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Best Ways to Get Around Town
- Pickup truck, preferably with the windows down
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the airport costs $13 for one person.
College Prowler Take
Public transportation and Kirksville don’t really belong in the same sentence. There is no reliable bus or tram service here that doesn’t require a premeditated reservation. While this might be a major drawback in a larger city, most students don’t feel it’s really an issue here. You can get anywhere you need to go with a short car ride or a good pair of tennis shoes. Even Wal-Mart, the furthest of the common student destinations, is only a two-mile walk.
Many students bring a car to campus—although certainly not all—and chances are great there’s someone on your floor heading to Hy-Vee or willing to trust you with their keys for an hour or two. Downtown Kirksville, home to boutiques, gourmet food stores, and the one popular student bar, is less than a half-mile walk. Getting to and from town is a little more difficult, but it has become easier in recent years thanks to upgrades to Highway 63, which now makes Kirksville accessible by a pretty smooth four-lane road. The airport is seldom used by Truman students and is even less popular after an ill-fated flight crashed a short distance from the runway in 2004, killing 13. However, the planes are generally safe and new, but flights are pretty expensive.
Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
Does Kirksville have public...
Does Kirksville have public transportation? Actually, I saw a taxi yesterday, although I would never get in it because it looked so gross that I would be afraid of getting an STD just from sitting it. |
Anonymous says: |
Any kind of transportation is...
Any kind of transportation is barely needed because most distances are walkable. I almost never drive. |
Anonymous says: |
It’s pretty easy to find a friend...
It’s pretty easy to find a friend or someone from your hall to take you to Wal-Mart. You can walk almost everywhere else in town, even to Wal-Mart if you really need to—it’s only about 30 minutes to walk. |
Anonymous says: |
To my knowledge, there is no...
To my knowledge, there is no public transportation that’s actually used. |
Anonymous says: |
Feet can get you just about...
Feet can get you just about anywhere in Kirksville. It is small. |
Public Transportation
Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–6 p.m.
The Kirk-Tran bus system is rarely used by Truman students.
Taxi Cabs
Adair Central Cab Company
(660) 665-9884
Amtrak
The station is approximately 13 miles from campus.
Airport
The airport is approximately seven miles from campus.
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