Fall Arrival Info: Traveling to Purdue Immigration law limits arrival into the U.S. to no more than 30 days prior to the Program Start Date listed on Form I-20 or Form DS-2019. We encourage you to apply for and to participate in Boiler Gold Rush (BGR), our highly regarded orientation program. Participation in BGR will require an August 15 arrival. Read more about BGR in Section 4, Part II. Non-BGR participants should arrive August, 15, 16, 17 or 18. Be certain your flight arrangements are made to Lafayette, Indiana, USA, since there several cities named Lafayette across the United States. If you fly into Indianapolis, Indiana, we recommend that you take Lafayette Limo, a mini-van service, to Purdue campus. The Lafayette Limo leaves Indianapolis International Airport every two hours, from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. Travel time from Indianapolis to Purdue is about 1½ hours. If you plan to travel through Chicago, Illinois, you may either schedule a connecting flight to Indianapolis or reserve a seat on Express Air Coach, a mini-van service from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport to Purdue’s campus. Travel time from O’Hare to Purdue is about 2½ hours. There is currently no direct bus, train, or mini-van service from Detroit, Michigan to the Purdue campus. Indianapolis Lafayette Limo, 765-497-3828, www.lafayettelimo.com Chicago Express Air Coach, 765-743-3120, www.expressaircoach.com The Purdue Memorial Union is the drop-off location for the Lafayette Limo, and the Purdue Airport is the drop-off location for the Express Air Coach. (The Purdue Airport is a training facility and does not have commercial flights.) Pick-up service is available upon request if you arrive at Lafayette Greyhound Bus Station or Lafayette Amtrak Train Station on the days listed. Pick-Up Service Schedule: 8:00 a.m. through 12:30 a.m. the following morning.An ISS representative will meet every arrival of the Lafayette Limo and Express Air Coach to Purdue on the following days : It is helpful to us if you make a reservation. If you would like an ISS representative to meet your shuttle and take you to your residence, complete and submit the following form online: http://www.iss.purdue.edu/Admission/pickupform.cfm
This form must be submitted before August 3, 2009. Please Note: The ISS Office will NOT provide pick-up service for arrivals on days or times other than those listed above. You may, however, contact a student group for pick-up assistance or call a taxi service upon arrival. Student clubs are listed on the Office of the Dean of Students website: http://www.purdue.edu/ODOS If you choose to take a taxi to your place of residence, two local taxi services are: Local Taxi Services |
