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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 filling out a form on their contact page: https://www.marvelstransnc.org/contact/ or by calling 828-280-1698 Another choice is Steven's Transportation. To make arrangements for travel from the airport, 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. Other options are available. Visit https://flyavl.com/GTproviders for information. Rates vary by provider.

Enterprise Rent a Car

Car Rentals

Phone: 7043598884

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

address: 5489 R C Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC, US, 28214, | +1 704-359-8884 (note...all major car rental companies have a kiosk in the Charlotte airport)

Enterprise Rent a Car

Car Rentals

Phone: 8646555250

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

*Advanced reservations are required.

Address is 500 Aviation Pkwy Ste 15, Greer, SC, US, 29651, | +1 864-655-5250 (Note: all major car rental agencies are available at this airport)

None - Car Required

Cost: Please call transfer service directly for rates. Prices subject to change.

Free parking is available.

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). NOTE 11/24 AREAS OF I 40 AND 1 26 NEAR TN HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE. ONE LANE IS SCHEDULED TO REOPEN 12/24 BUT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE DELAYS.

Arrival day is on 8/10/2025.

Meet the group at Assembly Inn in Montreat, NC.

Start of Trip:  4:00 p.m. check-in and Program Registration; 5:30 p.m. Welcome Dinner; 7:00 p.m. Orientation.

Your trip ends on: Friday, August 15, 2025 in Montreat, NC at Assembly Inn.

End of Trip: 1:30 p.m. after lunch; 11:00 a.m. Inn check-out..