Fourth q-bio Summer School: Travel Information

Unless informed otherwise, all expenses associated with getting to Los Alamos for the school are your own responsibility.

Flying in

You can fly either to Albuquerque airport (ABQ) or to Santa Fe airport (SAF). Service to SAF is limited and tends to be expensive, though the airport is closer. From our personal experience, you may want to avoid the last flight of the day to either of the airports, and especially to Santa Fe. Both airports are quite small by big-city standards, and rebooking may be a problem if your flight is cancelled or delayed due to weather or other problems.

Getting to Los Alamos/Santa Fe from the airports

Shuttle service to Los Alamos from either airport costs in excess of $80, and a reservation is needed in advance. Shuttle service is offered by two companies:

• Roadrunner Shuttle (+1 505 424-3367)
• LA Shuttle (+1 505 695-9407)

Shuttle service to Santa Fe from ABQ is offered by Sandia Shuttle Express. A reservation can be made online or by calling +1 888 775-5696.

If you wish to rent a car, you are eligible for the LANL contracted rate from Hertz, because the q-bio Summer School is sponsored by Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). Simply provide the LANL Hertz corporate discount number 72120 at the time of reservation and, more importantly, rental. Renting from Hertz is likely to be cheaper than other rental options because there is no surcharge for a one-way rental and full insurance is included in the LANL contracted rate. The Hertz car rental drop-off/pick-up location in Los Alamos is the Los Alamos County Airport, which has no commercial air service. Hertz rents only to those 21 years old or older.

Driving time to Los Alamos from Santa Fe and Albuquerque airports is about one and two hours, respectively. Traveling on a shuttle will take longer.

Local Transportation

• Atomic City Transit provides free bus service within Los Alamos.
• New Mexico Park & Ride commuter bus service connects Los Alamos to Pojoaque and Santa Fe (Blue Route). The one-way fare is $3. Exact change is required. There is no weekend service.
• The New Mexico Rail Runner train connects Santa Fe to Albuquerque. The downtown Albuquerque train station is connected to the Albuquerque airport (ABQ) via ABQ Ride city bus (Route 50) and the free Airport Express Route 350 shuttle. The one-way city bus fare in Albuquerque is $1.
• Santa Fe Trails provides bus service within Santa Fe. The one-way city bus fare in Santa Fe is $1.

Parking

If you are bringing your own car, there is ample parking near the site of the summer school. Parking is free but by permit only. Permits will be made available.

Transportation to the q-bio Conference

The site of the q-bio Conference is the campus of St. John's College in Santa Fe, which can be reached via public transportation. A van will be provided for transport/storage of luggage.