Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
The
Amarillo Independent
is a frisky free weekly with full local event info and an altern-
ative viewpoint.
Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council
( 806-374-1497, 800-692-1338;
www.visitamarillotx.com
; Amarillo
Civic Center, 401 S Buchanan St; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, noon-4pm Sat Sep-May, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat
& Sun Jun-Aug)
The staff will be mighty glad you stopped.
Texas Travel Information Center
(
806-335-1441; 9700 E I-40 exit 76;
8am-5pm, to 6pm summer;
)
Excellent resource, with vast amounts of info.
Getting There & Around
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
(AMA; 806-335-1671;
http://airport.amarillo.gov
)
is located
on the eastern edge of town north of I-40 via exit 76. It's served by American Eagle (Dal-
las-Fort Worth), Continental (Houston) and Southwest (Dallas and Denver).
Greyhound
( 806-374-5371;
www.greyhound.com
; 700 S Tyler St)
runs buses east and west on I-40
plus to major cities in Texas such as Dallas ($92, seven hours).
