Santa Fe City Guide - Getting Around

Santa Fe Trails is the public bus system operated by the city (tel: (505) 955 2001; website: www.santafenm.gov/public-works/transit/index.asp). Buses run from about 0600 until 2230 Monday-Friday; 0800-2000, Saturday; 1000-1800 Sunday. The primary pick-up centre is at Sheridan and Palace streets downtown. The M bus provides good transportation to Museum Hill daily.

Capital City Cab (tel: (505) 438 0000) is the service offered in Santa Fe.

Car rental companies are widely available in Santa Fe. Avis can be found at Garrett's Desert Inn (tel: (505) 982 4361; website: www.avis.com), Hertz is at the Hilton (tel: (505) 982 1844; website: www.hertz.com) and Budget (tel: 1 800 527 0700 or (505) 9984 8028; website: www.budget.com), Enterprise (tel: (505) 473 3600; website: www.enterprise.com) and Thrifty (tel: (505) 474 3365; website: www.thrifty.com) rental locations are on Cerrillos Road.

Generally, cars are rented only to drivers age 25 and older who hold a major credit card in their names.

Sun Mountain Bike Company, downtown at 102 East Water Street (tel: (505) 982 8986; website: www.sunmountainbikeco.com) offers a variety of bicycles for rental. For exploring the hilly environs, there are mountain, road and comfort bikes; for shopping around town, try the cruisers. All bikes available by the hour, day, and week. Baby joggers and kids’ bikes are offered too.