Information about Ground Transportation

There is a special shuttle service provided by the conference that will be available to bring conference attendees
from the airport to the hotels (Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 2 p.m. until 1 a.m.) and from the hotels to the airport (Saturday, Oct. 13, 5 a.m. until 2 p.m.).
The shuttle costs $10 each way, and the fee may be paid as part of the registration for the conference (scroll down to bottom of page).
This is a continuous shuttle, and should make a circuit about once per hour.

Individuals who registered prior to Aug. 28 (before the shuttle was arranged) and who wish to use the shuttle
should please send a check payment (payable to "USC Department of Statistics") of $10 or $20 ($10 per trip) to:

NPC Shuttle
Department of Statistics
University of South Carolina
Columbia SC 29208

As an alternative, there are private taxis and shuttles going to and from the airport.

For those interested in renting a car, the following car rental companies are located in the Columbia airport terminal-lower level Baggage Claim area:

  • Alamo-National Car Rental 803-822-5180
  • Avis Car Rental 803-822-5100