Air Travel

The nearest airport to Lake Tahoe is Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO), in Reno, 50 miles northeast of the closest point on the lake. Airlines serving RNO include Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest, United, and US Airways. These airlines plus Frontier, Hawaiian, and JetBlue serve Sacramento International Airport (SMF), 112 miles from South Lake Tahoe. North Lake Tahoe Express runs buses ($40 one way, $75 round-trip) between RNO and towns on the lake's western and northern shores, plus Incline Village, Truckee, and Squaw Valley. South Tahoe Express runs buses ($27.50 one-way, $49 round-trip) between Reno-Tahoe Airport and resort hotels in the South Lake Tahoe area.

Airports

Reno-Tahoe International Airport (2001 E. Plumb La., off U.S. 395/I-580, Exit 65B, Reno, NV, 89502. 775/328-6400. www.renoairport.com.)

Sacramento International Airport (6900 Airport Blvd., 12 miles northwest of downtown off I-5, Sacramento, CA, 95837. 916/929-5411. www.sacramento.aero/smf.)

Transfers

North Lake Tahoe Express (866/216-5222. www.northlaketahoeexpress.com.)

South Tahoe Express (775/325-8944 or 866/898-2463. www.southtahoeexpress.com.)