Taxis

New York City this isn’t, so you’re best advised to call ahead if you’re going to need a taxi.

234-TAXI: 805-234-8294 or www.234taxi.com

Surf Cab Company: 805-748-2202, alt 805-441-9555 or surfcabco.net

Yellow Cab Company: 805-347-0000 or www.sloyellowcab.com

Limousine services

If you’d rather ride in high style, try one of these companies. Most also offer wine tours and other specialty services.

Alexis Limousine: 805-550-0112 or 805-545-0080 or info@alexislimos.com

Allure Limousine: 805-528-6212

AYS-At Your Service Limousine: 805-239-8785

Bay Limousine Service: 805-541-0941 or baylimousine@charter.net

Beach Front Limousine: 805-481-5466

Classic Limousine: 805-773-2211

Duke Limousine: 805-773-3313

Elegant Image Limousine: 805- 772-5390 or info@elegantimagelimos.com

Gold Coast Limousines: Santa Barbara 805- 543-5466 | Santa Maria 805-937-5466 | San Luis Obispo 805-543-5466 or Sales@goldcoastlimos.com or reserve online here.

Stardust Cruises Limousines: 805-938-0018 or service@stardustcruises.com

Sultan’s Limousine Service: North County 805-466-3167 | South County 805-544-8320 | Coastal Cities 805-771-0161 | Español 805-801-6513

Rental Cars

Four national rental car agencies operate out of SLO County. All four have desks at the San Luis Obispo Regional Airport off Broad Street near Tank Farm Road; three of them have additional county offices.

Avis: 800-230-4898. At the airport: 544-0630. At the Embassy Suites at 333 Madonna Road: 805-595-1464.

Budget: 800-527-0700. At the airport: 541-2722. At 2800 Broad St. in San Luis Obispo: 805-541-3977. At 2631 Riverside Ave. in Paso Robles: 805-226-9470.

Enterprise: 800-261-7331. At the airport: 595-5455. At 2989 Broad St. in San Luis Obispo: 805-546-6270. At 12318 Los Osos Valley Road in San Luis Obispo: 805-545-9111. At 502 Grand Ave. in Grover Beach: 805-489-6161. At 633 Spring St. in Paso Robles: 805-239-0628. At 7434 El Camino Real in Atascadero: 805-461-0871

Hertz: 800-654-3131. At the airport: 781-3383.

This story was originally published August 7, 2007 at 1:39 PM with the headline "Getting around by taxis, limos, and rental cars."