Manhattan is approximately 2 1/2 hours' drive from the
nearest major airport, which is in Kansas City (airport code MCI).
To get from Kansas City to Manhattan, you can either take the
Roadrunner Express
Shuttle (about $65 round trip) or rent a car at the airport.
To make a reservation with Roadrunner, call 800-826-8294
(toll-free), 785-537-2086, or 785-238-6161.
It is also possible to fly directly into Manhattan on US
Air and on Midwest
Express. (If you are already flying on this airline, the
additional flight is affordable. If you have to change airlines,
it is quite expensive.) If you are flying internationally, it
might be helpful to note that US Air has had an agreement with
British Air which may make it easier, or at least cheaper, to fly
into Manhattan.)
From the Manhattan airport, you will need to get a cab to
campus. You can either call from the airport when you arrive
(which means waiting about 30 minutes for it to get there) or you
can call ahead to have one meet your flight. Bell Taxi service:
1-800-826-8294. The fare between the airport and campus should be
under $15.
FROM THE KANSAS CITY AIRPORT: As you leave the airport,
you'll find yourself on I-29 going north. Take the I-435 S exit
(number 17; follow signs for Topeka), and stay on I-435 south for
about 20 miles. Take the I-70/KS Turnpike west exit (number 12;
signs for Topeka/St Louis). Between Kansas City and Topeka, I-70
is a toll road (expect to pay about $1.75). When toll road ends,
follow signs to stay on I-70 through Topeka. Continue on I-70 west
until exit 313 (Manhattan/ Highway 177). Go north on 177 to
Manhattan (approx. 9 miles). When you come into Manhattan you will
cross the viaduct. Take the first right as you come off the
bridge, turning right again at the stoplight at the end of the
ramp, onto Fort Riley Boulevard. Take Fort Riley Boulevard to 17th
street: turn right. Go North on 17th until you get to Anderson
Ave. There will be a gas station on your left, the Ramada Inn on
your right,and the K-State Student Union and Old Stadium in front
of you when you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The
conference is in the K-State Student Union, which is directly
across the street and through a parking lot from the Ramada.
FROM THE EAST (Kansas City): Take I-70 west from Kansas City.
Between Kansas City and Topeka, I-70 is a toll road (expect to pay
about $1.75). When toll road ends, follow signs to stay on I-70
through Topeka. Continue on I-70 west until exit 313 (Manhattan/
Highway 177). Go north on 177 to Manhattan (approx. 9 miles). When
you come into Manhattan you will cross the viaduct. Take the first
right as you come off the bridge, turning right again at the
stoplight at the end of the ramp, onto Fort Riley Boulevard. Take
Fort Riley Boulevard to 17th street: turn right. Go North on 17th
until you get to Anderson Ave. There will be a gas station on your
left, a Ramada Inn on your right, and the K-State Student Union
and Old Stadium in front of you when you get to 17th Street and
Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union.
FROM THE WEST/SOUTHWEST (Wichita): Take I-135 north to I-70
east. Travel east until you get to the Manhattan/Ogden exit (just
as you come up the big hill past Fort Riley's Big Red 1 Marshall
Field on the left). Exit and turn left (north). You should be on
Hightway K-18 going east/north. This route will bring you into
Manhattan past the Manhattan Municipal Airport on Fort Riley
Boulevard. Keep travelling east until you get to 17th Street. Turn
left (north) and go through three stoplights until you get to
Anderson Avenue. There will be a gas station on your left, a
Ramada Inn on your right, and the K-State Student Union and Old
Stadium in front of you when you get to 17th Street and Anderson
Ave. The conference is in the K-State Student Union.
FROM THE SOUTH (Oklahoma): Take I-35 north to Wichita, Kansas.
Exit the turnpike, get on the I-235 north bypass and take it to
I-135 north. Follow directions from Wichita (see above).
FROM THE NORTH (Lincoln, NE): Go south on US Highway 77 through
Marysville, Blue Rapids, Randolph, etc. This will bring you into
Manhattan near Tuttle Creek State Park. Turn right (south) where
Seth Childs Road intersects Highway 24 just before you get to the
Tuttle Creek Reservoir dam. Travel south on Seth Childs Road to
the Anderson Avenue exit. Exit and turn left (east) onto Anderson
Avenue. Go to 17th Street. There will be a gas station on your
right, a Ramada Inn across the street on the right, and the
K-State Alumni center and Old Stadium on your left when you get to
17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the K-State
Student Union, which is on your left across 17th, set back from
the street and across from the Ramada.
FROM THE NORTHEAST (Omaha, NE/Des Moines, IA/Iowa City, IA):
Take I-80 to Lincoln, then follow the directions from Lincoln
(above). OR: Travel south on I-35 through Kansas City to I-70 west
(turnpike) to Topeka, then follow directions from Kansas City
(above).
FROM THE MANHATTAN AIRPORT: The airport is located on Fort
Riley Boulevard. Turn left as you exit the airport, travelling
east until you get to 17th Street. Turn left (north) and go
through three stoplights until you get to Anderson Avenue. There
will be a gas station on your left, a Ramada Inn on your right,
and the K-State Student Union and Old Stadium in front of you when
you get to 17th Street and Anderson Ave. The conference is in the
K-State Student Union.
