Maps & Transportation

DASH
Downtown Area Shuttle (DASH) offers transportation throughout historic district. Visitors can park at Visitor Center, 375 Meeting St., or at any city-owned parking garage while they ride. Other city bus routes available at the CARTA Web site.

Maps, schedules at Visitor Center
375 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 724-7420
www.ridecarta.com

Aquarium Route
Market/Waterfront Route
Meeting/King Route

Did You Know?
Park, relax and ride.
Visitors ride the downtown area trolley (DASH) FREE of charge. Visit shops, restaurants, art galleries, the aquarium and historic Charleston without the worry of parking or navigation. View the FREE trolley route, here.

King Street Traffic Free
Every second Sunday of the every month, enjoy King Street as it becomes a pedestrians-only zone during the day from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Listing to live music, dine, shop and stroll. Broad Street, north to Calhoun is closed to vehicular traffic.

Charleston Visitor Center
Charleston Visitor Center, Staff provides assistance with selection of accommodations and dining; distributes brochures, maps and schedules; sells tickets for area tours, attractions, events and performances. Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. except November-March (8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.)

375 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 853-8000
www.charlestoncvb.com

Parking
Public parking garages, lots in peninsular Charleston: Calhoun at Alexander; Concord at Cumberland; Cumberland at Meeting; Meeting at Mary; George at King; Queen at King; Hasell Street; Liberty at St. Philip; Market at Anson; Meeting at John; Prioleau at East Bay; Queen at King; Wentworth and Archdale; Market and Horlbeck; Rainbow Market lot north of Market Street.

Find a parking garage location by address:
Lanier Parking
200 Meeting Street, Charleston - (843) 805-7774

Palmetto Parking
8 Cumberland St # 201, Charleston - (843) 958-9556

Charleston County Parking Garage
90 Cumberland Street, Charleston - (843) 724-6786

Coastal Parking Management
215 E Bay St # 201D, Charleston - (843) 722-1196

Park & Go
3621 West Montague Avenue, North Charleston - (843) 302-2288

Republic Parking System
211 King Street, Charleston - (843) 853-1682
174 Meeting Street, Charleston - (843) 722-2925

Print out this handy map of parking garage locations for the City of Charleston: parking garage locations.

Charleston International Airport
Airport code CHS
For airport news and information as well as airline schedules, parking and ground transportation, TSA travel tips and real time flight tracking (IFR) for flights arriving and departing Charleston airport, please visit the official Charleston County Aviation Authority web site, here: www.chs-airport.com.

Daily nonstop flights between Charleston and Miami are available on American Eagle Airlines with connections to the Caribbean, Bahamas and Latin America.

Airlines that service Charleston, South Carolina

American Eagle www.aa.com 1-800-433-7300
Air Tran www.airtran.com 1-800-247-8726
Continental www.continental.com 1-800-525-0280
Delta www.delta.com 1-800-221-1212
United Airlines Express www.ual.com 1-800-241-6522
US Airways www.usairways.com 1-800-428-4322
Southwest Airlines www.southwest.com 1-800-435-9792

The major car rental companies are represented at the Charleston airport; Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty.

Maps

Discover Charleston - stay awhile and savor every minute!

• Use these detailed maps of downtown Charleston; Charleston is located on a peninsula between the Cooper and Ashley Rivers.
• An area map showing the areas and islands of Charleston's Lowcountry from 174 to Dewees Island.
• A map of Mt. Pleasant just over the Cooper River Bridge from Charleston.
• A map of charming Summerville, a must-do side trip during your visit.

Map of Charleston City
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Charleston Area Map
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Downtown Art Gallery and Shopping Map
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Map of Mt. Pleasant
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Map of Summerville

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