TRAVEL TO COLUMBUS, OHIO
BY COMMERCIAL AIRLINES: The city of Columbus in the state of Ohio is serviced by the Port Columbus International Airport (CMH), about 8-9 miles east of the OSU campus. (Click map below for a larger view.) Flying into Port Columbus are the following major airlines and smaller ones:
Air CanadaFrom Port Columbus to the City:
American / American Eagle
Continental / Continental Express
Delta / Delta Connection
Midwest Connect
Southwest Airlines
United / United Express
US Airways / US Airways Express
Taxis: 24-hour availability
Shuttle Service:
Arch Transportation: 614.252.2277
Super Shuttle: 614.868.8888
Urban Express Transportation: 614.856.1000
Car Rentals:
Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty.
OSU Campus Parking: Information on parking on The Ohio State University is given at the bottom of this web page.
BY GREYHOUND BUS: Columbus can also be reached via Greyhound, with a Columbus downtown bus station (111 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio) that is just 3 miles south of the Ohio State campus.
Local Buses – Downtown to Ohio State: Take the North High (No. 2) bus line, which goes directly north on North High Street, to the OSU campus area.
Local Buses – Downtown to Hotel: From downtown to the University Plaza Hotel, take the Neil Avenue (No. 7, local) bus line and get off at the University City bus stop (the last stop). (See the Neil Avenue (Local) - bus route and time table (pdf file).) Alternatively, take the Kenny Road (No. 18, local) bus line to the University City bus stop. (See the Kenny Road (Local) - bus route and time table (pdf file).) Bus fare for local trips are $1.50 each way. Exact fare required. Drivers carry no cash.
Taxis: Taxi cabs are available at the Greyhound bus station to take you to your destination.
BY MEGABUS: For those living in the Chicago or Indianopolis area, or traveling from there, Megabus has express bus service to Columbus, Ohio, with a downtown stop and a stop on the Ohio State campus. (Megabus also has service between Columbus and Cincinnati.) If you are going from campus to the conference hotel, you can arrange with the conference hotel for pick up from campus, or catch one of two city bus lines heading north on North High Street: the Neil Avenue (No. 7, local) bus line or the Kenny Road (No. 18, local) bus line. Get off at the University City bus stop. Bus fare for local trips are $1.50 each way. Exact fare required. Drivers carry no cash. (See the bus route and time table for the Neil Avenue (Local) and the Kenny Road (Local) bus lines (pdf files).)
BY CAR: The city of Columbus is the state capital and the largest city in Ohio, located in the heart of the state. As a midwestern state in the U.S. that is bordered by Lake Erie, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, Ohio is strategically connected by major highways to the rest of the U.S. as well as to its northern neighbor, Canada. This network of interlinked highways can be readily seen on the Ohio road map to the right. (Click map for a larger view.). To travel to Columbus by car, check out online maps and driving directions from Google, Yahoo, MapQuest, and other helpful websites.
OSU Campus Parking: On the Ohio State campus, parking information is available at Main Campus Visitors Parking. As regular and plenary sessions of the conference will be held at Ramseyer Hall (Building 090, in yellow), on 29 West Woodruff Avenue (see the map to the right), the closest parking garage is Arps Garage (Building 278, in light blue), located adjacent to Ramseyer Hall. Visitor parking at the Arps Garage is available after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on the weekend. Two blocks south is the Ohio Union Garage (Building 288, in pink), at College Road and 12th Avenue), with 24-hour access for visitors. Note that across the road from the Ohio Union Garage, on 1775 College Road, is Hagerty Hall (Building 037, in light green), the site of the third plenary session, which is also a public lecture.
These four buildings are shown on the campus map above (click on the map for a full view that opens in a new tab). Horizontally across the bottom of the map is North High Street, which runs north and south. As can be seen, the two conference sites and the two garages are all located on, or near, North High Street, which is lined with campus neighborhood shops and eateries directly across the street from the campus. (The original, unedited map used above is from the Main Campus Visitors Parking Map.)
For information on local travel, weather, etc., in Columbus, and on restaurants and other eateries in the Ohio State campus area, please visit our Columbus, Ohio web page.
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The maps on this page were modified from online sources — map 1 from Innovative Solutions,
map 2 from Travelers Bonus, and map 3 from Geology.com.