NORFOLK, HAMPTON and VIRGINIA BEACH TRANSPORTATION
Norfolk International Airport (ORF) is a regional size airport with many East Coast flights. Car Rentals: Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Dollar, Hertz, National, and Thrifty serve ORF Airport. Groome Shuttle is located outside of baggage claim (757-857-1231) with service to Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Suffolk Hampton, Newport News and area military bases. Taxi service includes Black & White (757-489-7777), Checker (757-855-3333) and Yellow (757-622-3232). Shuttles: depart from ORF airport every 10 minutes to Norfolk and Virginia Beach and every 30 minutes to Hampton and Newport News.
Newport News Train Station at 9304 Warwick Blvd is open daily 7:30a-8p. Amtrak Northeast Regional service in the Boston-Providence-NYC-Newark-Philadelphia-Wilmington-Baltimore-DC-Richmond-Newport News corridor stops here every 2-3 hours daily. All train routes to the Hampton Roads metro area terminate in Newport News. A major taxi stand is also outside the Newport News Train Station. From the train station Amtrak Motorcoach is available to onwards to the Amtrak Norfolk Station at 215 West York Street, and to the Amtrak Virginia Beach Station at 19th Street and Pacific Ave.
U.S. Dept of Transportation, Amtrak and Virginia are planning to initiate Amtrak train service between Richmond and Norfolk by 2014.
Norfolk opens its Tide Light Rail in Fall 2011. Initial service will run from Fort Norfolk-York Street-Monticello-MacArthur Square Station-Civic Plaza-Harbor Park-Norfolk State U-Broad Creek-Ingleside Road-Newtown Road. Service hours are planned for 6a-11p Mon-Thu, 6a-12a- Fri-Sat, 11a-9p Sun and 9a-9p Holidays
Norfolk Tide Light Rail
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Norfolk & Virginia Beach Freeways & Bridges are well maintained, but signage may be lacking in some areas. The ride across US Route 13 Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel is a thrill for most because you can see the water around you as you submerge from the middle of the bay into two tunnels. There aren't enough lanes for the traffic, so when there's an accident, it can feel a bit claustrophobic in one of the tunnels. I-64 Freeway is often crowded with traffic coming from all points on the East Coast to Virginia Beach during warm weather. Allow extra time traversing this freeway on warm weekends:
13 US Route Suffolk, Norfolk and Chesapeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel
64 Interstate Freeway from Richmond to Norfolk
164 State Freeway/Parkway connects I-264 to Portsmouth to Norfolk
171 Victory Blvd connects I-64 to Poquoson
264 Virginia Beach-Norfolk Expressway
464 Interstate freeway between I-264 and I-64 in Chesapeake
564 Interstate freeway from I-64 to Norfolk Naval Complex
664 Interstate freeway from Portsmouth to Newport News and I-64
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