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Getting to Charlottesville

By Air: Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
www.gocho.com
973-8342
Getting there: Rt. 29 North eight miles, left on Airport Rd. (Rt 606)
From the airport to Charlottesville: Straight at the airport exit on Airport Rd. (Rt 606). Right at the first traffic light on Rt. 29. Eight miles into town.

In addition, the Richmond Airport is about one hour away and Dulles International and Reagan National airports, located in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., area respectively, are about two hours away.

The following airlines fly directly to Charlottesville:

Delta Connection
www.delta.com
Local counter hours: Daily 4:30 am to 8 pm
Information and reservations: 1-800-221-1212

Offering daily nonstop flights to Cincinnati, Atlanta, and points beyond.

Northwest Airlines
www.nwa.com
Local counter hours: 4:30 am to 8 pm
Information and reservations: 1-800-225-2525


Offering daily nonstop flights to Detroit and points beyond.

United Express
www.united.com
1-800-241-6522
Local counter hours: Daily 6 am - 7 pm
Information and reservations: 1-800-241-6522

Offering daily nonstop flights to Washington Dulles and points beyond.

US Airways Express
www.usairways.com
1-800-428-4322
Local counter hours: Daily 5 am - 7 pm
Information and reservations: 1-800-428-4322

Offering daily nonstop flights to Philadelphia, Charlotte, New York's LaGuardia and points beyond.

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Airport Transportation
www.gocho.com/trans.php

A Goff Airport Shuttle Transportation
www.allpointsshuttle.com
Reservations/Charlottesville Airport: 975-8267
Toll free: 1-877-463-3227
info@allpointsshuttle.com

Check Web site for rates and reservation information. Several hotels also offer shuttle services, so be sure to inquire.

Camryn Executive Transportation and Limousine
www.camryn-limo.com
990-9070
limo@camryn-limo.com

A brief description of the services offered and photos of the fleet can be found on their Web site.

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Taxis

You can find taxis waiting to meet nearly every flight at the Charlottesville Airport, though you may have trouble late at night. Some taxis offer student discounts. A list of taxis with airport permits is available at www.gocho.com/trans.php

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Car Rentals

The first three companies are available at the Charlottesville Airport.

Avis Rent-A-Car
www.avis.com
Reservations: 1-800-331-1212
Charlottesville Airport Office: 973-6000

Must be 25 to rent and have a major credit card in your name. Exceptions: USAA Members, military, or if the renter works with a corporation that has a waiver.

Hertz
www.hertz.com
Reservations: 1-800-654-3131
Charlottesville Airport Office: 297-4288

Must be 25 to rent in Charlottesville.

National Car Rental
www.nationalcar.com
Reservations: 1-800-227-7368
Charlottesville Airport Office: 974-4664
Rt. 29 North & Greenbrier Dr.: 973-2948

Charlottesville location requires minimum age of 25 and a major credit card to rent, or you can pay $25 extra per day if you are 21-24.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
www.enterprise.com
Reservations: 1-800-325-8007
Seminole Square: 974-7488
Pantops Shopping Center: 979-5566

One of most reasonable places to rent while your car is in the shop. Must be 21. If under 25, additional fee per day applies. Cars can be rented on cash basis with qualification check.

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By Train and Bus

Amtrak
www.amtrak.com
1-800-USA-RAIL (872-7245)
Charlottesville station information: 296-4559
Getting there: W. Main St. From the Rotunda, follow University Ave./W. Main St. until you cross railroad. bridge. Station is on your right, down by the tracks.

Greyhound Bus Lines
www.greyhound.com
1-800-231-2222
310 W. Main St.
Fares, Schedules and Information: 295-5131

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By Car

From the Northeast: From the Beltway around Washington, D.C., take I-66 West to second Rt. 29 exit (at Gainesville). Go south on Rt. 29 until you reach Charlottesville. Go under the 250 Bypass, pass Barracks Road Shopping on your right and turn right at traffic light at Arlington Blvd. The Law School is at the end of Arlington Blvd. For visitor parking, turn left on Massie, take first right (onto Nash), and turn into parking lot on right.

From the South: Take I-64 West from I-95 in Richmond, or come up by Rt. 29 North from Greensboro, NC. Either way, take Rt. 29 North to the Leonard Sandridge Rd. exit. Turn left at the stoplight (onto Massie Rd.). You will pass Darden, the business school, on the left; take the next left onto Nash Rd. and make an immediate right into the Law School's visitor parking lot.

From the West: Take I-64 East, or take the Pennsylvania Turnpike, I-81 South and I-64 East. To get to Law School, take Rt. 29 North. See directions "From the South" above.

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Charlottesville at a Glance

Charlottesville and its central Virginia surroundings have a combined population of 144,000 (124,000 in C'ville and Albemarle). A half-hour to the west of Charlottesville is the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway through the Blue Ridge Mountains. A three-hour drive to the east brings you to Atlantic Ocean beaches. Richmond, the state capital, is only one hour away by car, and Washington, D.C., is just two hours north. The average July high is 88 degrees. The average January low is 26 degrees. Charlottesville averages over 200 days of sunshine a year.

In 2004, the Charlottesville metropolitan area, encompassing the city and Albemarle, Fluvanna and Greene counties, beat out 402 other metro areas in the United States and Canada to claim the title in Frommer's Cities Ranked and Rated, authored by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander. Charlottesville was commended for its low unemployment and crime rates, good health care, temperate climate and cultural amenities
—The Daily Progress

In 1998 Money magazine ranked Charlottesville Best Place to Live among Small Cities in the South, based on its economy, housing, weather, quality of life, pollution, and crime rate.

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For an easy way to locate places at the University, check out the WebMap and IMap, which demonstrate two kinds of locator systems, including an interactive map. The University also posts their own Driving Directions to Charlottesville.

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Yahoo Map of Charlottesville

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Check out the University Graduate Guide's Traveling Tips for more information.

Charlottesville and the University of Virginia have landed in the top 10 of another national magazine survey. In 2003 Outside magazine enlisted undergrad reporters to help its staff come up with "The 40 Best College Towns: The Coolest Places to Work, Play, Study, Party, and Live." Charlottesville was ranked eighth for its beauty, good music scene, culinary perks, Jeffersonian influences and swanky wineries.

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If you are calling Charlottesville from out of town, use the 434 area code.

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Need a cab but have no money? Students should know that the Yellow Cab company has an agreement with the Office of the Dean of Students which specifies that students who find themselves in an uncomfortable situation without a means of getting home can call Yellow Cab. The student does not need to pay at the time of the ride, but rather he/she should reimburse the Office of the Dean of Students once they have received the bill.

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