Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Getting Here: For Out-of-Town guests

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION:

Greg and I decided that Durango, CO, seems to be the best option for a travel destination rather than our homebase of Farmington, NM. There is only a 45 minute distance between Durango and Farmington, however, the wedding ceremony will be in Durango, the most cost-effective airport is in Durango, and most Durango hotels are centrally situated in the downtown area with access to quaint shops, nice restaurants, the river, the Durango-Silverton, train, etc.

(Let us know if you want to come via Farmington. We'll be more than willing to give information on directions, Transportation, Accomodations, etc.)

Flights: The easiest way to fly into the Durango-Farmington area is by utilizing the Durango-LaPlata County Airport (DRO).

Airlines include: Airwest/US Air, United Express, Delta, Frontier.
Rental Car Companys: Budget, Enterprise, National, Hertz, Dollar
See these sites for more information:

http://www.durangogov.org/airport/index.cfm
http://www.durangoairport.com/schedule.htm

Driving directions from the airport to Durango:
-START out going North on Airport Rd. (also known as CR 309) toward CO-172
-Turn LEFT onto Hwy CO-172 (heading North). (5.7 miles)
-Turn LEFT onto US 160. (7.4 miles)
-Stay STRAIGHT to go onto US 550.
-estimated time is about 20 minutes/ 14.08 miles
-See on Mapquest

Driving to Durango: Durango is accessible by US HWY 550 (North & South) to US Hwy 160 (East & West).

(The easiest way to book flights and/or rental cars is through Expedia or Travelocity)