Chandler (Arizona)

Chandler is a city in Arizona, and a medium-sized suburb of Phoenix with over 240,000 residents. It is a delightful place to visit.

By plane

 * Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the main air gateway to Arizona. It is in East Phoenix 3 miles from downtown. All major U.S. carriers serve Phoenix Sky Harbor with extensive flights to major cities across the country. Southwest Airlines and American Airlines have hubs at Sky Harbor. It is approximately 25 minutes from Chandler.
 * Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport is east of Phoenix, in neighboring Mesa. It is served mainly by Allegiant Air, although Vision Airlines also offers service from North Las Vegas.  It is a small airport but is being redeveloped into a major regional airport.

By car
To reach Chandler head on I-10 until it reaches the Santan Freeway. Also, the loop 101 runs down the west side of Chandler near the mall and connects to all other major freeways in the area.

Get around
Car and bus are the easiest ways to get around Chandler. Rideshare services Uber and Lyft also operate in the city as well as Chandler Flex, a joint initiative between Via and City of Chandler. Google's Waymo autonomous car service is also available in parts of the city.

See
The Sonoran desert and a beautiful residential area.



Eat
There are many fine, well-known establishments in the vicinity of Chandler Fashion Center and in downtown Chandler.



Sleep
San Marcos hotel is an old and luxurious hotel in downtown Chandler. Otherwise, many well known hotel chains have hotels in Chandler. There are however, few resorts in this area compared to Scottsdale, Phoenix and Tempe.



Go next

 * Within in the Greater Phoenix area:
 * Head into Scottsdale for the day – take Loop 101 north.
 * Head north on I-10 to downtown Phoenix – catch a show or a ballgame, or see the Phoenix Zoo or the Desert Botanical Garden.


 * North of the Metro Phoenix area &mdash; on Interstate 17 North:
 * Visit the Grand Canyon – a four hours drive to the South Rim, north near Flagstaff.
 * Elsewhere north: Prescott, Sedona and Route 66.


 * South &mdash; on Interstate 10 East:
 * See South Central Arizona, with an hour-and-a-half drive to Tucson.
 * Elsewhere south: Picacho Peak State Park, Saguaro National Park, Santa Catalina Mountains.


 * West &mdash; on Interstate 10 West (via Loop 202 West):
 * Head towards the Palm Springs area in the California Desert, or continue onwards to Southern California for Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Hollywood.