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fee will be applied if you do not call Road Scholar Participant Services at least one business day prior to program start date.
Transfer Fee: 100% of trip total
Cancel Fee: 100% of trip total
less than 30 days prior to program start date
Transfer Fee: 50% of trip total
Cancel Fee: 50% of trip total
up to 30 days prior to program start date
Transfer Fee: $0.00
Cancel Fee: $100.00
If you transfer or cancel: | Transfer Fee: | Cancel Fee: |
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fee will be applied if you do not call road scholar participant services at least one business day prior to program start date. | 100% of trip total | 100% of trip total |
less than 30 days prior to program start date | 50% of trip total | 50% of trip total |
up to 30 days prior to program start date | $0.00 | $100.00 |
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Arrival day is on Sunday, 10 May 2026.
Meet the group at Assembly Inn in Montreat, NC
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Your trip ends on: Friday, 15 May 2026 in Montreat, NC at Assembly Inn
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Asheville Regional Airport - AVL
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 45 minutes .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 35 miles .
various
Taxi
Cost: contact vendors for current rates. Prices subject to change.
*Advanced reservations are required.
Lyft and Uber rides are available from the Asheville airport. Download the app and make your reservations. It is usually easy to obtain a Lyft or Uber ride on the weekend; it is not as easy for your return on Friday. Be sure to book your ride early. If Lyft or Uber are not familiar and easy for you, the Montreat Road Scholar coordinator recommends Marvels Transportation. You must identify yourself as a Road Scholar coming to a program at Montreat for special rates. Make reservations by emailing mr.marvels@yahoo.com or by calling 828-280-1698 Other choices: Shuttle Bee at 828-845-2144 Steven's Transportation...send an email with your flight number and scheduled arrival time to Steve Cottle at scottle308@hotmail.com. A credit card is required to confirm your reservation. More options are available. Visit https://flyavl.com/GTproviders for information. Rates vary by provider.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport - CLT
The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 2 hours .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 111 miles .
Enterprise Rent a Car
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Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport - GSP
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The estimated distance to the check-in location is 95 miles .
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McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)
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Free parking at the Assembly Inn in Montreat.
From All Points - to Interstate 40
Come to Western North Carolina via Interstate 40; use exit 64 for Black Mountain/Montreat/Route 9 (15 miles east of Asheville, NC). At the exit, turn north on Route 9 (go through one traffic light, across a railroad track and another traffic light, and up the hill to the traffic light). Go straight across where Route 9 becomes Montreat Road, and travel approximately two miles to the Montreat entrance (stone gate). From the gate, continue approximately 1 1/2 miles to the middle of the conference center. The Assembly Inn is on the hill on the left, across from Lake Susan. Pull up to the front door of the Inn to unload, and then park your car in one of the marked spaces along the lake or the Inn. Please note: do not trust a map or GPS that tries to bring you in on Route 9 (except for the last few miles) instead of Interstate 40 (unless you desire to travel along very sharp curves, up and down mountains). Also, do not take Flat Creek Road... come up Montreat Road (Route 9 North).
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Start of Trip: 3 - 5:30 p.m. hotel check-in and Program Registration; 5:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner; 7:00 p.m. Orientation.
Your trip ends on: Friday, 15 May 2026 in Montreat, NC at Assembly Inn.
End of Trip: Class ends at 10:15; 11:00 a.m. hotel check-out..
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The estimated travel time to the check-in location is 30 minutes .
The estimated distance to the check-in location is 15 miles .
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Commercial Van/Shuttle
*Advanced reservations are required.
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