Travel

Getting to Nashville is easy.  Visitors who plan to drive will be glad to know that there are three interstate highways that go through Nashville:  I-24, I-40 and I-65.  Visitors who plan to fly, will be arriving at the Nashville International Airport.

• Air Travel
  • Conference Air Travel Discount
  • Nashville International Airport
• Interstate Travel
• Parking at the Hotel
• Additional Information
  • Nashville Weather Conditions
  • Nashville Chamber of Commerce - Visitor Information
  • Map Quest map to Nashville
  • Vanderbilt University Campus Map

Air Travel

CSHEMA Conference Air Travel Discount

For CSHEMA Conference attendees, special travel discounts have been arranged with Caldwell Travel and Tours in Nashville.  Discounted airfares of up to 15% and special rental car rates are available.  To make your travel arrangements and receive these special discounts, contact Sue Shapiro or Ann Lee at Caldwell Travel and Tours.  Please call 1-800-229-3344 from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday or email sues@caldwelltrvl.com.

There is no free hotel shuttle from the airport to the hotel.  A cab or Grayline bus would be the best option.  To use Grayline Tours, go to the ground level of the airport and look for their station.  The Grayline tours shuttle leaves every 30 minutes and costs $11 one way or $17 two ways.

To get to the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt from the Airport:
Take I-40 west to exit 209A.  Turn left onto Broadway (US 70 South).  Follow Broadway and veer right to West End Avenue.  Allow approximately thirty minutes driving time from the airport to Vanderbilt University.

Interstate Travel

Vanderbilt University and the Nashville Marriot at Vanderbilt are located a mile and a half southwest of downtown Nashville and are approximately 4 hours from Atlanta, 3 hours from Birmingham, 2 1/2 hours from Knoxville, 3 hours from Louisville, and 3 hours from Memphis.

To get to the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt via the Interstates:
From the north, take I-65 to I-40 west and then look for I-40 east to exit 209B.  Turn right on Broadway (US 70 South).  From the east or south, take I-40 west to exit 209A.  Turn left on Broadway.  From the west, take I-40 east to exit 209B.  Turn right on Broadway.  Follow Broadway and veer right to West End Avenue.  This link to Map Quest provides a map.

Parking at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University Hotel

• Overnight Guests
  Valet $15 plus tax
  Self Parking $11 plus tax.
• CSHEMA participants not staying at the hotel (tax included)
  Valet $10
  Self Parking $5

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