport Guide (STL)

(St Louis) Lambert-St Louis International Airport

PO Box 10212, St Louis, Missouri 63145-0212, USA

STL

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(314) 426 8000

(314) 426 1221

administration@lambert-stl.org

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GMT - 6 (GMT - 5 from second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November)

The airport is located 21km (13 miles) northwest of St Louis.

The airport has embarked on a US$105 million modernisation and renovation programme encompassing the whole facility, due for completion in 2012.

Free shuttles operate between the terminals.

From I-170 southbound, take exit 7B, or northbound, take exit 7C. Continue on I-70 westbound to exit 238A for the airport. Alternative exits from I-70 westbound are exits 236 and 235C. From St Charles, or from I-270 from St Louis County or Illinois, approach on I-70 eastbound and take exit 235C at Cypress Road.

The airport authority owns and operates two terminal parking garages and five car parks that are serviced 24 hours a day by free shuttle buses. The two terminal garages offer short-term hourly parking rates, an intermediate car park connected by a tunnel to the Main Terminal offers daily parking rates and Lot D offers long-term parking. A long-term remote car park is also situated on Cypress Road. Additional information is available from Super Park (tel: (314) 890 2800).

Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty all have desks on the lower level of the Main Terminal. Rental car shuttles collect passengers from the East Terminal.

Rail: St Louis' light rail system, Metrolink (tel: (314) 231 2345; website: www.metrostlouis.org), stops at both terminals, linking the airport with the city centre.
Road: Bus: Local services are operated by Metrobus (tel: (314) 231 2345; website: www.metrostlouis.org). Greyhound (tel: 1-800 231 2222; website: www.greyhound.com) operates long-distance and inter-city services to and from the airport. Shared-ride shuttles also provide services to downtown St Louis hotels; call for advance booking (tel: (314) 427 3311).
Taxi: There are plenty of airport taxis available outside the arrivals areas of both terminals.

Information booths are located on the lower levels in both terminals. General airport information (tel: (314) 426 8000) and Travelers Aid (tel: (314) 241 5820) are available.

Money and communications: A bank, bureau de change facilities, ATMs and a post office are available. Data ports telephones can be found throughout the airport.
Eating and drinking: Restaurants, snack bars, fast-food outlets, bars and cafés are located in the Main Terminal.
Shopping: There are various shops at the airport, but no duty-free.
Luggage: Lockers and left-luggage are not available. Lambert’s Police Department handles lost and found items in the terminals and car parks (tel: (314) 426 8100).
Other facilities: These include an interfaith chapel, massage and shoe shine.

Some airlines provide executive lounges. There are no conference rooms available, but there is a business centre (tel: (314) 427 0511) located on the lower level of the Main Terminal. St Louis Airport Marriott (tel: (314) 423 9700; website: www.marriott.com), located opposite the airport, has a fully equipped business centre, PCs, printers and wireless Internet access in the hotel lobby, as well as 20 meeting rooms and secretarial support.

The airport has lifts and disabled toilets. Wheelchairs are available from airlines or can be requested from security personnel. All car parks are accessible to disabled travellers and every parking shuttle bus is equipped with a wheelchair lift.

There are numerous hotels representing all star ratings within a 3km (2 mile) radius of the airport. They include the St Louis Airport Marriott (tel: (314) 423 9700; website: www.marriott.com), the Holiday Inn (tel: (314) 427 4700; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), Drury Inn (tel: (314) 423 7700; website: www.druryhotels.com), the Hilton St Louis Airport (tel: (314) 426 5500; www1.hilton.com), Crowne Plaza (tel: (314) 291 6700; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com), and the Comfort Inn (tel: (314) 427 7600; website: www.stlouiscomfortinn.com).