Riviere-Fabes Symposium Hotel and Local Transportation Information
Hotel
Participants in this year's conference are staying at:
The Hotel Minneapolis
215 4th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Hotel Reservations Phone Number: 612-340-2000
Locations and Directions
It is a roughly 10 minute bus ride from this hotel to Vincent Hall (the location of the conference).
Directions from Airport to Hotel
To get between the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and the conference hotel,
it is most convenient to take public transport (the train, which locals call "light rail"). It is also possible to take
a taxi (approx $30) or an airport shuttle (approx $20), but the train (approx $2) is likely faster and certainly more comfortable.
The following is a description of how to travel from airport to hotel by train. The description makes the trip look much more difficult than it is since it is written in (possibly annoying) detail.
From Baggage Claim to Light Rail Train Station
- From the baggage claim level of the airport (one level lower than the arrival level) go down one more level still and follow the signs to the Tram.
(This Tram will take you to the transit center.
The transit center is the location of the light rail station.)
- Get on the Tram. It goes in one direction only and does not take long.
- When the tram stops you should get off, because you are in the transit center.
Follow signs to the light rail station. You go down one floor and buy your ticket from one of the vending machines (it will be either $1.75 or $2.25, depending on whether you are traveling in rush hour or not.)
- After you purchase your ticket, go down one more floor to the train platform.
Wait on the side marked "to Minneapolis".
Directions to Light Rail written by the Airport.
From Light Rail to "The Hotel" in Downtown Minnepolis
- Get on the train and take it to the stop marked "Government Plaza Station".
This ride takes 20 Minutes.
Your ticket does not need to be punched or turned into anyone.
- When you get off the train at the Government Plaza Station, you are two and a half blocks from the hotel.
Here is a map of the area.
The Government Plaza Station is on 5th Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues.
The Hotel is at the intersection of 4th Street and 2nd Avenue.
Walk one and a half blocks west (the direction your train was moving) on 5th Street to 2nd Avenue.
Turn right and walk one block to The Hotel Minneapolis.
Light areas on the map from left to right are "The Hotel", Governemnt center train stop, and Metrodome train stop.
Directions from Airport to Conference
To get between the Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and the conference at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus, it is possible to take an airport shuttle (approx $20), a taxi (approx $30) or Public transportation (approximately $2). Depending on when you travel, it is probably easiest to take public transport from the airport to the hotel. The following is a description of how to do this trip from the airport.
The trip from airport to hotel involves a 20 minute train ride followed by a short bus ride:
- Follow steps 1 through 4 in the directions to the hotel above.
- Get on the train and take it to the stop marked "Downtown East/Metrodome" This ride takes 20 Minutes. Your ticket does not need to be punched or turned into anyone, but hold onto it as you will need it for the duration of your trip to the hotel.
- When you get off the train at the Downtown East/Metrodome stop, walk to the bus stop which is located at 4th Street and Chicago Avenue. This walk should take less than 30 seconds - the bus stop is very close to the back of the train you just got off. You will be taking a bus going in the east direction, so wait on the train station's side of 4th street. (East is the direction away from the tall buildings of downtown which you see on one side of you).
- You want to take either the #16 bus route or #50 bus route, going east toward of St. Paul.
The ticket you had for the train is valid for this ride too. You will take the bus for approximately 8-10 minutes.
You should get off the bus as soon as you cross the Mississippi river on Washington Avenue. It will be obvious that you are crossing the river - the bus stop is in front of Coffman Union, and both the 50 and the 16 bus routes stop here.
Coffman Bus Stop and Vincent Hall are the light areas on the map.
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Metrodome Train Stop
Coffman Bus Stop
Vincent Hall with Ford Hall in foreground
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Directions from Hotel to Conference
To get from The Hotel Minneapols to the conference at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Campus, take the #50 or #16 bus. You get on this bus on 4th Street, very near the hotel. Get on an east bound bus. The fare is $1.75 or $2.25 depending on your time of travel.
The trip from hotel to the conference should take approximately 10 minutes.
You should get off the bus as soon as you cross the Mississippi river on Washington Avenue. It will be obvious that you are crossing the river - the bus stop is in front of Coffman Union, and both the #16 bus route and the #50 bus route stop here.
Maps
Vincent Hall neighborhood map
Driving directions to the Minneapolis Campus
Full maps of the Minneapolis and St. Paul Campuses
Downtown Minneapolis Map
Twin Cities' Metro Transit - Route 16 and route 50 express can get you between downtown Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota (#16 goes further to downtown St. Paul).
The light rail train (aka Route 55) travels between downtown Minneapolis, the Humphrey Terminal of MSP International Airport, and the Mall of America.
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