Getting From Here to There is a guide to transportation options in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
This may include airports and airlines in Saint Paul, or other means of public transit, such as bus lines or bus stations, AMTRAK or other means of railroad transport, including train stations. Taxi companies in Saint Paul, car rentals, and limousine services may also be listed in this category.
Auto or motorcycle dealerships would be listed in a Places to Shop category, if available; otherwise in the parent Saint Paul category.
Saint Paul is the second largest city in Minnesota, by population, and one of the two principal cities in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area.
The chief routes through the city are Interstate Highway 35-E, which runs north and south, and Interstate 94, which runs east and west. Other major highways include US Highway 52, and Minnesota State Highways 5 and 280. Within the city, important streets are Ayd Mill Road, Phalen Boulevard, Shepard Road, and Warner Road. The Avenue of the Saints connects Saint Paul to Saint Louis, Missouri.
A five-mile enclosed skyway system connects twenty-five city blocks in downtown Saint Paul.
In recent years, the city has created a network of paved bike lanes connecting to other bike routes throughout the Twin Cities region. Operating during the summer months, Nice Ride Minnesota is a non-profit bicycle sharing and rental system that had a hundred and seventy stations throughout Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Bus service within the Minneapolis-Saint Paul region is provided by Metro Transit, and AMTRAK's Empire Builder, operating between Chicago and Seattle, makes two stops each day at the Saint Paul Union Station.
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, also known as Wold-Chamberlain Field, is a joint military and civil international airport. Situated in the census-designated place of Fort Snelling, the airport serves the metro region. The Saint Paul Downtown Airport (Holman Field) is just across the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul. It has three runways, and primarily serves corporate clients in the local area.
Of course, the focus of this category is on public transport options within the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota. Websites representing those that may serve the Saint Paul region, but are physically located in Minneapolis or one of the suburbs, should be listed or submitted to the category representing the physical location unless there a separate site, or subsection of the site, that is focused on its Saint Paul operations.
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Serving the city of Saint Paul and the Saint Paul suburbs, Yellow Tax offers taxi cab services twenty-four hours a day, every day of the week, as well as airport transportation, and package pick-up services. A 30-second promotional video is available, along with an overview of its services, contacts, and payment options. Estimates are available, and a map shows the company’s service area.
https://www.stpaulyellowtaximn.com/
In business for more than a decade, the taxi service provides airport transportation services in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area and its suburbs, to or from the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Featuring 4-passenger taxi cabs, taxi and cab sedans, SUVs, and 7-passenger vans, its fleet, services, and service area is defined. A fare estimator is provided, and service may be booked online.
http://www.stpaultaxicab.com/
Suburban Taxi / Green & White Taxi
Suburban Taxi and Green & White Taxi are locally owned transportation companies in Saint Paul, Minnesota, offering corporate and school accounts, non-emergency medical transportation, and certified for Special Transportation Service by MNDOT. Available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, the companies use a passenger controlled payment system. Its office hours and contacts, lost and found, and other details are provided.
http://www.suburbantaxi.com/
Headquartered at Long Lake Road in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the family-owned company was founded at Total Luxury Limousine in 1987 and has since grown to be a large chauffeur-driven ground transport provider, providing charter motorcoach services, airport transportation, corporate services, road show services, seasonal tour services, and other event transportation. Its services, fleet, and contacts are posted.
https://totallimo.com/
Originally built near the river in 1881, the current railroad depot was built in 1913, after a fire destroyed the first construction. Now owned by the Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority, the facility serves as a transportation center for bus, light rail, Amtrak, taxis, rental cars, and car sharing. A Nice Ride bicycle sharing station is there, also. A transit map, calendar of events, and history of the facility is put forth.
https://www.uniondepot.org/
Serving the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area, the Metro Transit Center is in Union Depot, in the heart of Saint Paul’s historic Lowertown neighborhood. An interactive map and a trip planning guide are put forth, along with its transit routes, an overview of the features of the depot, its indoor waiting area hours and amenities, its safety and security features, bicycle and pedestrian connections, and area attractions.
https://www.metrotransit.org/union-depot/
