Arrival Information

Before landing at any International Airport, flight assistants will give you a white, Arrival-Departure Form, called form I-94. The I-94 contains your unique identifying number issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). If you change your visa status while in the U.S., a new I-94 will be issued with the approval notice. A flight assistant will also distribute Customs Declaration Forms. Follow the instructions on the form and have it ready for Customs.

After disembarking, you must go to immigration to present your passport and visa to INS. Inside the airport an INS inspector will examine your passport, I-94 form, and I-20 form (or IAP-66 for J-1 students). The immigration officer may ask you questions before stapling the I-94 to your passport. Students leaving the United States will return the I-94 when checking-in for the departing flight. When you finish with immigration, go to Customs with your passport and Customs Declaration Form and then go to the Baggage Claim area.

From Bradley International Airport: Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport is about a half-hour from Trinity College.  You can either take a taxi from the airport to Trinity for about $40.00 or take a shuttle. 

Connecticut Limo offers regular shuttles from Bradley to Union Station in Hartford for about $30.00.  (Service from Bradley to Hartford starts at 8AM and ends at 12:45AM.)  Once at Union Station, take a Yellow Taxicab to Trinity.  Do not accept a ride from anyone not driving a Yellow Taxicab.  Taxi fare should be between $8-10 and it is customary to tip the driver 10-15% of the total cab fair. 

For more information about specific availability from Connecticut Limo, check out their Website http://www.ctlimo.com/ or call 1-800-472-LIMO (5466) or (203) 878-2222

From JFK or LaGuardia International Airport: Both JFK and LaGuardia International Airports are located in New York City, about two and a half hours south of Hartford, CT.  From either Airport, you can take an Amtrak train from Penn Station, a Greyhound bus from Port Authority, or a Connecticut Limo shuttle to Hartford. 

 

By train: If you decide to go by train, you will have to take a taxi or a bus to Penn Station. From JFK, you can take the Midtown Manhattan/Westside New York Airport Service Express Bus to Penn Station (about $13.00).  Amtrak has regular trains to Hartford (train fare is about $43.00).   Once at Union Station, take a Yellow Taxicab to Trinity.  Do not accept a ride from anyone not driving a Yellow Taxicab.  Taxi fare should be between $8-10 and it is customary to tip the driver 10-15% of the total cab fair.  If you arrive at LaGuardia, you can get the Amtrak bus shuttle to Penn Station, see the website.

For a schedule, call 1-800-US RAIL or click on “Schedules” at http://www.amtrak.com/

 

By bus: If you decide to go by bus, you will have to take a taxi or a shuttle bus to Port Authority Bus Terminal.  From JFK, you can take the Midtown Manhattan/Westside New York Airport Service Express Bus to Port Authority (about $13.00).  You can then take a Greyhound Bus to Union Station in Hartford.  Fares are generally $25.  Once at Union Station, take a Yellow Taxicab to Trinity.  Do not accept a ride from anyone not driving a Yellow Taxicab.  Taxi fare should be between $8-10 and it is customary to tip the driver 10-15% of the total cab fair. 

For more information, see http://www.greyhound.com/ or call +1 (402) 330-8552.

 

By shuttle: Connecticut Limo may be an easier option since you can leave right from the airport.  The trip from JFK and LaGuardia via Connecticut Limo is about $80.00.  Shuttles leave from JFK every hour and from LaGuardia every hour on the half-hour. Connecticut Limo brings passengers to Union Station in Hartford. Once at Union Station, take a Yellow Taxicab to Trinity.  Do not accept a ride from anyone not driving a Yellow Taxicab.  Taxi fare should be between $8-10 and it is customary to tip the driver 10-15% of the total cab fair. 

For a schedule, call 1-800-472-LIMO (5466) or (203) 878-2222 or click on “Airport Transportation” at http://www.ctlimo.com/.

For undergraduate students living in an on-campus dormitory: Tell the taxi driver to take you to 76 Vernon Street. Go to the Campus Safety Office. Campus Safety will have your room assignment and door code.

For International IDP students: The Office of Special Programs will assist international IDP students in finding an apartment or sponsor. Students staying with a sponsor usually make arrangements to get to their Connecticut address with their sponsor.

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