TRANSPORTATION AT The Beach

When bringing a group to The Beach, transportation is an important part of your experience. We know that in order to enjoy everything our 60 miles of beach and 14 unique communities have to offer, your group needs to be able to easily get to our area and have a reliable way to get around the Grand Strand once you’re here.

Flying to The Beach

Getting to the Myrtle Beach area is easy when you fly. Centrally located and close to many major accommodations and attractions, Myrtle Beach International Airport — recently named best small airport in the U.S. — is a great way to get here. You can fly to MYR on any of 9 great airline partners including:

• Allegiant

• American

• Avelo

• Delta

• Frontier

• Southwest

• Spirit

• Sun Country

• United

MYR serves as the area’s only commercial airport, though there are other local general aviation airports serving the private and corporate sectors flying to the Grand Strand. For more information, visit flymyrtlebeach.com.

Driving at The Beach

Accessibility is one of the key factors in many groups choosing the Myrtle Beach area.

Motorcoach charters and individuals can travel using both U.S. routes 17 and 501, as well as S.C. 9 that provide direct access to the Myrtle Beach area from Interstates 95 and 20.

The 28-mile-long Veterans Highway (S.C. 22) offers an additional route from U.S. 501 to S.C. 17. Carolina Bays Parkway, also known as S.C. 31, is popular with locals and extends from S.C. 9 to U.S. 501 and S.C. 707. There are future plans to extend Carolina Bays Parkway even further south.

Public Transportation

The Coast RTA public transportation service provides public, reliable and affordable bus transportation along major routes throughout the Myrtle Beach area.

Coast RTA operates a FREE Entertainment Shuttle each summer through Labor Day. The Shuttle runs every 30-35 minutes from 11 AM until 11 PM daily.

Points of interests along the Entertainment Shuttle include Broadway at the Beach, Broadway Grand Prix, Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Helicopter Adventures, Hollywood Wax Museum, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Myrtle Waves, Ripken Experience and SkyWheel Myrtle Beach, as well as select dining, shopping and hotels.

Visit coastrta.com for more information.

Car Rentals

Rental car companies operating out of Myrtle Beach International Airport make getting to your final destination easy. Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar Rent a Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hertz, National, Thrifty and U-Save Auto Rental all serve arriving visitors from the airport.

You can also find select rental companies available throughout the Myrtle Beach area.

Rideshare & Taxi Services

Uber & Lyft are available in the Grand Strand. Car services can be requested, on respective apps, via your cell phone. Download Uber or Lyft and request a driver to pick you up, much like a taxi service. All transactions are handled through the app, so you never have to exchange cash or pull out your credit card.

The Myrtle Beach area has an efficient and impressive taxi system. The numerous taxi companies each have their own phone number, but nearly all respond to a common dispatcher. This ensures visitors get where they need to go, when they need to.

Train Service

Amtrak train service is available through an in-land station in nearby Florence, SC. Passengers arriving by train may then either rent a car or board a bus to complete the remaining 60-mile trip to the Myrtle Beach area.