Transportation
The best information out there is straight from Lafayette Travel, a website dedicated to things to do in town! Check out the Lafayette Travel transportation page to plan how to get to Lafayette.
Airports
Lafayette has a regional airport with three major airlines, making flying into town pretty easy! The Hilton Garden Inn Lafayette/Cajundome (conference hotel) and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s dormitories on campus are just a few minutes apart from each other, so the distances from each airport to lodging will be similar.
Lafayette (LFT) – Lafayette Regional Airport
200 Terminal Dr, Lafayette, LA 70508
Airlines: American Airlines, Delta, United
Distance to Hilton Garden Inn (conference hotel): 4.5 miles, 10-15 minutes (driving)
Distance to University of Louisiana Lafayette dormitories: 2.2 miles, 7-9 minutes (driving)
New Orleans (MSY) – Louis Armstrong International Airport
1 Terminal Dr, Kenner, LA 70062
Airlines: Many!!
Distance to Lafayette: 124 miles, 1 hour 40 minutes - 2 hrs 10 minutes (driving)
Baton Rouge (BTR) – Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70811
Airlines: American Airlines, Delta, United
Distance to Lafayette: 64 miles, 1 hour - 1 hour 15 minutes (driving)
Rental Cars
Several options are available through the listed airports.
Lafayette Regional Airport: https://lftairport.com/car-rentals/
New Orleans: https://flymsy.com/car-rentals/
Baton Rouge: https://www.flybtr.com/parking-transportation/car-rentals
Rideshare
Rideshare options, including Uber and Lyft, are available in Lafayette.
Public Transportation
Reliable public transportation is unavailable in Lafayette.
Lowest Cost Suggestion
Fly into Lafayette Regional Airport, then Rideshare to stay at the dorms on campus! The dorms are SO close to the ULL Student Union where the conference activities will take place. You will not have to worry about finding transportation to the conference when all you have to do is walk across one campus street, and straight into the Student Union! Major conference event transportation is covered through registration and field trip costs.
