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By Alan B. Nichols, Golf Travel Reviews

Tampa Bay boasts one of the most popular and admired airports in the world, Tampa International Airport (TPA). Major traffic corridors feeding into the Tampa Bay area include I-4 from the east and I-75 and I-275 to the north and south.

The airport offers 270 daily non-stop scheduled arrivals from 58 domestic destinations and 36 weekly nonstop scheduled arrivals from seven international markets. Centrally located, Tampa International Airport is just seven miles west of downtown Tampa.

Tampa's Amtrak Station offers strong north-south connections as well as links to nationwide rail travel. Amtrak's AutoTrain offers daily service to passengers and vehicles traveling between Washington, DC and Orlando

Interstate 4 and Highway 60 brings travelers from points east, including Plant City, Lakeland, and Orlando. Interstate 75 and Highway 301 accommodates those traveling from points north and south, including Gainesville, Ocala, Bradenton and Sarasota. Two 15-mile toll roads exist in Tampa, the Veterans Expressway (State Road 589) and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway (State Road 618).

With Tampa as your primary destination, you can easily reach other cities for day-trips and planned excursions. Clearwater and St. Petersburg are a short 23 miles to the west, Sarasota is 61 miles southwest, and Orlando is 82 miles to the east.

Getting to Tampa Bay is more affordable than ever with low cost airlines like Jet Blue, Independence Air, Ted, Song, Spirit and Southwest flying to Tampa from all over the U.S.

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