There have been a few questions about getting from the airport to the rideshare locations, or why the airport itself is not a listed rideshare location. Here is some further information:

Nearly everyone flying in to Reno with a destination to Black Rock City will either be renting a car from the airport, getting picked up by others according to a prior arrangement, taking one of the two bio buses (burncleanproject.org and biotour.org) to the playa, or finding their way to one of the four rideshare locations to hook up a ride.

Frankly, although the airport has not been seriously considered, the airport really is not an easy place to pursue as a rideshare location, due to its not being as central or free a location as the others in the burner migration pattern to the playa. Foremost in its non-centrality is the fact that there is no immediately adjacent single parking lot for burners to freely drive in or hang out at. Moreover, the Airport Authority understandably would look upon anyone hanging out inside or outside of the airport after landing there as something to avoid, especially given various laws governing these days of heightened security. In order for a rideshare at the airport to work, then there would have to be a relatively consistent rideshare flow of incoming automobiles and outgoing passengers away from the airport, something the airport is not currently designed or favored for. Maybe in future years?

The likeliest way for someone to hook up a ride is at a location where nearly everyone coming there is already on their way to the playa, has a vehicle, can drive in and leave very easily and freely (particularly without a parking fee), and has their plans set enough in stone to see that they can in fact take on another passenger. The place also has to be a place where folks needing a ride can freely hang out to inquire with incoming burners and their vehicles about catching a ride.

Unfortunately, as of this year there are no direct shuttles from the airport to any of the four rideshare locations. This is something we are looking at for next year, though.

There will be an Air Playa Info table at the airport operated by Burning Man for burners to get information. It is also therefore going to be a good place to meet other burners -- some of whom are renting a car and perhaps can take you along with them to the playa, or perhaps get you to one of the rideshare locations -- or perhaps to meet others with one can then perhaps carpool together for a taxi to get to one of the rideshare locations. If you have the money, a taxi ride to the nearest rideshare location at the Plumb Lane Save Mart should not be too expensive -- probably around $10. The next nearest location, Whole Foods, probably would cost around $12 (make sure you tell the driver that you want to get to Whole Foods via US395, though). There is also the local bus system, with a bus operating from the airport every half hour, but you'll then need to transfer downtown to another bus to get to any of the four rideshare locations (although the downtown transfer station is nearest to the Keystone Save Mart).

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