FaffCon 5 Travel and Transportation: Getting There

By Car 

FROM CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – 15 MINUTES/ 8 MILES

Depart Terminal on Airport Loop Road and follow signs to exit. Turn right onto Old Dowd Road. Take second left onto Boyer St. Take the first right onto Wilkinson Blvd (US-74E). Continue onto I-277 N. Take exit 1E onto College St. towards Time Warner Cable Arena. Turn left onto Trade Street. Hotel is located on the left.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE NORTH – VIA I-85 & I-77 SOUTH
Take I-77 South to Exit 10B (Trade Street). Go east on Trade Street toward Uptown for approximately one mile, crossing the Square at Tryon Street. Hotel is located on the corner. The motor lobby entrance of the hotel is located half a block past Tryon Street on the right.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE SOUTH – VIA I-77 NORTH
Take I-77 North to Exit 10 Trade Street . Go east on Trade Street toward Uptown for approximately one mile, crossing the Square at Trade & Tryon Streets. After going through the intersection, the entrance to the motor lobby of the hotel is the second driveway on the right.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE EAST – VIA HWY 74 WEST
Take Hwy. 74 to I-277. Take the College Street exit. Proceed toward Uptown and make a left onto Trade Street. The motor lobby entrance of the hotel is on the left.

DIRECTIONS FROM THE WEST – VIA I-85 NORTH
Take I-85 North to Exit 36, NC-16/Brookshire Boulevard exit, toward US-74 East/Downtown. Merge onto NC-16 South toward Charlotte/Bank of America Stadium. Merge onto I-77 South. Take I-77 South to exit 10B Trade Street . Go East on Trade Street toward Uptown for approximately one mile, crossing the Square at Tryon Street. The Hotel is on the corner. The motor lobby entrance of the hotel is one half block past Tryon Street on the right.

By Air

Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) named best airport by IATA in 2010 is served by the following Domestic Carriers – Air Tran, American/American Eagle, Delta/Delta Connection, Jet Blue, United/United Express, US Airways/US Airways Express and by the following International Carriers – Air Canada Jazz, Lufthansa, Insel Air.
Car Rentals  CLT is served by 8 car rental companies – Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, Thrifty.
Towncar Service You can make a reservation directly with the Omni (by phone or online) to book a private towncar for a flat rate of $35 for two people.
Taxis At the airport there are a number of taxis available curbside on the lower level outside of BAGGAGE CLAIM.  Depending the company it will cost $25-35 to get to the Omni located in Uptown Charlotte.
Shuttle to Hotel  City Sprinter Bus to Hotel  Charlotte offers an Eco bus (either electric or gas powered) called Sprinterthat stops every 20 minutes at the airport terminal on weekdays until 11pm and every 30minutes on weekends until 10pm.  With a stop right in front of the hotel (Trade & Tryon streets) and a fare of $2.00, this is indeed a deal!  Expect about a 25-30 minute bus ride.

You can’t miss the bright green bus!  Schedules can be found here, just select the #5-Airport route and whether you are inbound to the Hotel or outbound to the Airport.