Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) is a medium size airport with great connections nationwide. The Central Business District of Charlotte is less than 10 miles from the airport.

Car Rentals: Armada, Dollar, Enterprise, Payless and Thrifty.

Taxis: The airport features a full compliment of taxis just outside the baggage claim area.

Shuttle: Carolina Airport Express (704-359-9600) provides shuttle van service.

Charlotte train station is at 1914 North Tryon Street (704-376-4426). Amtrak train service is provided by these train routes:

Amtrak Crescent:  NYC-Philly-DC-Greensboro-Charlotte-Atlanta-New Orleans  

Amtrak Carolinian/Piedmont:  Charlotte-Atlanta-Raleigh-Richmond-DC

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) features a light rail that runs next to the Westin Hotel, Charlotte Convention Center through the Center City and down to Sound End shopping district and connects with a Historic Trolley as well.

Queen City Tour
The authority for touring Black Charlotte; oldest Black tour operator, open since 1993; the tour covers 28 sites including Afro-American Cultural Center and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. monument; offered on Saturdays in February, July and August; a range of transportation options and customized tours and reunion shuttle are available; reservations required

DAYS & HOURS: city tour Mon-Sat. 9:30a and 1:30p, Sun 1:30p

PHONE: 704-566-0104

WEBSITE: http://www.queencitytours.com

Black History Tour
Sponsored by City Tours and Transportation of Charlotte; tour highlights include Afro-American Cultural Center, Martin Luther King monument, Johnson C. Smith University, AME Zion Publishing House, historic Cherry and Biddleville communities, Excelsior Club; reservations required

PHONE: 704-535-6518

Charlotte Historic Trolley Museum
Featuring photos, exhibits and of course, trolley rides; manned by volunteers with a great sense of history; Fri.-Sun. 10a-6p; Trolley rides are $2 round trip for adults, children under 13; Group rates for 10 or more are $1 round trip; Historic Trolley: a sixty-plus year old No. 85 trolley that has been beautifully restored to provide a leisurely free Center City Circuit route that you should ride

ADDRESS: 2100 South Boulevard

PHONE: 704-375-0850

WEBSITE: http://www.charlottetrolley.org

Charlotte Visitor Center
This facility provides walk-in visitors with important travel information and a lot of unique to the area souvenirs

ADDRESS: 330 South Tryon Street

WEBSITE: http://www.visitcharlotte.com

Charlotte Freeway System: Located 45 minutes south of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and 1 hour north of Columbia, South Carolina at the intersection of Interstate 77 and 85 freeways. Charlotte’s I-485 beltway will circles about 80% of the city:

  74 - East-West boulevard and freeway combination
  77 – North/South interstate freeway
  85 – Northeast-Southeast freeway loop, to Atlanta
277 -  Loop freeway around Center City
485 – Beltway nearly surrounds Charlotte metro area
521 -  Boulevard and freeway between I-77 & I-85