International Students and Scholars
Transportation
ISS volunteers can pick up students from the Marion airport, the Carbondale bus and train stations, and local hotels beginning the weekend before the orientation week. Please note that we cannot provide pick up assistance from St.Louis or Chicago. Therefore, you must follow the instructions below to make your own travel arrangements to the Carbondale area. For pick up assistance, please contact oiss@siu.edu with your travel Itinerary as soon as possible.
Students arriving at Lambert International Airport in St.Louis, Missouri (100 miles from Carbondale) may choose to travel to Carbondale in three ways:
The pick-up service for Spring 2010 is from January 8th through January 17th.
- BART shuttle van service
This option is most popular among students and least expensive
To make reservations, visit www.bartshuttle.com or call 1-800-284-2278
- Flight
Take a flight from St.Louis to Marion through Great Lakes Airlines
- Greyhound Bus
You can also take a Greyhound bus from St.Louis to Carbondale. To know more about Greyhound service visit www.greyhound.com
International students arriving in Chicago can travel to Carbondale by the
- Amtrak train service.
Please visit www.amtrak.com or call 1-800-872-7245 to make reservations
You can also connect via Mesa Airlines to the Williamson County Airport in Marion
Visit www.wilcoairport.com or call 1-800-433-7300.