STL · Layover Guide
St Louis
Stop in St Louis.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in St Louis for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 60 · Discover 48 · Ease 6
Why St Louis scores 60
Getting there
MetroLink Red Line $2.5 · Uber/Lyft $28
min to center
metro- 01MetroLink light rail (25 min to downtown, $2.50)
- 02Taxi/Uber (20 min, $25-35)
- 03Rental car (convenient for brewery district)
- 01Gateway Arch and tram ride to the top for Mississippi River views
- 02Free world-class St. Louis Zoo in Forest Park
- 03Anheuser-Busch Brewery tour with complimentary tastings
- 04Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Route 66
- 05City Museum - surreal adult playground in repurposed warehouse
Experiences in St Louis
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Need a room for your layover? Browse hotels near the airport.
Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel
Connected to Terminal 1
$79/day
3 min walk
Vertical Storage (Downtown)
Near Gateway Arch
$8/bag
5 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
MetroLink Red Line
to city center
Runs every 10-20 min, direct to downtown
25 min
$2.50
Uber/Lyft
to city center
Faster but variable pricing
20 min
$28.00
MetroLink Red Line
to airport
Last train ~midnight weekdays
25 min
$2.50
St. Louis CityPASS
Gateway Arch, Zoo, Science Center, City Museum
Good value if visiting 3+ attractions
$56
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Iconic Eero Saarinen-designed main terminal
- 02St. Louis Bread Company (Panera's original)
- 03Budweiser Brewhouse with local craft beers
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