PARKING & DIRECTIONS

Arriving by Air:
The main Kansas City airport (MCI) is about 50 miles from Lawrence. To reach Lawrence after arriving by air, you can either rent a car or use a shuttling service. SHAFR will not be providing shuttling to Lawrence from the airport.

SHAFR will not provide shuttle service from the airport. Please make your own arrangements using the contact information below:
Prestige Transportation (formerly Midwest Transportation Corp.) 1-888-467-3729 or www.midwestlimo.com
Kansas Transportation Services 1-877-942-0544 or www.travel-kts.com

For car rental information or other shuttle options, please check www.flykci.com and click on “ground transportation.”

Driving Directions from the Kansas City airport:
Take MCI airport exit road following signs to 1-29 south. Take a left turn at the light that has an arrow for Topeka. Take 1-29 South for several miles. At the Topeka exit, take 435 South for about 10 miles to the Kansas Turnpike, I-70. Take I-70 west to Lawrence, around 20 miles.

For folks staying at Eldridge or Springhill, take first Lawrence exit, East Lawrence. Take left at end of turnpike ramp onto N. 3rd (Routes 59/40), and stay on that road until you cross the bridge and arrive in downtown Lawrence. For Springhill Suites, take a left at the light onto 6th St., and Springhill is two blocks down on your right next to city hall. If you are going to the Eldridge, go straight across 6th to Vermont for one block, and take a left onto 7th St. The Eldridge is one block on the right at the corner of Mass. St. and 7th.

For Hampton Inn, Baymont, and Best Western, take second Lawrence exit, exit 202. Continue on turnpike exit road, McDonald Drive. For the Hampton Inn, stay in right lane and exit at Rockledge Road. The right lane becomes Rockledge. At the top of the hill, Hampton Inn is on your left, and the entrance is just before you hit the lights at 6th St. For Baymont, continue straight on turnpike exit road as it merges onto Iowa St. Baymont Inn is on your right as you merge onto Iowa.

For Best Western, continue straight on turnpike exit road past Baymont through 5 sets of lights. The last set is at 23rd St. You will see Best Western on your right just after the set of lights.

Campus Parking:
Free campus parking is available at the KU parking garage next to the Kansas Union, but you must request a parking pass on your registration form or contact Sara Wilson at conference@shafr.org.

SHAFR Shuttle:
SHAFR will provide shuttle service between the five hotels listed in the Lodging section of this website (and on the registration form) and the Kansas Union. Friday’s sessions will take place in the Adams Alumni Center, across the street from the Kansas Union. Sessions on Saturday and Sunday will take place in the Kansas Union. SHAFR will also offer shuttling to the Dole Institute from the Kansas Union for Friday night’s reception and plenary and back to the hotels afterward. On Sunday evening, shuttles will be available for transportation to the barbecue at Abe & Jake’s and back to the hotels afterward (except to Springhill Suites and The Eldridge Hotel which are within walking distance of Abe & Jake’s.)