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Getting Around Austin
Austin has a rhythm all its own, where live music, outdoor spaces, and local restaurants are simply part of everyday life. Whether you’re here for a festival, a Longhorns game, business meetings, or a weekend getaway, GO Airport Shuttle offers private point-to-point transportation and hourly service that lets you experience the city on your schedule.
Flying into Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)? We’ll help you get where you’re going across Austin and Central Texas.
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Music, Food & Local Favorites
Austin offers something different for everyone. Spend time exploring South Congress, discover East Austin’s food scene, enjoy the nightlife on Rainey Street, or shop and dine at The Domain. GO Airport Shuttle makes it easy to experience more of the city without moving your car from one parking lot to the next.
Beyond Downtown Austin
Central Texas is filled with memorable destinations just outside the city. Spend the day exploring Texas Hill Country, Dripping Springs, Georgetown, Round Rock, or Lake Travis with the flexibility of hourly transportation designed around your plans.
Festivals, Football & Business Travel
Whether you’re attending SXSW, Austin City Limits Music Festival, a University of Texas football game, or meetings downtown, GO Airport Shuttle provides private transportation for individuals, families, and groups throughout the Austin area.
Popular Things to do In Austin
Austin is known for live music, outdoor recreation, local breweries, food trucks, and a creative culture that’s uniquely its own. Whether you’re discovering iconic attractions or neighborhood favorites, GO Airport Shuttle makes it easy to experience more of what makes Austin special.
Not far from the downtown core sits the enormous pink granite capitol building in a 22-acre government complex. It’s the largest state capitol in the U.S., even standing 14 feet taller than the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC — this is Texas, after all.
Free Texas Capitol tours are offered every thirty minutes, or pick up a pamphlet for a self-guided tour at your own pace.
As long as you’re in the area — less than a 15-minute walk north of the Capitol — the UT campus offers several interesting sites nearby. Texas is LBJ country (Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th President), and the LBJ Presidential Library, built in his honor, offers one of the best views on campus, along with a re-creation of the Oval Office on the 8th floor.
Time to take a break. Heading south on Congress Street brings you to some of the main reasons a lot of folks flock to and remain in ATX. Music, music, music funky shopping and food.
Crossing the South Congress Bridge, you might notice groups of people looking over the rails, especially at dusk, checking for activity from the largest urban bat colony in North America that lives under the bridge. Bat Conservation people are usually there for questions.
Welcome to SoCo. You’ll find lots of trendy shops and nightspots, as well the city’s best concentration of good restaurants. Live music venues beckon; it’s hard to just walk on by when you hear a good beat coming from inside, or above from a rooftop. Also, check out east 6th Street, a pedestrian-friendly music hub that sure feels a lot like Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
Along the way you’re bound to come across a few of the famous Austin food trucks. Start early, and grab a breakfast taco, like so many Austinites do.
Right near Lady Bird Lake (that’s LBJ’s wife) sits the Austin version of New York’s Central Park. A lively green space of over 340 acres where you can splash (in a spring fed pool), stroll (through a botanic garden), or even rent a kayak or canoe for some great views of the city. Zilker Park is also home to several music festivals, like Austin City Limits and Blues on the Green. Or just have a picnic and rest up for a night on the town.
They say Austin has over 270 music venues, so where to begin? The river divides Austin, running east and west, with Congress St. the major north-south roadway. Pretty much every style of music you might want to hear can be found a few steps either way off Congress. South Austin, including South Lamar and South First Avenues have several great music venues like the Broken Spoke or the Saxon Pub. Why not learn the Texas Two Step while you’re in town? Several places offer lessons before the evening gets going. Venture a little further out to the East Austin neighborhood for some of the trendiest food and nightlife in town.