Transportation
The Fresno Yosemite International Airport is served by 11 local and national air carriers and offers scheduled service to more than 25 of the nation's major cities.
State Highway 99 runs through the center of the city and connects with Interstate 5, the major north-south highway in the state. State Highways 41 and 168, running north and south, and State Highway 180, running east and west, connect the city with the Sierra Nevada Mountains and western California.
Amtrak provides daily passenger rail schedules through Fresno County with connections to northern and southern California. Fresno County is poised to maintain its dominant rail position in California as the state continues with plans for high speed rail service, which will connect the Central San Joaquin Valley with San Francisco and the Los Angeles basin. The proposed rail service would transport passengers at more than 200 miles per hour and move 68 million passengers annually by 2020. Transcontinental bus service is also available.
Airports Serving Fresno
FRESNO YOSEMITE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
The Fresno Yosemite International Airport is served by 14 local and national air carriers and offers scheduled service to more than 25 of the nation's major cities. Currently the airport is serviced by Air Wisconsin/United Express, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Airlines, America West/Mesa Airlines, American/American Eagle, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Skywest Airlines/United, United Airlines and Mexicana Airlines.
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FYI) –
5175 E. Clinton Way, Fresno, CA 93727. 559-621-4500 or www.flyfresno.org
FYI is the regional airport for the central San Joaquin Valley. More than 25 cities and more than 100 flights daily are served out of Fresno. To reach the Visitor Information desk, call (559) 621-6699. Airlines serving FYI are Alaska, Allegiant, American West/Mesa, American/American Eagle, Continental, Delta.Skywest, Frontier, Hawaiian, Horizon, Mexicana, Northwest, United, United Express & US Airways.
AIRLINES SERVING FRESNO YOSEMITE AIRPORT
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport (FCH)
510 West Kearney Boulevard, Suite A
Fresno, California 93706, 559-621-4510 or www. fresno.gov/flyfresno/facilities.asp
Situated in California’s San Joaquin Valley just 1½ miles west of downtown Fresno, Fresno Chandler Executive Airport was once the city’s airline facility and only publicly owned airport. Airline service is now provided at the other city owned airport, Fresno Yosemite International (formerly named Fresno Air Terminal), located 6 miles to the northeast, Chandler continues to be an important general aviation airport serving the central San Joaquin Valley.
Bus Tours & Rentals
Best Tours & Travel www.besttoursandtravel.com(559) 237-9410
Orange Belt Stages
(559) 733-4408
VIA Adventures, Inc.
(209) 384-1335
Yosemite Sightseeing Tours
(559) 658-8687
Yosemite & Beyond Tours
(559) 641-6789
Crossroads Tours
(559) 683-7113
Sequoia Sightseeing Tours
(559) 651-4189
City Travel
Most of Fresno is laid out in a grid of streets running east-west and north-south. West Avenue is the dividing line for east and west designations, and Whites Bridge Avenue and Kings Canyon Road divide the city north and south.
Fresno Area Express has 18 fixed-route bus service lines and Handy Ride Para transit service with a fleet of more than 100 buses.
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Public Transportation
Fresno Area Express (FAX) : Fresno Area Express, FAX for short, is your source for easy travel within the City of Fresno. FAX operates a fixed-route system of 17 lines.
Fresno Downtown Trolley : This quaint, FREE bus moves visitors and local public alike around the downtown area and out to the Tower District and return. The buses resemble an old time trolley car but are gas powered and do not run on tracks.
Clovis Stageline : Clovis Stageline is a fixed-route bus service with five routes serving the Clovis Metropolitan area.
Fresno Rural Transit Agency: The FCRTA’s transit services continue to be available to the elderly (60+), disabled, low income, and general public patrons within each of the thirteen rural incorporated cities of Fresno County--Coalinga, Firebaugh, Fowler, Huron, Kerman, Kingsburg, Mendota, Orange Cove, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, and Selma.
Limos, Taxis, Shuttles & Pedicabs
Touch of Class Limousine – 40336 Brickyard Dr., Madera, CA 93638. 559-438-5466 or www.touchofclasslimo.com.