Travel & Shuttles

Reunion Airport Transport Service - available Thursday and Sunday only

Chartered motorcoach shuttle service is available for $70 round trip per person ($35 one way per person) from the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. Preregistration is required. Shuttles from the airport to campus are only available on Thursday and shuttles from campus to the airport are only available on Sunday. To add a shuttle registration after you’ve registered for Reunion, contact the Alumni Relations office at 800-729-2586 (Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Central time). Remember to allow one hour for travel time between Carleton and the airport. Children’s car seats are not available.

Please Note: Thursday shuttle service will depart from Terminal 1. If your flight arrives at Terminal 2 (Condor, IcelandAir, jetBlue, Southwest, or Sun Country), you will need to get to Terminal 1. You can travel between MSP’s terminals via free Light Rail Transit (LRT) service. Trains run between terminals around the clock, seven days a week, approximately every 10 minutes.

Schedule

Thursday, June 18

Arrival Shuttles are scheduled on Thursday of Reunion Weekend, departing the airport at 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm, and 8 pm. If no one has registered in advance for a particular shuttle time, a shuttle will not be provided.

On arrival at the airport, proceed to the lower baggage claim level in Terminal 1 and check in at the Carleton information booth near baggage claim #6/door #4A - look for signs and the maize and blue balloons. The airport booth will be set up approximately 30-60 minutes before the first shuttle is scheduled to depart. Carleton student greeters will assist you.

Sunday, June 21

Departure Shuttles are scheduled Sunday of Reunion Weekend, leaving campus at 6:30 am, 8 am, 10 am, and Noon. Please reconfirm your Sunday shuttle reservation during the weekend at the Carleton College Reunion information booth. If no one has registered in advance for a particular shuttle time, a shuttle will not be provided.

Commercial Transport Services

  • The Northfield Metro Express features multiple route times, seven days a week with convenient stop locations at Carleton, St. Olaf, downtown Northfield, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport, and the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Learn more at www.northfieldlines.com. Be sure to look for the summer, not academic year, schedule.
  • First Choice Shuttle offers many options for transport from the airport and other destinations: call 866-444-9696 or visit their web site, http://www.youarriveontime.com/

Missed your shuttle?

If you miss your shuttle, the airport shuttle coordinators will assign you to the next one if space is available. If you miss the last shuttle of the day, your options include taking a taxi (approximately $75 one way), renting a car, or making your own arrangements. As you make your plans, please allow for possible delays. Some years, delays have been caused by thunderstorms in Minneapolis or Chicago. Because of fixed costs, we cannot issue refunds for unused shuttle reservations.

Parking

Cars may be parked in all campus parking lots during Reunion weekend as long as the parked cars are in compliance with posted signs. Cars may be parked overnight on Northfield streets in compliance with all posted street signs. On-campus golf cart shuttle service will be provided all weekend from 7 am to 8 pm using a route that will stop at various locations between Sayles-Hill, the Weitz Center for Creativity, and Watson Hall, and for special events for the 50th and senior reunion classes.

When you arrive

Registration hours: 3-10 pm Thursday; 8 am to 10 pm Friday; 8 am to 3 pm Saturday.

The 50th Reunion Class will pick up registration materials at Watson Hall. All other Reunion attendees should go to Sayles-Hill to pick up registration materials.