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Salt Lake City International Airport Guide

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The Salt Lake City skyline showing the Mormon Temple downtown, backed by the Wasatch Mountains in northern Utah.

Contact information and flight status

Checkpoint savvy

Morning hours are generally busiest.

Workaround: An extra screening checkpoint in the International Terminal is open as needed.

Parking

Parking information: 801-575-2887; 24 hours.

Most convenient: Short-term garage across the street from both terminals, $32/day. Premium Reserved Parking is available in the garage for $50/day. See more options.

Least expensive: Economy lot, $9/day. Shuttle to terminal. See more options.

Cellphone lot: West of Terminal Drive, 120 parking spaces.

Transportation to/from city

Most convenient: A taxi to downtown will take about 15 minutes and cost around $20. Uber and Lyft are permitted to operate at SLC. See more options.

Least expensive: UTA (Utah Transit Authority) TRAX Green light rail train to downtown Salt Lake City will take about 20 minutes. Fare: $2.50. See more options.

Wi-Fi and charging stations

SLC offers free Wi-Fi throughout the airport.

Power outlets are located throughout the terminals. A bank of power strips is available in the connector between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

Go local

Good choice for local gifts: Utah Market, SLC News and Books (both terminals). See more options.

Good choice for local food: Café Rio (Terminal 2 Food Court), Squatters Airport Pub (Terminal 2, Concourse C), Greek Souvlaki (food court between Concourses C and D), Salt Lake Pizza & Pasta (Concourse C). Also, Cat Cora's Gourmet Market (top of Concourse D), Cat Cora's Kitchen (lower end of Concourse B), French Meadow Bakery Café (Concourse B) and Il Viaggio (Concourse D). See more options.

Tips and tidbits

Selections from SLC's art collection are displayed along the moving sidewalks.

Nearby layover option

The Gateway Mall, 7 miles from SLC, has a planetarium, children's museum, movie theaters and other attractions; City Creek Center is 8 miles away. Free 1-hour tours of Temple Square and the Salt Lake LDS (Mormon) Temple are available; ask for details at the information desks.

Your tips and picks?

Please share your time- and money-saving tips, favorite restaurants, bars and stores in comments below.

These guides are written by Harriet Baskas, who is the author of six books, including the airport guidebook Stuck at the Airport and a blog of the same name.

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