TRANSPORTATION
(VEF’s instructions for fellows and scholars)
Please follow these directions for ground transportation
arrangements, based on your arrival airport.
1. John Wayne-Orange
County Airport
(SNA): The hotel (Hyatt Regency
Newport Beach) has complimentary shuttle service, to and from the
airport between 6 a.m.-10 p.m. The shuttle, marked with the name of the hotel,
leaves the hotel every hour on the hour, picks up at the airport at
approximately 15 minutes past the hour outside the baggage claim area at the
curb in the “Ground Transportation” area. You do not need to make reservations
in advance.
2. Los Angeles Int'l
Airport (LAX): Transportation has
been arranged by VEF and the National
Academies in advance
through the Super Shuttle. Reservations
are not necessary. You will receive by
mail a pre-paid ticket for the SuperShuttle. Do not lose this ticket! Upon arrival at LAX, you will proceed to
the SuperShuttle counter located in the baggage claim area. You will present your ticket along with a
photo ID to the SuperShuttle Counter Agent.
They will accept your ticket and arrange for you to be on the next
shuttle to the hotel. This service will
be at no cost to you. If you have
accompanying dependents, the cost will be approximately $34 each way.
BASIC FACTS
- Newport Beach population:
84,218 as of 2007 (source: Wikipedia)
- Orange County population: 3,098,121
of 2007 (source: Wikipedia). This makes Orange County the third most
populous county in California and the fifth nationwide.
- California population: 33,871,648
as of 2000 (source: Wikipedia).
- California is the most
populous state in the US. It is also the biggest economy among the states
of America, and ranks 7th in the world if it were a separate country.
- Sacramento is the capital
of California.
- Distance from hotel to
near-by cities within Orange County:
- To Huntington Beach: 11
miles
- Irvine: 7 miles
- Santa Ana: 16 miles
- Garden Grove/Westminster
(Little Saigon): 15 miles
- Long Beach: 32 miles
- Distance from Newport
Beach to other major cities in California:
- Los Angeles (Hollywood):
45 miles (50 minutes to the North West)
- San Diego (Sea World): 90
miles (1.5 hours to the South)
- San Jose: 380 miles (6
hours to the North)
- San Francisco: 420 miles
(6.5 hours to the North)
- Sacramento: 420 miles
(6.5 hours to the North)
ATTRACTIONS
Some of the attractions within 60 miles of Newport Beach
include:
For more information please visit:
