Information about Ground Transportation
There is a special shuttle service provided by the conference that will be
available to bring conference attendees
from the airport to the hotels (Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 2 p.m. until
1 a.m.) and from the hotels to the airport (Saturday, Oct. 13, 5 a.m. until 2 p.m.).
The shuttle costs $10 each way, and the fee may be paid as part of the
registration for the conference
(scroll down to bottom of page).
This is a continuous shuttle,
and should make a circuit about once per hour.
Individuals who registered prior to Aug. 28 (before the
shuttle was arranged) and who wish to use the shuttle
should please send a check payment (payable to "USC Department of Statistics") of $10 or $20 ($10 per
trip) to:
NPC Shuttle
Department of Statistics
University of South Carolina
Columbia SC 29208
As an alternative, there are private taxis and shuttles going to and from the airport.
For those interested in renting a car, the following car rental companies are
located in the Columbia airport terminal-lower level Baggage Claim area:
Alamo-National Car Rental 803-822-5180
Avis Car Rental 803-822-5100