There is a quick twenty minutes ride from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Downtown Salt Lake City, that is using Utah Transit Authority (UTA) TRAX Green Line. TRAX is UTA’s brand name of light rail or tram service. This blog is a how-to blog from traveling SLC Airport to Downtown Salt Lake City using the UTA TRAX Green Line.

UTA TRAX Green Line is the only light rail line that stops/depart from the Airport Station. The Airport Station is located outside the SLC Baggage Claim. As of October 2024, the full fare to ride TRAX and UTA Local Bus is $2.50 (one way) and $5.00 (day pass).

Watch the full ride video from SLC Airport to Downtown Salt Lake City using UTA TRAX Green Line.

Rail journey

The UTA TRAX Green Line train station is located outside of the luggage claim. Before boarding the train, make sure to purchase the ticket first at the ticket vending machine. If you purchased a ticket on your phone (and the ticket is active) you can bypass the ticket vending machine. Sometimes, there will be a fare inspector or conductor that will ask for proof of payment.

Airport Station

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased at the station ticket vending machine or Transit App (UTA prefer transit app for trip planning or electronic ticket purchase).

Please visit the UTA Fares webpage for more details about the fares, discount options and other ticket options.

Boarding

The ticket vending machine is located right by the train platform. All trains will travel to Downtown Salt Lake City. As of 2024, Green Line is the only light rail line that travels to/from SLC Airport. If the train door is closed, there is a button in the middle that will open the train door. If the door won’t open, it means that the train is out of service or the rail operator is not onboard the train.

You can board anywhere inside the train. The middle train are low floors (making luggage, bags, wheelchairs or anything with wheels) easy boarding. At the front and back of the train are one foot above.

En Route

The train journey between SLC Airport and Downtown Salt Lake City takes around 20 minutes.

Downtown Salt Lake City

My opinion and experiences

In my opinion, riding the UTA TRAX Green Line is the best traveling methods in traveling to/from SLC Airport. I have stayed in Downtown Salt Lake City and have utilized the Green Line to/from SLC Airport. The ride was smooth and had no issues. Purchasing a rail ticket (as of August 2024) cost me $2.50. The ticket vending machine was easy to use. The price is way cheaper than taxi or ride share services (like Uber or Lyft) fees.

UTA TRAX trains, buses and stations are clean. UTA does an excellent job in keeping their system clean.

References

• UTA TRAX
  • Visit the official UTA TRAX website.
• UTA TRAX Green Line Schedule and Map
  • Visit the official UTA TRAX Green Line webpage to view the latest Schedule, Maps and alerts.
• UTA Fares
  • Visit the official UTA Fare information.
• Salt Lake City International Airport
  • Visit the official SLC Airport website.