Traveling to & around the Red's new spring training home

Air service into Phoenix Sky Harbor airport is well developed with nonstop flights from Columbus and Cincinnati and connecting flights from our other air gateways. I’ve seen fares from Columbus as low as $198.00 roundtrip but expect to pay more if you have to fly out of Huntington or Charleston. Most airlines schedule 11 months into the future so set the fare watcher feature on your on-line travel agency booking website and when the price drops into your pricing comfort zone I suggest purchasing your flights.

A car is the way to get around but rental rates are not cheap here. While the cost of the car rental isn’t bad it is all the extra local taxes and fees that jack up the final rental costs. These doubled the cost of my rental. I went the hotwire.com route for this trip and saved about 50% off the total rental rate that was quoted on the rental car company website.

The area is laid out in a north-south/east-west street grid pattern which for me made it easy to motor around. I took a GPS but found that in the metro area a street map and pre-trip route recon was the best maneuver as the GPS tended to have me wander through residential neighborhoods. Once you get your bearings and the major streets identified you should feel comfortable to explore this destination.

Lodging options are next but now it is time to "Play ball"!