Tampa International Airport (TPA) Car Rental and Transportation

For your convenience and consideration, please find an extensive menu of car rental companies and respective telephone numbers for user friendly identification and timely rate & fee comparison. This one stop shop and research page was designed with one main purpose in mind, to be a primary ground transportation planning tool to help assist you with the important task of securing suitable service at the best possible price without the need to search, scan, or maneuver an excessive number of times to find exactly what you need.

There are a total of 30 car rental, limousine, and shuttle bus companies included below to help make your trip to Tampa International Airport a seamless and timely experience. If you need to reserve a ride to or from TPA, the following guide will help you access pertinent information related to a wealth of different transportation choices, all of which according to their web sites, service the greater Tampa metropolitan area and adjacent cities within a reasonable geographical distance. All you need to start your research is a telephone and access to this page, and within seconds the line of communication to secure necessary arrangements is conveniently opened.

Car rental is the primary focus however secondary and tertiary modes of transportation such as spare no expenses luxury limousine & car service, or budget conscious no frills shuttle bus options are also provided. Your preferred choice can easily be found with the simple click of a mouse.

AIRPORT OVERVIEW

Tampa Florida, home to an abundance of entertainment venues, sports teams, seasonal retreats, and one of the busiest airports in the state, Tampa International Airport. TPA is currently ranked as the 4th most active facility in terms of enplanements, and accommodates approximately 8 to 9 million commercial passengers annually ( An estimated 16 million passengers were reported in 2009 ) via 22 different airlines. Several hundred flights accommodate both domestic and international travelers who arrive and depart Tampa International Airport on a daily basis en route to any number of worldwide destinations including the Caribbean and Mexico's festive south of the border resort locales to enjoy a casual fun filled vacation, business meeting, and just about everything in between.

TPA, located approximately 6 miles west of Tampa, is consistently voted in the top of it's class for exemplary and efficient service. Some of the amenities and conveniences this facility has to offer passengers and respective visitors include wireless Internet access, a cell phone waiting area complete with pertinent flight information and related data, passenger paging in case you need to communicate with a friend, loved one, or business associate, and several eateries conveniently located outside airport checkpoints that offer a wide variety of menu choices for your dining pleasure. All services mentioned, except the restaurants of course, are currently available for free as a courtesy to passengers and visitors.

In addition to the above mentioned amenities and services, TPA is also equipped with one of the most convenient monorail systems for timely inter-airport transportation to and from the long term parking structures and main entrance. Located on level 5, this is also a complimentary service for all visitors.

Commercial Carriers Via TPA (Lost & Found Numbers Included)

^{Air Canada - (813)396-3568 - AirTran - 800-965-2107 X 4917 - American Airlines - (813)396-3848 - Atlantic Southeast Airlines (NP) - British Airways - (813)396-4638 - Cayman Airways - (813)396-3043 - Comair (NP) - Continental Airlines - (800)335-2247 - Delta & Freedom Airlines - (813)351-7364 - Frontier & Midwest Airlines - Gulfstream International (NP) - (813)879-8270 - JetBlue - (813)350-9483 - KLM - (813)396-3206 - Southwest Airlines - (813)371-5660 - Spirit Airlines (NP) - Sun Country Airlines (NP) - (813)396-3156 - United Airlines - (813)396-3272 - US Airways -(813)396-3044 - West Jet - (800)538-5696}

^{Additional modes of transportation to and from Tampa International Airport include Taxi Service and Public Transit via Bus. "Yellow Cab" and "United Cab" provide convenient passenger pickup and fare information at the baggage claim area. According to the TPA web site, both companies charge the same per mile and minimum fares. Flat rates apply to downtown Tampa and cruise port destinations. Check with designated personnel on site or contact via the telephone number listed below.}

^{HART Regional Transit located at the east end of baggage claim provides bus service to and from the airport}

Taxi Companies (On Site):

• _{YELLOW CAB - (813) 253-0121}

• _{UNITED CAB - (813) 253-2424}

HART Regional Transit

• _{Phone: (813) 254-4278}

SPECIAL NOTE: I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the "John Wayne Airport (SNA)" in Orange County California for their positive feedback and acknowledgement of my user friendly online "Airport Transportation & Amenity Guide" which I designed and tailored specifically for their premier facility located in the Prestigious Financial District of S.A./Irvine.

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