Plane
Arrival day is on Sunday, October 11, 2026.
Meet the group at Athenaeum Hotel in Chautauqua, NY
Start of Trip: Athenaeum Hotel Check-In & Program Registration - (3:00pm-5:00pm) / Guest Welcome Reception - (5:00pm-6:00pm) / Dinner Buffet - (6:00pm) / Group Orientation - (7:00pm)
Your trip ends on: Friday, October 16, 2026 in Chautauqua, NY at Athenaeum Hotel
End of Trip: Breakfast Buffet - (7:30am) / Final Group Lecture - (9:00am-11:00am) / Athenaeum Hotel Check-Out - (7:00am-10:00am) / Final Departure - (12:00pm)
Ground Transportation Options
Program Arrival Airport
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
.
Road Scholar/Chautauqua (Giorgios's Chauffeured Transportation)
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 7163574444
Cost: $150.00 included with "Roundtrip Airport Transfer" option. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
ONLY FOR GUESTS ENROLLED IN THE "ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT TRANSFER" ACCOMMODATION THROUGH ROAD SCHOLAR.
ARRIVAL: Meet at the information desk located in the baggage claim area once luggage has been retrieved. All guests are responsible for retrieving their own luggage and for ensuring bags are brought to the shuttle bus location. A shuttle driver from a private transportation company (Giorgio's Chauffeured Transportation) will be waiting near the information desk with a sign indicating "Road Scholar" at 3:00pm sharp. The driver will escort guests out of baggage claim and to the shuttle buses to prepare for a prompt departure to Chautauqua Institution.
DEPARTURE: Gather in the Athenaeum Hotel lobby after the last morning lecture (11:00am). Athenaeum Hotel Bell Staff will load tagged guest luggage onto the shuttle buses to prepare for departure.
PLEASE ARRANGE FLIGHTS ACCORDINGLY: Give yourself ample time to get to the shuttle from your plane. Bus/shuttle departure times are FIRM.
Program Arrival Airport
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
.
Buffalo Airport Shuttle
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 7166852550
Cost: Please call Buffalo Airport Shuttle directly for rate information.. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
FOR GUESTS NOT ENROLLED IN THE "ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT TRANSFER" ACCOMODATION THROUGH ROAD SCHOLAR ANY TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS MUST BE ARRANGED PERSONALLY.
TOLL FREE: 877-750-2550. Buffalo Airport Shuttle is a private shuttle company, and unaffiliated with Road Scholar and Chautauqua Institution.
Program Arrival Airport
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 Chauffeured Transportation
Commercial Van/Shuttle
Phone: 7166837455
Cost: Please call Giorgio's Chauffeured Transportation directly for rate information.. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
FOR GUESTS NOT ENROLLED IN THE "ROUNDTRIP AIRPORT TRANSFER" ACCOMODATION THROUGH ROAD SCHOLAR ANY TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS MUST BE ARRANGED PERSONALLY.
PHONE: (716) 683-7455. Giorgio's Chauffeured Transportation is a private shuttle company, and unaffiliated with Road Scholar and Chautauqua Institution.