Accommodations and Travel
Hotel Information
Transportation
Airport Shuttles
Driving Directions
Hotel Information
Families participating in Family Weekend are responsible for their own lodging
accommodations for the weekend. There are several local options for families
to choose from when making these accommodations. For on-campus accommodations
you may want to check out the Reitz
Union Hotel.
The following hotels: SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Holiday Inn Express, and Hampton Inn and Suites, Gainesville Downtown, have held several rooms for Family Weekend participants at fixed or discounted rates. To be part of the block reservation or inquire about discount rates, make sure to mention that you will be here for the University of Florida's Family Weekend. These rooms will be released on a first-come, first-served basis, so please make your accommodation plans as soon as possible.
For additional listings of accommodations in Gainesville visit: www.visitgainesville.net.
As stated, New Student Programs is not responsible for making hotel reservations
and cannot assist with any issues related to room availability.
Transportation
Air
Gainesville Regional Airport services
the Gainesville Metropolitian and surrounding areas with flights from Delta,
US Air, Northwest, and Continental airlines.
(352) 373-0249
3880 NE 39th Ave.
Gainesville, FL 32609
Jacksonville International
(904) 741-4902
About 2 hours from Gainesville
Orlando International
(407) 825- 2001
About 2 hours from Gainesville
Tampa International Airport
(813) 870-8700
About 2 hours from Gainesville
Train
Amtrack station in Waldo (approx. 15
miles from Gainesville). 1-800-872-7245
Highway 301 and State Road 24
Bus
Greyhound--(352) 376-5252
101 NE 23rd Ave. Gainesville FL 32601
Regional Transit System (RTS)--(352) 334-6200
100 SE 10th Ave. Gainesville FL 32601
GMG Transport (to South Florida)--(352)
336-7026
Miami Bus Service-- (352) 335-8116
3230 SW Archer Road Gainesville FL 32608
GatorBus-- (352) 505-4555
Airport Shuttles
Runways
1-800-578-6929
To and From Jacksonville, FL
Signature Shuttle
(352) 219-8778
Running in Gainesville, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville
Driving Directions
Campus Map
Driving Directions to Parking Lot V(five)
From I-75
-Take Exit 384 (Archer Rd.) and travel east.
-Make a left onto Gale Lemerand Drive and enter the University of Florida
Campus.
-Continue traveling north on Gale Lemerand Drive about a quarter of a mile
and Parking Lot V(five) will be on your left hand side.
Please see the campus map for additional parking options.
From I-95
-Take I-10 West to Exit 343 (US 301 South, Baldwin Exit).
-Take US 301 South for approximately 37 miles and merge onto Florida State
Road 24 West for another 14 miles.
-Turn right onto Florida State Road 26 (University Avenue).
-Turn left onto Gale Lemerand Drive (between Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and
the O'Connell Center).
-Travel south on Gale Lemerand Drive about a half mile and Parking Lot V(five)
will be on your right hand side.
Note: Park in the uncovered spaces, not in the garage.