How to Get from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to the Hotel

The drive from RNO to the hotel takes about 9 minutes. Use your preferred navigation service for the driving route. If you are collecting someone at the terminal, the airport’s front curb is for active loading and unloading only; drivers must not leave vehicles unattended. Unattended vehicles at the curb may be cited, towed or searched by Airport Police.

If you are picking someone up and need to wait, the airport’s free Waiting Lot is at 1198 National Guard Way and is open 24/7. Vehicles must remain attended, and commercial or ride-service vehicles are not allowed there. Check the airport’s current parking and access guidance before setting out.

Rideshare pickups are at the signed shelter in the ground-transportation loop outside Baggage Claim Door D. Follow the terminal signs to the loop, cross the lot to its far end and wait at the shelter. The taxi passenger waiting area is outside the D Doors, north of Baggage Claim.

Commercial ground-transportation pickups use the loop near Door D. Drop-off locations can vary by company: they may use the outer curb of the Ticketing Hall or the ground-transportation loop near Baggage Claim Door D. Confirm the meeting point with your operator so you know where to go after landing.

Private-vehicle drop-offs and pickups use the front curb of the Ticketing and Baggage Claim areas. Keep the stop to active loading or unloading, and arrange a separate waiting place if your driver arrives early.

Confirm your pickup point with the driver or transport company before leaving the terminal. For hotel-shuttle details, contact the hotel directly. These checks help you distinguish the hotel shuttle from commercial ground transport, taxis and rideshares, which use different pickup arrangements.

For public transit, the nearest RTC RIDE stop identified by the airport is RTC Route 12 near Terminal Way and Villanova Drive. RTC RIDE serves the airport, downtown Reno and Meadowood Mall, and operates seven days a week.

You can connect to another bus at downtown Reno or Meadowood Mall for other destinations. Getting around Reno from the airport area includes more on planning local transport connections. RTC Access offers door-to-door, prescheduled airport paratransit service for people with disabilities who meet its eligibility criteria.

For a shuttle beyond the Reno area, North Lake Tahoe Express boards outside Baggage Claim Door D and requires booking 24 hours in advance. The South Tahoe Airporter counter is behind the National Car Rental counter near Door B. Check the official site before you go for current airport transport details.

Reno city centre is about a 7-minute drive from the hotel, or about a 55-minute walk. RTC RIDE also connects RNO with downtown Reno, with the nearest stop near Terminal Way and Villanova Drive.

A day in the city centre can start from the airport area; the one-day Reno itinerary from the airport area connects that starting point with time in Reno.