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AIRPORT - HOTEL TRANSPORTATION
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Nearest Airport
The Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is roughly 10 miles west of the ASU Tempe Campus. If you are not driving, you can get to Tempe and the campus from any of the terminals by first hopping on the free shuttle to the 44th and Washington St. Light Rail Station, and take the eastbound train (towards Mesa). See below for more details.
Taxi/Cabs
Taking a cab from the airport to the hotel will cost roughly US$20. Cabs are best hired from the north side of Terminals 3 and 4.
Light Rail and Buses:
The Valley Metro is the public transportation system for the Greater Phoenix Area. The Light Rail connects Tempe to Phoenix. The following light rail stops are particularly noteworthy.
- 44th St and Washington St. (map): Get on or off here and take the free shuttle to and from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. From this station it is eastbound (towards Mesa) to get to the ASU Tempe campus. From downtown Tempe or campus, it is westbound to get to this station.
- Mill Ave. and 3rd St. (map): This stop is right in the heart of downtown Tempe, which is the stretch of Mill Ave north of University Dr.
- University Dr. and Rural Rd. (map): At the eastern edge of ASU campus and a few minutes walk to Goldwater Center.
- Veterans Way and College Ave. (map): This stop is located within the northern part of the ASU campus.
TRANSPORTATION WHILE YOU ARE IN TEMPE
ASU between-campus Shuttles (free transport)
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Lyft & Uber
Valley Metro Rail
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Stops in Tempe:
- Mill Avenue and 3rd Street
- Veterans Way and 5th Street
- University Drive and Rural Road
When traveling to the Downtown Phoenix campus from the Tempe campus, travel on the westbound trains to the Central Station at Van Buren Street and Central Avenue. Returning to the Tempe campus, the closest eastbound station is at Van Buren and 1st Avenue.
Light Rail and Buses (see above)
Orbit Buses (free transport)
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There is a network of buses, carrying the names of planets, that circulate the local area in downtown Tempe and the ASU campus. E.g. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter.
DINING / FOOD
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Bites around Campus:
︎ Phoenicia Café
︎ Pita Jungle (University Drive)
︎ Postino Annex (College Ave)
︎ Original Chopshop (University Drive)
︎ Shady Park
︎ Chuckbox
︎ Tocaya
︎ Rusty Taco
Dine:
︎ Snakes and lattes
︎ Thai Basil
︎ Perfect Pear Bistro
︎ Cornish Pasty Co. (Mill Avenue)
︎ CafeBoa
︎ Culinary Dropout at the Yard
︎ Pedal House Brewery
Breakfast:
︎ AlterEgo
︎ Morning Squeeze
︎ Daily Jams
Essentials:
︎ Whole Foods (750 S Ash Ave, Ste 101 Tempe, AZ 85281)
︎ CVS (802 S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281)
ASU TEMPE CAMPUS HIDDENG GEMS
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HIKING / NATURE AROUND CAMPUS
︎ Tempe Townlake / Tempe Beach Park
︎ “A” Mountain
︎ Papago Park
EXPLORE TEMPE
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︎ Check Tempe Downtown website
︎ Native American Culture
︎ Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA)
︎ Tempe Public Art Map
︎ ASU Gammage
︎ Tempe Murals
︎ Phoenix Art Museum
︎ Mesa Art Center
︎ SMOCA
︎ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
WHERE TO BUY ASU MERCH
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