Transportation
American Airlines, with major connections through Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth.
Continental Airlines, with major connections through Houston.
Delta Air Lines, with major connections through Atlanta, Salt Lake City and Minneapolis-St. Paul.
Frontier Airlines, with major connections through Denver.
Southwest Airlines, by far the largest carrier at Albuquerque’s Sunport, Southwest offers nonstop service to Baltimore-Washington, Chicago (Midway), Dallas Love Field, Denver, El Paso, Houston (Hobby), Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Midland/Odessa, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Tucson.
United Airlines, with major connections through Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington-Dulles.
US Airways, with major connections through Phoenix.
Ground Transportation
Airport shuttles available:
Albuquerque SunPort is serviced by Sandia Shuttle www.sandiashuttle.com
888/775-5696 and most major rental car companies.
Santa Fe Airport is serviced by Roadrunner Shuttle www.rrshuttle.com
800-247-7919 and Avis www.avis.com and Hertz www.hertz.comrental car companies.
The Santa Fe Marimba Festival does not provide transportation to and from the Festival. All events are within walking distance of the host hotel.
Host Hotel
Garrett’s Desert Inn in downtown Santa Fe is the host hotel for the Festival. The hotel is within three blocks of all of the Festival’s venues: New Mexico School for the Arts, St. Francis Auditorium, The Historic Santa Fe Plaza and The Lensic Performing Arts Center.
To make reservations for lodging at Garrett’s Desert Inn, please contact the hotel directly at:
(800) 888-2145 and indicate that you are attending the Santa Fe Marimba Festival, code word “marimba,” to receive our special Festival rates starting as low as $89.00 and up (please call Garrett’s Desert Inn for details) per room, per night.
Santa Fe Travel Tips
- When searching for airline service to attend the Festival, use the Albuquerque Sunport code of ABQ. There is limited air service to Santa Fe (SAF); but it is more expensive and the Albuquerque Sunport is only one hour away by shuttle.
- Our weather fluctuates quite a bit and temperatures can vary by 25-30 degrees between day and night. Layered clothing is a good idea, as well as a sweater or light jacket for the evening.