Approaching the City
Montgomery Regional Airport, located six miles southwest of the city, supports civilian use and provides facilities for the Alabama Army and Air National Guard. Air carriers serving Montgomery include Delta, Northwest Airlink, US Airways Express, and beginning in 2005, Continental Express. Daily flights travel to and from Atlanta, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and Charlotte.
Interstate Highway I-65, which runs north and south, and I-85, which runs east and west, intersect in Montgomery. The two highways lead to Atlanta, Birmingham, Mobile, Huntsville, and Nashville. Bus service to other parts of the region and the country is provided by Greyhound and Capital Trailways.
Traveling in the City
Montgomery is served by U.S. Highways 31, 80, 82, 231, and 331, all of which are connected by a four-lane perimeter road surrounding the city. Major east-west streets include Fairview Avenue, Madison Avenue, and South Boulevard, while important north-south streets are Union and Perry streets and Norman Bridge Road.
The Montgomery Area Transit System (MATS) is the local bus line with 15 fixed service routes throughout Montgomery. MATS also provides a demand response service that allows riders to specify pickup and drop-off locations, and the Lightning Route, a turn of the century replica trolley that circulates the historic downtown district.
