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By Air
- Hartford (Bradley
International Airport- code BDL)
The closest airport to UMass is
Bradley International Airport (Hartford-Connecticut).
BDL is only 45 minutes driving to UMass and we strongly recommend that you choose
this airport.
BDL also offers daily non-stop flights to/from
Amsterdam via Northwest Airlines.
Once you have landed safely in BDL, you can either (i) rent a car or
(ii) made a reservation for a shuttle service. There are two shuttle services available,
the Valley
Transporter, and Seemo
Shuttle (on-line reservation available). Rates are around $40 each way, depending on the time and shuttle service.
You will need to reserve a seat ahead of time.
Unfortunately, there is no bus service from Bradley to Amherst anymore.
- Boston
(Logan International Airport- code BOS)
Logan airport is approximately 2 hours driving to UMass (without traffic).
Once you have landed safely in BOS, you can either (i) rent a car or
(ii) take the bus (Peter Pan bus).
You can take the bus either:
- at the airport location. The round trip to
Amherst is ~$72, but it may take 4-6 hours depending on departure time. The first bus
leaves at 7:30am and the last one at 5:15pm.
- or at the Boston
south station. The round trip to Amherst is ~$52 and it takes 3-4
hours depending on departure time. This last option offers more daily connections but you
will need to get to South Station. You can take a taxi from the
airport to South Station (should be less than $25).
You can also take the "T"
(Boston subway), but you will have to change twice: take the blue line to
State, from there take the orange line to Downtown Crossing, and from
there the red line to South Station.
If you have made it this far, from South Station, take the Peter Pan bus to Amherst. The first bus
leaves at 8am and the last one at 8pm.
You will have to change buses in Springfield, MA
By Car
- Coming from Bradley airport, or other places south, you
will need to find I-91 N (North),
which starts in New Haven, CT. From Bradley
use these directions from Google Maps, or
- Follow the sign to 91 N and get on it (there will be signs from where you are).
- After 35 miles (from Bradley Airport), get off 91 N at exit 19, and take a right to Route 9 E.
- Follow Route 9 for about 4.5 miles, and take a left to 116 N.
- Follow 116 N for about 1.3 miles, and
take the first exit, on your right,
to the University of Massachusetts. Take a right turn off the ramp, to Massachusetts Ave.
- Take the second left onto Commonwealth
Ave, and then the third right to the
Campus Parking Garage. [also see this map of campus]
- Coming from the East (Boston/Logan), you will need to find I-90 W
(the Mass Pike).
More specifically, if you are driving from Logan use these directions from Google Maps, or
- Follow the sign to 90 W (West) (also known as "the Mass Pike") and get on it (there will be signs from where you are).
- After 91 miles, get off 90 W at exit 4 and get on 91 N.
- After 13 miles, get off 91 N at exit 19, and take a right to Route 9 E.
- Follow Route 9 for about 4.5 miles, and take a left to 116 N.
- Follow 116 N for about 1.3 miles, and
take the first exit, on your right,
to the University of Massachusetts. Take a right turn off the ramp,
to Massachusetts Ave.
- Take the second left onto Commonwealth Ave, and then the third
right to the Campus Parking Garage.
[also see this map of
campus]
- Coming from the West (e.g. Albany, NY) you will need to find I-90
E (the part that goes through MA is known as the Mass Pike). Once you
are on it, follow these directions:
- Get off 90 W at exit 4 and get on 91 N.
- After 13 miles, get off 91 N at exit 19, and take a right to
Route 9 E.
- Follow Route 9 for about 4.5 miles, and take a left to 116 N.
- Follow 116 N for about 1.3 miles, and take the first
exit, on your right, to
the University of Massachusetts. Take a right turn off the ramp, to
Massachusetts Ave.
- Take the second left onto Commonwealth Ave, and then the third
right to the Campus Parking Garage.
[also see this map
of campus]
- If you are driving from Northampton, MA
use these directions from Google Maps, or
- Follow route 9 W (also known as Main St. in downtown
Northampton), and get on it.
- After about 5 miles, take a left to 116 N.
- Follow 116 N for about 1.3 miles, and take the first exit, on
your right, to the University of Massachusetts.
Take a right turn off the ramp, to Massachusetts Ave.
- Take the second left onto Commonwealth Ave, and then the
third right to the Campus Parking Garage. [also see
this map of
campus]
Parking
You can park in the Campus Center Visitor Parking garage (right next to the
conference). Parking passes will be available at the registration
desk. You can use this map from
the UMass parking services.
The parking garage is located in yellow in the middle.
Map
The conference will take place at the Campus Center Auditorium
(Lincoln Campus Center). Here a
list of maps that may be useful:
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