Private door-to-door shuttle service
Saint Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery stands on quiet desert land along the Gila River outside Florence, and its pilgrims and retreat visitors almost all fly through Sky Harbor. The last leg is a seventy-plus-mile desert drive with no shuttle counter at the gates, no rideshare fleet on the monastery road, and no transit link, so the departure plan rests on one reserved pickup at the gate. This page covers the drive north to the Sky Harbor terminals, the timing windows that matter, and what completed runs on this exact pairing have cost. For the inbound direction, see our Sky Harbor to Saint Anthony's Monastery page.
The route
From the monastery gates the drive runs north on SR-79 to Florence Junction, joins US-60 West through Apache Junction and the East Valley, and continues into Phoenix to the Sky Harbor terminals - the mirror image of the inbound drive. Completed trips on this corridor logged a median of about 72 dispatch miles and typically run about 1 hour 15 minutes in normal traffic. Weekday commute windows through Apache Junction and the East Valley are the slow segments worth buffering on flight days.
Distance and drive-time snapshot
Distance: about 72 road miles (median dispatch mileage from completed trips on this corridor, 2026-09-21). Typical drive time: about 1 hour 15 minutes in normal traffic. Door-to-door from the entrance to a specific terminal adds a few minutes depending on your airline, baggage, and the exact curb.
What it costs
Based on 3 real completed Airport Shuttle of Phoenix trips on this corridor, a private sedan or SUV has typically run $181-$210 each way (25th–75th percentile; most rides land near $198). Enter your exact addresses in the booking tool for an instant flat quote for your specific trip.
Why reserve instead of hailing on the curb
A fixed pickup time, a named driver, and a flat price quoted before you book: the ride is confirmed the night before, the flight is monitored in case of delays, and the price does not move with demand. Every fare statistic on this page comes from our own completed-trip history on this corridor - not from a rate table nobody audits.