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Shuttle FAQ

Arrival service is available Sunday, May 19, Monday, May 20, Tuesday, May 21 and
limited arrival shuttles on Wednesday, May 22. 

 

Departure service is available Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25.  

To reserve your shuttle, go to: Team Shuttle Reservation

Cost is $75 for round trip. The deadline to reserve your shuttle is Friday, May 3 at 11:59 pm CST.

Payment can be done via credit card or by check (payment must be received at time of service). 

1.      You will need the following in order to register for a shuttle:

    1. Team Membership Number
2. How many people are you requesting a shuttle for? If your team is traveling on different flights, you’ll need to complete the registration multiple times based on travel schedule. 
3. Arrival Airline, Arrival Flight Number, Arrival Date, Arrival Time (Arrival time is NOT to be the time you want the shuttle — it’s when your flight is scheduled to arrive). 
4. Departure Airline, Depature Flight Number, Departure Date, Departure Time (Departure time is NOT to be the time you want the shuttle — it’s when your flight is scheduled to depart). 
5. On-site Contact – Name, email, cell phone of the adult(s) that will be on-site in Iowa with the group on travel days. The individuals listed will be receiving the communication from Discover Ames on their shuttles.

 

Departure times will be determined the week of Odyssey of the Mind. Everyone that signs up for a shuttle will receive a direct email link to view departure times. It can also be found here: (link will be posted when available). 

The person who registered and the individual listed as the on-site contact will be the ones receiving the information.

When you register for the shuttle, you put your airline departure time.   From those departure times we will determine the shuttle departure time – typically leaving Ames so individuals are at the airport 1.5/2 hours before your flight.   We will have shuttles starting as early as we need to get folks back to the airport (i.e. in 2022 our first shuttle left at 3 AM).  

 

We will have one central shuttle departure pick up location at the Memorial Union (MU) which is in the middle of campus.   Depending on your residence hall or hotel location, we will indicate best method (shuttle to MU, within walking distance, etc.) in your departure confirmation details.   

We do not provide car seats. If you bring your own car seat, the buses have a 3 point seat belt that can be used to secure the car seat.  If you elect to bring a car seat then we would need to charge the $75/round trip for the infant since it is utilizing a seat within the charter.      

 

If you decide to hold the child in your lap (which is acceptable per the busing company), then we wouldn’t charge you the round-trip fee for the infant.   

Departure Information

Departure times will be determined the week of Odyssey of the Mind. Everyone that signs up for a shuttle will receive a direct email link to view departure times. It can also be found here: (link will be posted when available). 

The person who registered and the individual listed as the on-site contact will be the ones receiving the information.

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