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Best Ways to Get Around Town
- Beg a friend with a car
- You own two feet
- Your bike
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs about $50 for one person and $8 for each additional person.
- SuperShuttle International (512) 929-3900 You have to make reservations 24 hours in advance.
College Prowler Take
Even though public transportation around Georgetown is nonexistent, the bottom line is that you really don’t need it to survive at school. SU is fairly self-contained, so unless you need to make a Wal-Mart run, there are no pressing reasons to leave campus. If you’ve just got to get somewhere but can’t walk, you can always call a cab, or even ride a bike. When it comes to getting out of town entirely, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has got you covered. The airport was only opened a few years ago, and it looks more like a museum than a collection of terminals. Austin is also home to an Amtrak station and Greyhound station.
The lack of public transportation doesn’t bother most SU students, since most SU students are from Texas. Here in Texas, we don’t like subways or metros or whatever those Yankees call them, we prefer to drive around in trucks and SUVs. Also, if you don’t have a car, you will probably know someone who does, and since there is little else to do in Georgetown, they will probably be game to take you anywhere you need to go. Austin’s vastly underused Capital Metro Bus Line (nicknamed “Red, White, and Empty”) is a prime example of why SU students could care less if there were Georgetown buses. In short, Southwestern (in conjunction with resources in Austin) has all the transportation it needs.
Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
Public transportation equals...
Public transportation equals walking. |
Anonymous says: |
I always just bum rides with my...
I always just bum rides with my friends. This campus is pretty boring, so usually you can get people excited about going to HEB or something. It doesn’t require a lot of arm-twisting to get people to give you rides. |
Anonymous says: |
There is no way to get from...
There is no way to get from Georgetown to Austin except by car. |
Anonymous says: |
Public transportation? Is there...
Public transportation? Is there any? I always use my car (not that you ever need to drive very far). |
Anonymous says: |
Public transportation at...
Public transportation at Southwestern equals your friends’ cars. |
On-Campus Transportation
(free bikes that students are welcome to borrow around campus)
Greyhound
The Greyhound Trailways bus terminal is in downtown Austin approximately 24 miles from campus. For schedule information, call (800) 231-2222.
Austin Greyhound Trailways Bus Terminal
916 E Koenig Ln., Austin
(512) 458-4463
www.greyhound.com
Amtrak
The Amtrak Train Station is in downtown Austin, approximately 30 miles from campus. For schedule information, call (800) 872-7245.
Austin Amtrak Train Station
250 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin
(512) 476-5684
www.amtrak.com
Airport
ABIA is 33 miles and approximately 42 minutes driving time from Southwestern.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
3600 Presidential Blvd., Austin
(512) 530-ABIA
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