How to get here
Getting to Moscow is fairly easy, but since it is not a major metropolis, and well over 1000 attendees will arrive and depart at about the same time, there are some considerations. First and foremost, make travel reservations early if you want to be certain to get your choice. Most travel to Moscow is routed either through Seattle or Spokane.
By air
Alaska/Horizon Airlines serves the Pullman-Moscow Airport (PUW) with two daily flights to/from from Seattle, at 11:30 am and 11:30 pm. Each flight seats 77 passengers, so early birds will get the seats. We will provide shuttle service on June 11-12 and 17-18 for the 10-minute ride to Moscow ($10/person each way). Please note that the University Inn in Moscow provides a free airport shuttle service for its guests, and other local hotels may as well - inquire when you book. Budget and Hertz rental car companies offer services at the airport.
If Salt Lake City (SLC) can be a convenient connection for you, SkyWest Airlines offer a connection to Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) in Lewiston, Idaho, 45 min south of Moscow. The recommended means of transport to Moscow would be by car. Budget and Hertz rental car companies offer services at the airport. A daily bus service is provided for $5 from the airport to Moscow at 2:25 p.m.
A large number of major airlines fly into Spokane International Airport (GEG), located ~ 90 min north of Moscow. Wheatland Express provides an airport shuttle daily to Moscow, and we expect to offer commision several additional roundtrips spaced throughout the days of major arrival and departure dates. Booking of seats will be available on the meeting registration site.
Bus travel from Spokane International Airport
Attendees planning to use the Spokane International Airport (code GEG) are encouraged to take advantage of busses arranged by the conference, available at times on the schedule below. Please remember that it is a 1.5- to 2-hour drive to the airport so plan accordingly. You can sign up for bussing as part of registration.
Busses will arrive and depart at the Ground Transportation area of Spokane Airport; on the UI campus, arriving passengers will be dropped off at the Living Learning Center, and board in the parking lot on the east side of the Kibbie Dome. (See the campus map for these locations.)
| From | To | Day | Departure times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane | UI campus | Thursday, 11 June | Noon, 4pm, 8pm |
| Friday, 12 June | Noon, 4pm, 8pm | ||
| UI campus | Spokane | Tuesday, 16 June | 3:30am, 7am, 11am |
| Wednesday, 17 June | 3:30am, 7am, 11am, 3pm | ||
| Thursday, 18 June | 3:30am, 7am, 11am, 3pm |
Busses from Pullman/Moscow Airport
Although some hotels in the Moscow-Pullman area, including the University Inn, provide their own shuttles from the airport (check with your hotel in advance), there will also be a bus service arranged for meeting attendees.
Busses will arrive and depart at the Ground Transportation area of Pullman/Moscow Airport; on the UI campus, arriving passengers will be dropped off at the Living Learning Center, and board in the parking lot on the east side of the Kibbie Dome. (See the campus map for these locations.)
| From | To | Day | Departure times |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pullman Airport | UI campus | Thursday, 11 June | 12:30pm, midnight |
| Friday, 12 June | 12:30pm, midnight | ||
| UI campus | Pullman airport | Wednesday, 17 June | 5am, 9:30am |
| Thursday, 18 June | 5am, 9:30am |
By land
If you want to take the opportunity to check out the rich and incredibly varied country around the Palouse, you can reach Moscow by car from many major cities. Drive from the Pacific coast (Seattle, Portland, Northern California, or Vancouver, British Columbia) across the Cascades, up the Columbia River gorge or across the channelled scablands to the Palouse grassland-Rockies transition by Moscow (6-8 h driving time), from the Salt Lake area of Utah or the Snake River plain in southern Idaho through a succession of landscapes to Moscow in the northern panhandle of Idaho (6-12 h). Whatever you choose, you can’t go wrong. A larger fraction of Idaho is designated wilderness than any other U.S. state, and for good reason; this is good country, worth experiencing up close.
Driving directions for Moscow
From Spokane
Google Map- As you leave Spokane Airport, head west on I-90, take first S exit
- Take Hwy 195 South to Pullman
- Turn left at signs to Pullman, and then right on Davis Way (Hwy 270)
- Follow Davis Way until it intersects with N Grand Ave in downtown Pullman
- Turn right on N Grand Ave and get into the left lane
- Turn left at the second stop light, following signs to Moscow
- At the first stop light in Moscow the highway changes from 270 to Hwy 8
- Move to far right lane and turn right at the second stop light on Perimeter Drive (University Inn hotel is to the left before you turn)
- Follow Perimeter drive and the signs to the Kibbie Dome for Registration
From Seattle/Tacoma
Google Map- Travel east on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass to Vantage
- Cross the bridge over the Columbia River and take exit #137 to Hwy 26
- Take Hwy 26 to Colfax
- At Colfax, turn right onto Main St (Hwy 195)
- Continue on Hwy 195 to Pullman
- Turn left at signs to Pullman, and then right on Davis Way (Hwy 270)
- Follow Davis Way until it intersects with N Grand Ave in downtown Pullman
- Turn right on N Grand Ave and get into the left lane
- Turn left at the second stop light, following signs to Moscow
From Lewiston
Google Map- From the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport parking lot, take a right onto Burrell Avenue
- Turn left on 5th St
- Continue as 5th turns into 17th St
- Continue as 17th tunrs into 18th St
- Turn right onto Main St/US-12
- Follow signs to North US-95
- Continue north on US-95 to arrive in Moscow
- In Moscow, US-95 becomes South Main St; bear right with the street when it forks at a stop light, and continue north
- Turn left at 3rd St, and follow it to Perimeter Drive
- Turn left onto Perimeter Drive to enter the University of Idaho campus
On arrival
At Moscow the highway changes from 270 to Hwy 8
Move to far right lane and turn right at the second stop light on Perimeter Drive (University Inn hotel is to the left before you turn).
Follow Perimeter Drive and the signs to the Kibbie Dome for conference registration.
Registration packet pick-up and on-site registration will be in the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho. Directions and signs will be provided, and a map will be posted on this web site.
