The conference will take place at the Comfort Inn & Suites hotel in Tifton. See: Maps/Directions to the Hotel

 

Airports

There are no commercial airliners flying into Tifton. The nearest airports you can fly into are:

• Albany, Georgia (41 miles)
• Valdosta, Georgia (50 miles)
• Jacksonville, FL (127 miles)
• Atlanta, GA (161 miles)

 

Transportation from Airports to Tifton

Car Rental Companies

The following companies are located at the airports. If you need additional assistance with travel, please contact Duncan McClusky at mcclusky@uga.edu.

• Albany, Georgia Airport:
  • Budget Rent A Car: 229-430-2243
  • Enterprise Rent A Car: 229-889-9553
• Valdosta, Georgia Airport:
  • Avis Rent A Car: 229-242-4242
  • Enterprise Rent A Car: 229-241-8560
  • Hertz Rent A Car: 229-242-7070

Airport Shuttle Services

Groome Tranportation has a regular schedule of transportation between Macon, Georgia and the Atlanta Airport. Macon is still about 100 miles from Tifton.

• Atlanta to Macon:
  • Round Trip: $59 each

Pearl Executive Shuttle can transport people from the Atlanta, Georgia or Jacksonsville, Florida airports to the Comfort Inn and Suites (the conference hotel) in Tifton, Georgia. They do not have a regular schedule but will arrange the trips to meet customer requests.

• Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport:
  • Round Trip for one person: $252
  • Round Trip for 2-3 persons: $234 each
  • Round Trip for 4- persons: $207 each

• Jacksonville International Airport:
  • Round Trip for one person: $207
  • Round Trip for 2-3 persons: $189 each
  • Round Trip for 4 – persons: $171 each