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By Car:

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From Highway I-95 Southbound:

Take the Exit Number 318 (old exit #95) onto Rte 16 east, go five miles
Turn right onto Route 1, go two miles.
Turn left on King Street (following signs for Historic St. Augustine), go about 1 mile. Turn left at the end of the city park "Plaza" onto Charlotte Street, go one block.
We are on the corner of Charlotte and Treasury Streets, in the pink 2 story building on your left.
 Pass the building and turn into the metered parking lot.  If you are in a dormitory style room, try to park here.  If you are in a Private Room, go to the end of the parking lot follow it around to the left.  You will exit onto Treasury Street.  Turn left (it's a one way street!), and just past the house on your left is our parking lot.  Please pull up as far forward as possible.

From Highway I-95 Northbound:

Take Exit Number 311 (Highway 207) towards St. Augustine.  At the very end of Highway 207, take a left turn onto Highway 1 (Ponce De Leon) North.  At the next signal (King Street), turn right.   Go six blocks (as counted on the left hand side of the street) and then turn left on Charlotte.  Cross Cathedral Street, and the next street will be Treasury.  We are on the corner of Charlotte and Treasury Streets, in the pink 2 story building on your left.

  Pass the building and turn into the metered parking lot.  If you are in a dormitory style room, try to park here.  If you are in a Private Room, go to the end of the parking lot follow it around to the left.  You will exit onto Treasury Street.  Turn left (it's a one way street!), and just past the house on your left is our parking lot.  Please pull up as far forward as possible.

 
----- BEWARE! if you get onto the Bridge of Lion's ---you've gone too far ---
You may also conceivably end up on A1A headed into town, in that case, turn right just before the light near the bridge, then take an immediate right onto Charlotte street.
Parking: 
For our Private Room guests, we have room for 5 cars right next to the building, on Treasury Street (we assume no liability for falling pecans!! or anything else for that matter ...)  If eveyone has a minivan or a suburban, space will be tight.  We ask that you park all the way forward as far as you can go if possible.
Parking is notoriously hard to find in St. Augustine!  Directly behind the Inn is a Public Metered Parking Lot.  The meters operate Monday-Saturday 8AM (Sharp!) to 6PM.  They cost 25 cents per hour (!) with a two hour max.  Parking in this lot is free on Sundays and Holidays.  There is  a new City Parking Garage next to the main visitor's center at Cordova and Orange.  There rates are $1.50 per hour.
 
---- Parking from 5PM to 7AM on Monday-Friday, 7 AM onwards on Saturday, and all day Sunday and Holidays (about $6) in the Wachovia lot in front of our building. 


 

From the St. Augustine Greyhound Bus Station

 

The GREYHOUND Bus Station has moved relative to the old guidebooks!!   It is located 2.5 miles away from the hostel.   As of yet there is no public transportation from the station to St. Augustine.  A check with Comfort Cab revealed that the cost of a taxi journey from the Bus Station to the Hostel is $5.50.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR GREYHOUND TRAVELERS
 

From the Jacksonville Amtrak Train Station
  • When arriving in Jacksonville AMTRAK STATION after 3:30pm, take a taxi to the Jacksonville Greyhound Station cost is around $9.  Then the Greyhound Bus (click here for current schedules)  . As of Nov 11, 2003 buses are scheduled at 07:15, 08:45, 12:15, 1:15PM, 5:00 PM, 8:45PM, 10:50PM
    1 hour travel time --- cost is $9.25.  From the new Greyhound station on Dobbs road take a taxi (~$5.75) to 32 Treasury Street.

     

    • From the Palatka Amtrak Train Station

    From the Jacksonville Int'l Airport (JAX)

    The best option is to take a direct shuttle, but you have to reserve ahead of time, cost depends on arrival time:

    $45* Shuttle 7am - 7pm  or $65* Door-to- Door to Jax Available 24 hrs. per day (*plus gas surcharge) 904-824-9400   www.airportexpresspickup.com

    . OR

  • When arriving in Jacksonville AIRPORT
    Follow the arrows downstairs to the 'Local Transportation' area
    Look for the info booth between stop #3 and #5
    Take an EXPRESS SHUTTLE VAN to the Jacksonville Greyhound Station.  Cost is around $20.50 ($24.50 if you take a TAXI) then follow the directions noted above.

    .OR

    follow these [1] [2] [3] directions....
    ( it is cheaper....cost about $2.50.....
    .....but, it takes time....2.5hours plus waiting time )

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    Jacksonville Transit Authority - Sunshine Bus Route
    (not available Sundays)

    [1]
    At the AMTRAK STATION take the City Bus: Northside "#M4 Moncrief A" to the downtown City Bus Station.
    LEAVES every 30 minutes
    30-45minutes travel time --- cost is 75 cents


    [2]

    From the downtown city bus station (FCCJ), take R1 to the "Avenues Mall".  Runs every 1/2 hour.

    [3]

    Then take the Sunshine Bus (yellow vans), they cost $1, but you must have exact change.  Click on the link for schedule/route info.  You'd take the Purple Line and ask the driver to let you off at King and Highway 1.  Then cross the street and go down King, turning left on Charlotte (approx 20 minutes).  ATTN: be sure to go down King on the side where ABC liquors is, or else you'll go down West King which is a rough neighborhood.