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Arrival, information and getting around
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Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport
(tel 859/767-3151) is twelve miles south of downtown, in Covington, Kentucky.
Taxis
to the city center (tel 859/586-5236) cost $24. The Greyhound station is on the eastern fringe of the center, just off Broadway, at 1005 Gilbert Ave. Amtrak
trains
arrive a mile northwest of downtown at the Union Terminal museum complex, which is on the daytime citywide Metro
bus
network (50A?; tel 513/621-4455). The best way to move between downtown Cincy and the sights across the river in Covington and Newport, KY, is via the South Bank Shuttle Tank
shuttle bus
, which picks up at Fountain Square in front of the
Westin
- and costs only 25A?. The city's taxis enforce a $3 minimum fare, though that will usually get you from downtown to most places of interest.
Cincinnati's main
visitor center
is at 300 W 6th St (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; tel 513/621-2142 or 1-800/CINCY-USA;
); there's another - and perhaps more accessible - visitor center in Fountain Square, as well as information booths around Fountain Square and at 605 Philadelphia St in Covington (daily 10am-6pm; tel 859/655-4159). Other useful information
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