Walking Charleston (North: hotel, taxi, living in)

[chambe4]

We are looking forward to visiting Charleston this week and will be staying at La Quinta in West Ashley. Is it possible to walk over the bridge to downtown? Thanks.

[kegsrn]

I guess you could... but it would be a bit of a hike and probably not the safest walk with traffic. I'd stick to driving.

[fisher33]

you might could catch a dart bus, check out their website and see if there's a route near your hotel. i'm not too familiar with the routes.

[Jim3310]

Look for the taxi/ferry out of the aquarium & Patriots Point.
Turns it into a one way trip.
jim

[Aquajox]

You could, but it's about a 3 mile walk just to get to the market. I was living in the Residence Inn for a few months near the La Quinta, and we would often drive downtown. Street parking is free after 6pm, and if that fails, we could always find parking in the lot on North Market St. or the Visitors Center on Meeting St. Parking is also free around White Point Gardens, so you could walk from there. But if you are without a vehicle, I'd suggest taking a taxi. The views walking around "downtown" are much nicer than getting there from La Quinta.

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