TRANSPORTATION
Getting to Gainesville:
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The city of Gainesville has
its own airport (GNV) served by
American Airlines, Delta, Silver, US Airways, and United.
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If you are looking for more or cheaper flights, several bigger
airports can be reached by car in about 2 hours.
The airports include
Orlando (MCO), Tampa (TPA), and Jacksonville (JAX).
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If you are flying to/from an airport other than
Gainesville, and prefer not to rent a car, we
might be able to help you coordinate and share a transport with
other participants on a similar travel schedule.
Please submit your travel plan here as soon as
possible. We will contact you
no later than a week before the start of the meeting with suggestions.
To/from Gainesville airport:
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Taxi cab: several taxicab companies operate at the Gainesville
Airport. Reservations are not required, but you can find a
complete list with phone numbers
here.
The trip from the Airport to the hotel costs between $25 and
$35.
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Bus: public buses run from/to the airport between 7:45 to 18:35
Mon-Sat, and from 9:55 to 17:30 on Sunday. You will have to change
one bus (specifics depends on the day and time of your arrival), and
the trip takes between 1 and 1:30 hour in total. Please refer to the
Regional Transporation System website (http://go-rts.com/),
which has a functional trip planner on the home page (use "airport"
and "Hilton Gainesville" as departure/arrival).
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Rental car: several rental car companies operate at the
Gainesville Regional Airport.
Driving from the airport to the hotel takes
about 20 minutes.
From the hotel to downtown
- Bus: lines 20, 2, 28, and 34 stop in front of the Hilton hotel,
but none of them quite reaches downtown (although some get
close). Please refer to the trip planner and schedule on the RTS
website (http://go-rts.com/),
and to the real time bus locator and map (http://ufl.transloc.com/)
- Shuttle service: complimentary shuttle buses will be made
available on the evenings of Monday, Tuesday, and
Thursday to
transport attendees to and from downtown, between about 6 pm and
midnight. More detailed information will be provided during the
conference.