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Expenses & Reimbursement

Transportation

Contract Air Fares

Travel Advisories

International Travel

Visiting Austin

Travel to McDonald

Astronomer's Lodge


Travel to the Department of Astronomy


The Dept of Astronomy and the Austin offices of McDonald Observatory are located on the 15th floor of Robert Lee Moore Hall (RLM), at 2511 Speedway, on the southeast corner of Speedway and W. Dean Keaton St.   detail

Parking
Open street parking, while available, is in high demand. University garages, both convenient to Astronomy and open to the public, are available until 11pm, for a charge of up to $8. Smaller, commercially run lots are also scattered around the campus perimeter.   parking map

Lodging
Guests of the department can receive a discount by booking their stay through the department's travel office. The establishments we use most frequently are listed here. See also, the map at right.

Mansion at Judge's Hill
Carriage House Inn
Doubletree Guest Suites Austin
LaQuinta Inn Austin Capitol
Extended StayAmerica Austin - Town Lake

Transportation
University of Texas Shuttle and Austin public transporation schedules can be found at the Capital Metro website.

Capital Metro

By air, Austin is served by

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Austin Area
Restaurants, music and community events are covered by a weekly and a daily newspaper.

The Chronicle
The Austin American-Statesman

Public and community events, and a wealth of municipal information, can be found at

Austin City Connection


The current weather.


Maps
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Austin Vicinity (pdf)


Lodging (pdf)


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18 August 2006
Astronomy Program · The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, Texas 78712
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