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TRAVEL DIRECTIONS

CONFERENCE VENUE: Burke Auditorium in Kroon Hall on the Yale Campus, 195 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT. (See Google Map for Driving Directions)

PARKING: On-street metered parking is available on surrounding streets: Prospect, Sachem, and Hillhouse.  Meters typically allow parking for up to 5 hours and take quarters.  The rate is 10 minutes per quarter or $1.50 per hour.

SUGGESTIONS FOR TRAVEL FROM OUTSIDE CONNECTICUT:

Air Travel
New Haven is serviced by the Tweed/New Haven Airport which is a convenient 10-minute taxi ride to the Yale campus and has daily flights to/from Philadelphia on US Airways.  Other alternatives are Hartford/Bradley International Airport (approx. 1-hour driving time to Yale), or one of the New York airports (La Guardia, JFK, or Newark approx. 2.5 hours driving time). 

Connecting Ground Transportation
Standard options for ground transportation between airports in Hartford or New York include:

From Hartford/Bradley International Airport:
• CT Limousine: 800-472-LIMO (5466) or www.ctlimo.com.; hourly shuttle service making approx. 3-4 stops to/from airport and Long Wharf Terminal in New Haven.  Will also drop off at New Haven area hotels and pick up at Phelps Gate on the Yale campus.

From JFK and LaGuardia Airports in New York:
• CT Limousine: 800-472-LIMO (5466) or www.ctlimo.com; 12 passenger van or bus with approx. 5 stops or more between airport and Long Wharf Terminal in New Haven.
• GO Airport Shuttle: 800-377-8745 or www.2theairport.com/universities/yale-university.html; shared ride service door-to-door between airports and New Haven hotels.
• Red Dot Shuttle: 800-6REDDOT (673-3368) or http://ridethedot.com/; hourly shuttle service between most New Haven hotels and JFK or LaGuardia airports.

NOTE: If your travel itinerary is not compatible with one of the regular airport shuttle services, you might consider car rental or paying the expense of a private car service. Prices for one-way private car service are approximately $130 from Hartford/Bradley Airport and $165 from the New York airports.  Suggested vendors for private car service are:
Hy’s Limo, reservations at 203-934-6331 (local), 800-560-6331 (toll free within CT), or 800-255-5466 (toll free outside CT).
• Premier Limousine, www.premierlimo.com, reservations at 860-828-911 (local), or 866-885-5466 (toll free).

Train Travel
Amtrak (1-800-USA-RAIL / 1-800-872-7245 or www.amtrak.com) is available along the northeast corridor from Boston, New York (Penn Station) or Washington, DC – and points in between – to Union Station in New Haven.  Taxi service is always available outside the station and it’s about a 10 minute ride to the Yale campus.

More frequent commuter train service is available between Grand Central Station in New York City and Union Station in New Haven.  Call Metro North Railroad at 1-800-638-7646 or visit their web site at http://new.mta.info/mnr for times and fares.

For more information, contact ISPS event coordinator Pamela Greene at isps.conferences@yale.edu or at 203-432-3052.