Mountain Express

Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays Memorial Day through Labor Day

Park and Ride for Free on the Scenic Mountain Express in downtown Hot Springs!

Saturdays * Sundays * Holidays

Beginning May 26, park and ride for free to the top of Hot Springs Mountain, to the Hot Springs Mountain Tower, or various hotels and attractions in the downtown area. Buses arrive every 30 minutes, just look for the Mountain Express Bus Stops throughout downtown.



Posted: 2012-05-25 00:00:00

Area Information

The Little Rock International Airport is only an hour away from Hot Springs. Locally, the Hot Springs Municipal Airport offers daily flights to Dallas; Ft. Worth; Harrison, AR and Kansas City.

Miles from Hot Springs to:

Dallas, TX = 283
Chicago, IL = 694
Kansas City, MO = 418
Little Rock, AR = 55
Memphis, TN = 192
Pensacola, FL = 538
St. Louis, MO = 406
Tulsa, OK = 244

Public transportation will be available on-site at Forest Lakes Garden Homes.

Cost of Living Comparisons

The approximate percentage change in cost of living expenses that moving to Hot Springs from the following cities would offer is listed in the table below.

For example, if you moved to Hot Springs from Los Angeles, you could expect your cost of living expenses to be about 45% less in Hot Springs.

Moving % change in cost
from: of living expenses:
Albuquerque, NM -12%
Anchorage, AK -29%
Atlanta, GA -11%
Boston, MA -38%
Buffalo, NY -12%
Chicago, IL -34%
Cincinnati, OH -11%
Dallas, TX -8%
Denver, CO -17%
Detroit, MI -18%
Honolulu, HI -46%
Indianapolis, IN -9%
Los Angeles, CA -45%
Miami, FL -24%
Milwaukee, WI -17%
Minneapolis, MN -22%
Philadelphia, PA -31%
Phoenix, AZ -12%
New York, NY -58%
San Francisco, CA -53%
Seattle, WA -27%
St. Louis, MO -11%
Washington, D.C. -39%

For Additional Information on Hot Springs:

The Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce
501-321-1700
www.hotspringschamber.com

Hot Springs National Park
www.nps.gov/hosp/

City of Hot Springs
www.ci.hot-springs.ar.us/

Tourism Information
Hot Springs Advertising
& Promotion Commission
1-888-SPA-CITY
www.hotsprings.org

(References: Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Wikipedia, "Marketwatch ," from Real Estate Journal, by Amy Hoak, 2006 Kiplinger Newsletter, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey)