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Travel Information

• Before leaving home, be sure to fax your TRAVEL DETAILS FORM to the International Programs Office. The fax number is 208-282-2924. The travel details form is included along with your I-20/DS-2019.
• If you would like to be picked up in POCATELLO (only), please send the information at least two weeks before the arrival date. Pick up is available on official arrival dates only.
• We appreciate receiving your travel plans whether or not you need to be picked up in Pocatello.

During the winter vacation, flights fill up quickly and the university is closed on some days. It is best to send your travel details at least three weeks prior to arrival.

Please be aware that the US Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations state that holders of F or J non-immigrant visas will not be admitted into the US until a date THIRTY DAYS OR FEWER prior to the beginning of their program start date given on the form I-20 (F visas) or form DS-2019 (J visas). Please consider that date carefully when making plans to travel to the US.

Airport Code for Pocatello Regional Airport = PIH
Airport Code for Salt Lake City (Utah) International Airport = SLC

From point of arrival in Pocatello or Salt Lake City:

1. Pocatello Regional Airport is 20 minutes away. There is a free telephone near the baggage claim at the Pocatello Regional Airport. We recommend Country Coach Shuttle Service if you need a taxi.

Country Coach Shuttle Service

Telephone: 208-233-2551. You do not need to dial the 208 if you are calling from Pocatello
Cost: $16 - $20 from Pocatello Airport to ISU Campus.

1. Salt Lake City airport is about 2.5 hours away by shuttle bus and about 40 minutes by airplane. The following services are available to take you from Salt Lake to Pocatello. We recommend that you make reservations as early as possible.
   
2. Transportation from Salt Lake City to Pocatello
   1. By Airplane
      Sky West Airlines (Delta connection)
      http://www.skywest.com/
      Cost: Regular fares
   2. By Shuttle Bus
      Salt Lake Express/ Rocky Mountain Trails
      http://saltlakeexpress.com
      Telephone: 208-356-9796 From within the U.S. 1-800-356-9796
      Cost: check web site for up-to-date times and fares.

PLACES TO STAY

Rodeway Inn (across the street from ISU) No airport shuttle 835 S. 5th Avenue Phone Number:  208-233-0451 Fax : 208 478-1618 Identify yourself as an ISU student Website: http://www.rodewayinn.com/hotel-pocatello-idaho-ID029?sid=cr2HM.enfoNg8N$g.7 Estimated cost per night:  $64-$74 + tax Distance from institution:  across the street from campus	Red Lion Inn (where the SLASH arrives) Free airport shuttle (call upon arrival—phone at baggage claim) 1555 Pocatello Creek Road Phone Number: 208-233-2200 Fax: 208-234-4524 Identify yourself as an ISU student Website: www.redlion.rdln.com/?HBX_OU=50&HBX_PK=red_lion_inn Estimated cost per night: $60 and higher + tax Distance from institution: 5 miles (take a taxi to campus)
Thunderbird Motel No airport shuttle 1415 S. 5 th Avenue Phone Number : 208- 232-6330 Fax : 208-232-6330 (same as phone) Identify yourself as an ISU student Website : none Estimated Cost per night: $45 + tax Distance from institution:  across the street from ISU	AmeriTel Inn Free airport shuttle between 8:00 – 17:00 only (call upon arrival—phone at baggage claim) 1440 Bench Road Phone Number : 208-234-7500 Fax : 208-234-0000 Identify yourself as an ISU student Website: www.ameritelinns.com/ameritel_hotels.asp?CID=3 Estimated Cost per night: $60 and higher + tax Distance from institution:  about 5 mi. from ISU—more upscale hotel