Help! Ground tranport DIA to CC?

riverrunner · 09-17-2009, 12:50 AM

I'm sending D2 out for a visit next month and would like her to get (safely) from DIA to the campus. Suggestions? I see a local shuttle, but it looks slow. Admissions office wasn't helpful on this

tk21769 · 09-21-2009, 07:18 AM

Have you considered flying into Colorado Springs? They do have an airport and as I recall there is a shuttle to campus. If you miss the shuttle, or it's not running when you arrive, then you can take a cab from the airport to the college.

07DAD · 09-22-2009, 06:49 AM

The shuttle time will be something around 2 hours. Here is a link that might get you limo service info.

COS - City Of Colorado Springs Muni Airport limo services

riverrunner · 09-22-2009, 11:50 PM

I did find the following:
.::COLORADO SPRINGS SHUTTLE LLC::.

It's a little inconvenient and expensive, so I was hoping one of you might have a better plan. For this visit, I'm going to use this shuttle service from DIA for her. The good news is they will add a CC stop and pickup for students/prospectives on board. Still cheaper than me traveling and renting a car, and I do insist on independent travel for the senior year college search. I'm way too embarrassing to bring on a college visit. By the way, CC has been fantastic about setting up her visit!

07DAD · 09-23-2009, 09:09 AM

Does your daughter know anyone presently attending CC with a car? Perhaps they would meet her at the Denver airport.

tk21769 · 09-23-2009, 07:03 PM

For the accepted students' visit in April, my S flew to Colorado Springs. It was no more expensive from the east coast than flying into DIA. I think there was a connecting flight somewhere. From the airport in Colorado Springs, he took a cab to the college.

riverrunner · 09-23-2009, 09:50 PM

Thanks for the advice about flying to Colorado Springs. She needs to be in Denver for the return, so decided to do the round trip through there. If she ends up going to CC, I'll figure out the Springs flights. I have yet to find a college one of my kids will attend that is adjacent to a major airport with direct flights to our city. Maybe we should have a thread on CC for that. Sigh.

tk21769 · 09-25-2009, 08:08 PM

riverrunner, some kids who like Colorado College would also like Macalester College. It's just a short taxi ride from a major airport (maybe 15 minutes away). I liked Mac a lot. My S did too, but he did not like the colder climate. He also preferred the better outdoor recreation in Colorado to the bigger city surrounding Macalester.

riverrunner · 10-01-2009, 05:53 PM

Here's a followup- the Colorado Springs Shuttle worked great! They took her to the spot she needed to be on campus, and got there early. The driver was looking for her, and would have called her cell, or mine, if there was any missed connection. I'm feeling good about using this option, if the $ works out better to fly through DIA rather than Colorado Springs.

07DAD · 10-01-2009, 06:06 PM

My S uses DIA or the Colorado Springs airport based on cost and schedule. Glad it worked out for your daughter. Did she like CC?

riverrunner · 10-01-2009, 11:33 PM

Hi 07DAD,
She's still in transit- spent last night at CC and will spend tomorrow at CU. From the brief conversation we had a little while ago, yes, she really liked it. She had visited once before, but just for a few hours with her Dad in tow. This time she was on her own, and seemed to like the freedom to explore the campus, get to know some people, and go to the interview and classes by herself. She had some good points of connection with her interviewer, who gave her specific advice about her application which I'm sure she'll be taking! She enjoyed the class visit very much- was impressed by the small class size, and engaged students.

Her hosts were friendly and enthusiastic, and made sure she got to see the parts of campus and particular activities she had expressed interest in. Kudos to CC for making this hosting match for her...

I'll let you know what her next step is. I wonder if she'll chose ED....

cptofthehouse · 10-12-2009, 01:54 AM

Colorado Springs Shuttle LLC is an option. However, we have always been able to find a flight that transfers to CS at about the same cost. I do always look for a transfer from Denver if son has to get back for class since I don't want him marooned in Dallas or Cincinnatti if there is a problem and this way the shuttle is an option. With the block plan, it can be a problem to miss one day of class. Coming home, I am not as particular unless it is a tight schedule. We have not had any problems yet.