Transportation Infrastructure

Explore the robust transportation network that supports rapidly -growing economic development in Greater Phoenix.

Sophisticated transportation at the center of the West 

Arizona is home to major interstates, freeways, transcontinental and interstate railroads, and two international airports. It’s also the only state in the nation that’s a day’s drive from three of the world’s largest economies — California, Texas and Mexico.

Businesses that choose the Phoenix metropolitan area not only have instant access to the fifth-largest city and 11th-largest metro area in the U.S., but they also benefit from close proximity to outstanding transportation infrastructure that includes:

• Less than half a-day's drive to metropolitan Los Angeles, Riverside-San Bernardino, San Diego, Las Vegas, Tucson and Albuquerque — metro areas that encompass 30 million residents
• A one-day truck haul to major population centers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, west Texas and the Texas Panhandle
• Less than a three-hour flight to every major city in the U.S. west of Chicago via Sky Harbor International Airport and Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
• Direct interstate highway access to the international border crossing at Nogales, Mexico
• Rail terminals operated by Union Pacific with trailer and container capabilities

In addition, the Phoenix metro's transit system boasts numerous conveniences for businesses and employees.