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Arrival day is on Sunday, September 21, 2025.
Meet the group at Athenaeum Hotel in Chautauqua, NY
Start of Trip: 3:00-5:00 p.m. check-in & Program Registration followed by Welcome Dinner and Orientation.
Your trip ends on: Friday, September 26, 2025 in Chautauqua, NY at Athenaeum Hotel
End of Trip: 12:00pm. after lunch; 10:00 a.m. hotel check-out.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 1:30 hours .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 80 miles .
Giorgio's Limousine (Chautauqua Limousine)
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 7166837455
Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates.. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
Giorgio's Limousine is a private shuttle company, and unaffiliated with Road Scholar and Chautauqua Institution. All airports have many services available, with different options and different rates. Be sure to check in advance.
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 1.5 hours or less .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 80 miles/50 miles .
Buffalo Airport Shuttle
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 7166852550
Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
TOLL FREE: 877-750-2550. Buffalo Airport Shuttle is a private shuttle company, and unaffiliated with Road Scholar and Chautauqua Institution. All airports have many services available, with different options and different rates. Be sure to check in advance.
Buffalo Airport (BUF) with Road Scholar Transfer included
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 1:30 hours .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 80 miles .
Road Scholar/Chautauqua Coach (Niagara Scenic Coach Line)
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 7163576262
Cost: $250.00 included with "Roundtrip Airport Transfer" option. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
THIS OPTION IS FOR THOSE ENROLLED IN THE "ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT TRANSFER" ACCOMMODATION THROUGH ROAD SCHOLAR. ARRIVAL: The pick up departure will be at 3:00pm. Travel time to Chautauqua will be 1:30 hours. Chautauqua is using a shuttle company to transport you to the program. A shuttle driver will meet you in the baggage claim area. The driver will have a ROAD SCHOLAR sign and will escort you to the cars/vans. Chautauqua will send you an email approximately 3 weeks before the start of the program to get information about your flights. DEPARTURE: Shuttle departs Chautauqua from the Athenaeum Hotel at 12:30pm on Friday afternoon, arriving at the Buffalo airport at approximately 2:00pm. ARRANGE FLIGHTS ACCORDINGLY and give yourself ample time to get to the shuttle from your plane, or from the shuttle to your plane. Bus/shuttle departure times are FIRM.
Arrival day is on 9/21/2025.
Meet the group at Athenaeum Hotel in Chautauqua, NY.
Start of Trip: 3:00-5:00 p.m. check-in & Program Registration followed by Welcome Dinner and Orientation.
Your trip ends on: Friday, September 26, 2025 in Chautauqua, NY at Athenaeum Hotel.
End of Trip: 12:00pm. after lunch; 10:00 a.m. hotel check-out..
Free parking.
Buffalo and East
Take Interstate 90 west toward Erie and exit 60 at Westfield, NY. Turn left onto Route 394 and proceed 11 miles to Chautauqua Institution Main Gate Welcome Center entrance. Follow directional signs to the Athenaeum Hotel. Or, from Interstate 86 east, heading westbound: Exit 8, right after the bridge that spans Chautauqua Lake. Turn right and follow Route 394 approximately 6 miles to Chautauqua Institution, which will be on your right. Please enter at the Main Gate Welcome Center entrance. Follow directional signs to the Athenaeum Hotel.
Albany and North
Take Interstate 90 west toward Rochester, Buffalo, and then Erie and exit 60 at Westfield, NY. Turn left onto Route 394 and proceed 11 miles to Chautauqua Institution Main Gate Welcome Center entrance. Follow directional signs to the Athenaeum Hotel.
Cleveland, Erie and West
Take Interstate 90 east toward Buffalo, and then exit onto Interstate 86 via exit 37. Proceed 20 miles east on I-86 to exit 7 - Route 33. Exit and turn left heading north. Proceed 4 miles to Route 394. Turn right onto Rte 394 and proceed 1/4 mile to Chautauqua Institution Main Gate Welcome Center entrance. Follow directional signs to the Athenaeum Hotel.
Please Note GPS Address
Use the following address when programming trip into your GPS: 1 Massey Avenue, Chautauqua, NY 14722. Please enter at the Main Gate Welcome Center gate.
Pittsburgh and South
Take Interstate 79 North to Interstate 90 East through Erie. Take I-90 east toward Buffalo, and then exit onto Interstate 86 via exit 37. Proceed 20 miles east on I-86 to exit 7 - Route 33. Exit and turn left heading north. Proceed 4 miles to Route 394. Turn right onto Rte 394 and proceed 1/4 mile to Chautauqua Institution Main Gate Welcome Center entrance. Follow directional signs to the Athenaeum Hotel.