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Destination:

Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel
450 E. Harbor Boulevard
Ventura, CA 93001
Phone 805 648-2100
Fax 805 641-1539

Planes, trains, and automobiles!  While the commercial airport nearest to Ventura is 41 miles away, there is an Amtrak stop less than a quarter of a mile up the road from the conference hotel and Ventura is easily accessible by car.  The 2012 Local Arrangements Committee recommends you travel by train or carpool to the AGM in Ventura.

Questions about Travel & Transportation? Contact Mor Fleisher-Leach <morfleisher@yahoo.com>

AIRPORTS

Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
41 miles north of Ventura

Burbank Airport
61 miles south of Ventura

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
75 miles south of Ventura


SHUTTLE SERVICES

The Crowne Plaza offers a shuttle service through Road Runner Shuttle & Limousine Service. Click here to make reservations through Crowne Plaza. 

Additional airport shuttle services:

Roadrunner Shuttle
Email: support@rrshuttle.com
Phone: (805) 389-8196

Ventura County Airporter
Email: info@venturashuttle.com
Phone: (805) 650-6600

SuperShuttle
Email: reservations@supershuttle.net
Phone: 1-800-BLUE-VAN

Central Coast Shuttle Services
Email: cclax@cclax.com
Phone: (805) 928-1977


TAXI SERVICES

Ventura Transit System (805) 659-6900

Taxo Taxi  (805) 444-5755

Yellow Cab of Ventura (805) 437-7977

 Cab 4 You  (805) 850-9200 / (805) 320-1684 

Cali-Cab Taxi Service  (805) 815-5840    

Gold Coast Cab Co.  (805) 850-5054 

Taxi 2EZ Cab  (805) 400-3239

CARPOOL TO VENTURA

If you're traveling by car the the AGM, we encourage you to "go green" and carpool to the conference!  The LAC has created an electronic bulletin board to help you find fellow archivists in your neighborhood who are looking to share a ride.  We have established this password-protected environment to add some peace of mind to the experience, but you should still exercise caution when arranging a ride with someone you've never met.  To sign up or view the signup sheet go to AGM Ride Share 2012 and enter the password: ride2agm.


TRAINS

Amtrak  Phone: (800) 872-7245 

Metrolink  Phone: (800) 371-5465

LAX to Ventura (& reverse): From Aviation Station at LAX take Metro Rail Green Line to Los Angeles Union Station. From Union Station take Amtrak to Ventura ($23.00 per person, one way) or take Metro Rail Ventura County Line to East Ventura Station ($12.75 per person, one way).

Burbank Airport to Ventura (& reverse): From the airport take Amtrak to Ventura ($21.00 per person, one way) or Metro Rail Ventura County Line to East Ventura Station, ($11.50 per person, one way).


BUSES

Greyhound Lines nearest stations are:
Oxnard (to the south)
Santa Barbara (to the north)

Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit
Phone: (805) 963-3366

Gold Coast Transit  (805) 487-4222

VISTA (800) 438-1112

 Santa Barbara Airport (& reverse): From airport catch the SBMTD Bus #11 to the VISTA bus stop at the intersection of Figueroa and Chapala .  Take VISTA Coastal Express southbound to Ventura ($3.00 per person, one way).

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