Travel & Navigation

 

Travel

Available here are driving directions to Amherst College. Available here are driving directions to UMass Amherst.

Public transportation options to Amherst, MA, including shuttle and limousine services, are listed here. 

For those traveling from outside of New England, the closest airport is Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks, CT. These are the airlines that service BDL.

The closest Amtrak station is in Northampton, serviced daily by the Vermonter Line (Washington, DC-New York-St.Albans, VT). Amtrak’s Lake Shore Limited (Boston-Albany-Chicago) stops daily in Springfield, MA (25 miles from Amherst). Amtrak’s Valley Flyer also connects New Haven and Northampton multiple times per day.

Peter Pan Bus Lines offers service to Amherst from points around New England. 

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) buses, which travel on and between the Five College campuses, are ADA wheelchair accessible and equipped with ramps and restraints for anyone with a wheelchair/mobility device. Learn about PVTA bus routes, fares, schedules, and more (which will be operating on the Spring Break schedule).

Parking

Accessible parking:

Visitors to the Amherst College campus with any official state-issued Handicapped placards are permitted to park in any marked handicapped spot on campus without obtaining any additional permits from Amherst College. UMass Amherst provides a campus accessibility map indicating accessible parking.

For other drivers,

parking on the Amherst College campus is restricted between 8:30am and 4:30pm. There are municipal, metered spaces and lots in the center of Amherst, about ten to fifteen minutes from campus. Here is a map for Amherst town parking. After 4:30 PM (until 2:00 AM), visitors may park in any valid space on the Amherst College campus without a permit, and are encouraged to park in the Converse Lot or Alumni Lot, marked on this map of Amherst College campus parking lots. For more information on parking at Amherst College, contact Amherst College Police, (413) 542-2291. 

At UMass Amherst, all-day parking is available at the Campus Center Parking Garage. For more information on parking at UMass Amherst, call Parking Services, (413) 577-7275. Metered parking areas are located across the UMass campus and can be paid with coins or the ParkMobile app.

Conference Shuttle

[details to come]

Accommodations

Area hotels

(bolded hotels below are on the conference shuttle route; underlined hotels below have MAA discounts)

  • Hotel UMass (in UMass Campus Center): Hotel UMass Reservations
  • Inn on Boltwood Amherst (0.8 miles)
  • Courtyard by Marriott Hadley Amherst (2.9 miles)
  • Comfort Inn & Suites Hadley (3.3 miles)
  • Howard Johnson by Wyndham (3.2 miles)
  • Homewood Suites by Hilton Hadley Amherst (3.9 miles)
  • TownePlace Suites by Hilton (4.3 miles)
  • Hampton Inn Hadley Amherst (7.3 miles)
  • Hotel Northampton (9.1 miles)
  • Fairfield Inn Northampton (10.7 miles)

Area Inns/Bed & Breakfasts

 

Physical Access on Campuses

  • Amherst College
  • UMass Amherst has a UMass campus accessibility map indicating accessible parking and bathrooms as well as information about building access. Questions or comments about accessibility resources at UMass Amherst can be directed through this form for accessibility inquiries.
  • All meeting venues are accessible to people with disabilities. All service animals are allowed and welcome. 
  • (info on ramps and elevators)
  • (info on restrooms – wheelchair accessible and gender-inclusive)
  • If you may need other accommodations, please contact the organizers.

Meals & Restaurants

30 Boltwood at the Inn on Boltwood, Amherst MA
Fresh Side, Amherst MA
Iya, Amherst, MA
Black Sheep Deli, Amherst MA
Esselon Cafe, Hadley MA
Osaka, Northampton, MA
The Roost, Northampton, MA
Paul and Elizabeth’s, Northampton, MA
Northampton Brewery, Northampton, MA
India House, Northampton, MA

List of Sponsors

Five Colleges, Inc.
Amherst College English Department
Amherst College Lamont Fund
Amherst College Music Department
Mount Holyoke College English Department
Mount Holyoke College History Department
Mount Holyoke College Music Department
Smith College Music Department
Smith College History Department
Smith College Sociology Department
Smith College Department of Classical Languages and Literatures
Smith College Spanish and Portuguese Department
Smith College Religion Department
Smith College Program in Medieval Studies
UMass College of Humanities and Fine Arts
UMass Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
UMass Music & Dance
UMass Gentzler Translation Center