Travel Information

Useful Travel Information

The workshop will be on the beautiful campus of the University of King’s College (6350 Coburg Road, Halifax NS).

GETTING HERE: LOCATION & PARKING

Directions

By car, the most popular route to King's College from the Halifax International Airport is along Route 102 (Bicentennial Drive), which brings you into downtown Halifax via Bayers Road. If you're coming from the United States, you can reach Nova Scotia by driving through New Brunswick.

Airport

Halifax International Airport, a modern and convivial airport has daily arrivals from many North American and European cities. The airport is approximately a 20-minute drive from the King's campus. Car rentals, taxis and limousines, a new shuttle system (round trip $40) can be used to get from the airport to Halifax peninsula where the University is located. If you choose to take a taxi, be sure to ask the driver about the special rate available to people travelling between King`s and the airport.

There is now a new accessible city bus route  (bus #320) with limited stops between the airport and downtown Halifax (Albermarle Street) (Cash fare: Adults: $3.25; Children/Senior: $2.50. Upon boarding the airport bus, you may ask for a $1.00 transfer that will give you access to other city buses for the next 90 min.). On weekdays during peak hours (betwen 5:45 a.m.-9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.), the bus departs from the airport every 30 minutes. It departs from the airport only once every hour for off peak hours and on weekends (see schedule). Note that you can only take carry-on luggage on the city bus. Once you have arrived downtown, you can take the #1 bus (in the direction of Mumford), which goes right past King’s.

Bus Routes and Ferry

The Metro Transit bus system offers a number of low-floor accessible bus routes and a ferry service between Halifax and Dartmouth (a cheap way and nice way to go for a small tour on the harbour; cash fares for buses and ferries: Adult: $2.25; Senior&Child: $1.50). When boarding a bus or the ferry, you can request a free transfer that will give you free access to any bus route or ferry service for the next 90 min. For more information on how to access the bus routes in Halifax, visit: http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/visitors.html

The main bus route going from most major hotels in downtown Halifax to the campus is bus route #1 which is completely accessible. Bus signs indicate for each stop what accessible routes are available at that spot. For bus routes between specific places, visit Google Transit for Halifax or see the schedules and maps at: http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/schedules/index.asp#bus

Parking on Campus

Please check with the Alexandra Hall residence front desk concerning availability of temporary parking passes for on-campus parking. Call just prior to your arrival (902-422-1271), or visit the reception desk in-person, located inside the front door of Alexandra Hall. If on-campus parking is unavailable, you may park on the streets surrounding the campus (ask our staff for advice for free, long-time street parking!) or in the paying parking lots surrounding King's.

University of King’s College Map ( also at : http://www.ukings.ca/campus-map)

Link to an interactive campus map of our sister institution Dalhousie University: http://campusmaps.dal.ca/

Special Physical Accommodations

The conferences rooms, bathrooms, and lunch hall are wheel-chair accessible. The New Academic Building's entrances are wheel-chair accessible. The wheel-chair accessible entrance of the Arts and Administration Building is located on the side of the building giving on the New Academic Building

A number of accessible ground transportation services (including public buses) are accessible in Halifax. For more information, visit the airport's webpage for travellers with special needs.

Below is a list of websites that we hope will be of interest for those attending the meeting.