Come By Plane, Train, Bus or Car

But, Do Come – You Are Most Welcome!

There are many choices to get to New Haven for the AUSS 2012 Convention.

By Train or Scheduled Bus

Beautiful Union Station services Amtrak, MetroNorth (a commuter line that goes into Grand Central Station in New York City), and Greyhound bus. Also known as New Haven Railroad Station, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From there, you may take the free downtown shuttle bus (http://www.cttransit.com/RoutesSchedules/UnionStation.asp) to the New Haven Green, or take a taxi directly to the hotel door.

Greyhound Bus (www.greyhound.com) price, round-trip, and travel time:

From Chicago: $246 pp (advance purchase), and takes 23 1/2 hours, with 1 transfer.

From Minneapolis: $284 pp (advance purchase), and takes 1D 8H, 21M, with 2 transfers.

From Seattle: $404 pp (advance purchase), takes 3D, 6H, with 4 transfers.

Amtrak train (www.amtrak.com) price for coach seats and travel time (will cost extra for sleeper accommodations):

From Chicago: $111, and takes 23 1/2 hrs, with 1 transfer.

From Minneapolis: $200, and takes 1D, 20½ H, with 2 transfers.

From Seattle: $367, and takes 3D 5H with 2 transfers.

Another train option:

Amtrak to New York City, spend some time sightseeing, then take the MetroNorth commuter train (http://as0.mta.info/mnr/schedules/sched_form.cfm) to New Haven.

From Chicago to NYC via Amtrak $97 takes 20H, with direct service.

From Minneapolis to NYC via Amtrak $197, takes 22 1/2 hrs with 1 transfer.

From Seattle to NYC via Amtrak $326, takes 3D 2H, with 1 transfer.

MetroNorth to New Haven is between $9.75 and $19.50 one-way, depending on if you’re traveling during peak or off-peak times, and if a senior citizen. For round-trip, price is approximately doubled.

PLEASE NOTE: If you choose this option, be aware that there are two train stations in New York City: Grand Central (for MetroNorth) and Penn Station (for Amtrak).

By Plane

By plane, you have a number of choices. By far, the most convenient is Tweed New Haven Airport (www.flytweed.com). It is a small, easy to navigate airport, serviced by United/US Airways (partner airlines). Car rentals available at the airport are Avis, Budget, and Hertz. There is infrequent bus service to downtown. You must call after your flight arrives to get the next available time (203-624-0151). You may also travel by taxi (only 4½ miles from the airport). See www.flytweed.com/ground-transportation.html for more detail.

Prices into New Haven:

From the US Airways website: www.usairways.com:

From Chicago $346 pp round-trip, takes 4 hrs, 10 min, with one stop in Philadelphia.

From Minneapolis $554 pp round-trip, takes 7 hrs, 5 min, with one stop in Philadelphia.

From Seattle, $591 pp round-trip, takes 8 hrs, 10 min, with one stop in Philadelphia

If you check travel websites, such as www.expedia.com and www.travelocity.com, you may find better rates.

Other airports are:

Bradley (north of Hartford), LaGuardia (New York), Kennedy (New York), Newark Liberty (Newark, NJ), TF Green (south of Providence), Logan (Boston).

If you fly into New York (LaGuardia or JFK), Newark NJ, or Bradley, you can use Connecticut Limo (www.ctlimo.com) to get to New Haven (drop off is on Long Wharf Dr. a short hop from the Omni). They are not really limousines, but usually buses or vans. Call 1-800-472-LIMO. If you have a big group, you may get them to drop you off right at the Omni Hotel. There are other "limousine" and airport shuttle companies around, if you do some investigating online.

From Newark, cost is $180 p.p. round trip to New Haven.

From Laguardia, the round trip is $132

From Bradley, the round trip is $94

The Ct. Limo Shuttle # is 1-800 472-LIMO for above locations

A Charter service from Bradley is $388 for a 49 passenger bus each way. Contact at 1-800-320-7298

Other options to consider:

Chartered bus or van

Car Rentals in New Haven:

Tweed New Haven Airport: Avis, Budget, and Hertz

Union Station: Avis.

Downtown: Hertz, National and Enterprise.

Destination:

The Omni hotel is located at 155 Temple Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510, just one block from The Green. See you there in June!