Travel Information

You will have a very full day on Monday, January 11th, including an English Proficiency Test first thing in the morning. Please plan to arrive as early as possible on Sunday, January 10th, so you will have time to rest. You will have to arise early on Monday!

Flying into Kansas City International Airport, Missouri (MCI)

You will to need take a shuttle from the airport to your dorm on the university campus. Do NOT take a taxi! The price for a taxi from the airport to Lawrence is $100-$150!

If you provide us with your travel itinerary at least one week in advance, the AEC will arrange for a shuttle that will pick you up from the airport (see instructions below). This shuttle will cost $70 for the trip to Lawrence. It can hold as many as five people for each trip. So if you schedule your flight with other students from Négocia, you can share the $70 cost of the shuttle. The scheduled reporting date is January 10, 2010.

Kansas City is a fairly small city and the Kansas City airport is a small-city airport. It will probably not be as busy as the city airports you are used to. It has three terminals in a “clover” formation. This makes it very easy to navigate both inside and outside the airport. Each terminal only has one hallway and each baggage claim area has an exit to the outside where the shuttle will be picking you up.

Once you have debarked the plane, there will be signs to the nearest baggage claim site (or an airline attendant can direct you.) Each airline has only one baggage claim site. Once you have found your luggage, you should call 1-816-588-4301 to let the shuttle company know you are there. The driver will be able to pick you up with 5-10 minutes after you make this call. After you call the shuttle company, you need to exit through the doors directly across the hall from the baggage claim area for your airline (where you retrieved your luggage).

Because each airline has only one baggage claim site, the shuttle driver will be looking for you at the baggage claim exit for your airline and will come to pick you up at the median directly outside your baggage claim area. The driver will have a sign with "University of Kansas -- Négoçia Program" on it so you should be able to see it very easily.

If you have a delay at any point on your journey, please contact Geri Lamer at: 785-766-7237 (cell), 785-864-1321 (work), or 785-843-1355 (home). She will contact the shuttle company to make necessary changes to your reservation. A staff member will be at the dormitory where you will be living to help you get checked in.

We hope your journey is a safe one and we look forward to meeting you.