Transportation

Transportion to the 3rd Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-3), 12-13 March 2016

By Commercial Airline

Columbus, Ohio, is serviced by the John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) — about 8-9 miles east of the Ohio State University campus.

Airlines serving Columbus

  • AirTran
  • Air Canada / Air Canada Jazz
  • American / American Eagle
  • Delta / Delta Connection
  • Frontier
  • Southwest
  • United / United Express
  • US Airways / US Airways Express

From Port Columbus International Airport to the City

  • Taxis
    24-hour availability
  • Shuttle Service
    Arch Transportation: 614.252.2277
    Super Shuttle: 614.868.8888
    Urban Express Transportation: 614.856.1000
  • COTA – City Buses
    OSU/Airport 52: limited availability service between campus and airport. See COTA.com’s 052 bus schedule and fare (pdf). Service available: March 11, 12, and 13.
  • Car Rentals
    Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty.

By Bus

Columbus can be reached via a number of commercial bus services.

  • Greyhound
    Grayhound has a Columbus downtown bus station (111 East Town Street, Columbus, OH 43215; open daily 24 hours), which is just 3 miles south of the Ohio State University campus. There are frequent buses from downtown to campus.
  • Megabus
    Megabus has express bus service to Columbus, Ohio, with a downtown stop and a convenient stop right on the Ohio State University campus.
  • Lakefront Lines
    The Lakefront Lines terminal in Columbus is located downtown at the Greyhound Terminal (111 E. Town St., Columbus, OH 43215; open daily 24 hours), just 3 miles south of the Ohio State University campus. There are frequent buses from downtown to campus.

By Car

Ohio is strategically connected by major highways to the rest of the U.S. as well as to its northern neighbor, Canada.

  • Check out online maps and driving directions from Google.
  • Parking on the Ohio State University campus:
    The 9th Avenue East Garage (345 West 9th Avenue) is the one of the closest parking facilities from our workshop venue at the Mershon Center (1501 Neil Avenue).