On foot
Downtown Burlington is one of the most walkable and beautiful small cities in New England, and you'd do well to get out of your car parking in city and most private garages is free for the first 2 hours, and all day on Sundays and soak it in.
By car
There are car rental offices at Burlington International Airport, including Hertz, Avis and Thrifty. Traffic is generally bad during the normal crunch half-hours 7:45 to 8:15 and 4:45 to 5:15. Williston Road to the east and Shelburne Road to the south are congested during those hours, and, unfortunately, unavoidable for the most part.
By Transit
Burlington and the surrounding communities of Winooski, South Burlington, Shelburne, Colchester and Essex Junction are served by the Chittenden County Transportation Authortity CCTA which operates public buses. Buses are generally clean, uncrowded and relatively cheap. The main terminal is in downtown Burlington at the intersection of Church St. and Cherry St.
CCTA
(http://www.cctaride.org/m...).
By bike
Burlington is a bike-friendly city. There are various bike lanes around the downtown area, and thanks to slow traffic and often courteous drivers, getting around the greater Burlignton area on bike is a breeze. In the summer extra bicycle parking is made available, and low bike related crime helps encourage everyone to get on their bikes. Bikes can be rented at Local Motion (http://www.localmotion.org) located on the waterfront or at some of the other bicycle shops around town.