DIRECTIONS AND TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION

Visitors are required to show photo identification upon arrival and must wear a visitor badge at all times while on the NIST campus.

Transportation

Boulder is located at the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains, about 70 km (43.5 miles) northwest of the Denver International Airport.

Transportation to and from Denver International Airport (DIA) is available by rental car, limousine shuttles, or bus. Most rental car companies have facilities at DIA. Round-trip and one-way limousine shuttle is available through Super Shuttle Boulder (Phone: 303-444-0808), leaving the airport every hour on the hour, arriving in approximately 70 minutes. The one-way fee is $19.

A regional bus service, the RTD, provides transportation between DIA and Boulder. Busses leave every hour between 6:20 a.m. 11:20 p.m. with the last bus leaving at 11:20 p.m. Trip time is about 90 minutes with a final stop at the Boulder bus station located at Thirteenth and Walnut Street in downtown Boulder. The one-way RTD fare is $10. For detailed information click on “Skyride” at: http://www.rtd-denver.com. You will probably need to arrange for a taxi to your hotel from the bus station.

Local taxi service is available from Boulder Yellow Cab (303-442-2277)

Directions from Denver International Airport via the New Tollway (Northwest Parkway)
This route is much faster, with less traffic than the I-70 route listed below. Exit the airport via Pena Boulevard to E-470 and turn right. E-470 will turn into the Northwest Parkway. Take the Northwest Parkway west to U.S. Hwy 36. At the end of the Northwest Parkway, exit onto US Hwy 36 West to Boulder. The entire toll from the airport to the hotel is $5.25 The toll map is located here.

To reach the hotel, stay on US-36 (this becomes 28th Street.) The hotel is located on the left hand side, 200 yards past the first traffic light.

Alternative Driving Directions from Denver International Airport
Exit airport via Pena Boulevard; Merge onto I-70 West to Denver. Take I-70 West to I-25 North, to US 36 West to Boulder. Once on US-36, it will be about a 20-minute drive to Boulder. As you enter Boulder, Highway 36 will turn into 28th street. The hotel is located on the left hand side, 200 yards past the first traffic light.

Driving Directions from the Hotel to NIST
A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the hotels listed below. Reservations should be made early to ensure the group rate. Requests received after July 8, 2007 will be filled on a space available basis. For hotel reservations, please contact,

Best Western Boulder Inn
770 28th Street
Boulder, Co 80303
Ph: 303-449-3800 or 800-233-8469

Transportation to and from the hotel will not be provided. The conference hotels are less than 1 mile from NIST. To reach the Department of Commerce conference facilities from the hotel, leave the hotel from the back-side (east) and exit right onto 29th Street to Baseline Road. Turn right onto Baseline road and merge into the far left lane to 27th Way. Turn left on 27th Way and then right on Broadway. Entrance to the site is at the intersection of Rayleigh Road and Broadway. Parking is available in the visitor parking lots. The short course will be located in the front meeting rooms of the main NIST building.

Walking Directions from the Hotel to NIST
For those of you interested in walking, it is less than a one-mile walk to the Department of Commerce campus. The hotel sits on a frontage road to 28th Street. Follow the frontage road south to Baseline Road. There is a pedestrian path that travels underneath Baseline Road. Continue on this across Baseline Road, then head west towards the mountains along the sidewalk. Turn left at 27th Way and follow across Broadway into the Department of Commerce/NIST facility.

Maps
Directions, maps to Boulder, and additional visitor information is available from the NIST Boulder Visitor Information

Additional information and Maps of Boulder are located at the Boulder Convention and Visitor Bureau website.