Transportation Information

There are two options available for reserving a seat on a shuttle for all shuttles (besides the initial freshmen shuttle).  To reserve a spot in person, please pay the Finance Office the proper amount and show the receipt to the Residential Life Coordinator in charge of shuttles: Miss Elizabeth Rensch.  To reserve a spot online, please go to https://wyomingcatholic.edu/fee-payment/ and forward the receipt you receive via email to the aforementioned Residential Life Coordinator in charge of shuttles.  Individual email requests to or in-person conversations with Student Life staff will unfortunately not be accepted as reservation requests; the sharing of a receipt ensures that the shuttle is paid for ahead of time and prevents Student Life staff from having to track down students after the fact.

If you do not receive a written acknowledgment of receipt from a Student Life staff member in addition to the autogenerated receipt, please reach out via email to see if the reservation request was received; in the absence of a reply from one of us, a student may not necessarily have a spot reserved.
For the initial freshman shuttle, please use the travel form that is sent out via email by our registrar.  Please also note that for any parent who is accompanying their child on the freshmen shuttle to Lander, there is no return shuttle to the airport for parents. For questions regarding the Freshmen Shuttle on July 24th, please email Shuttle@wyomingcatholic.edu
Regarding deadlines, Salt Lake City Airport shuttle requests must be made two months in advance of the scheduled shuttle date.  For Riverton Airport shuttle requests, we need to receive the reservation request from the fee payment page at least a week in advance, and we can take a student to or from the airport on any day during the academic year (except for Nov. 1st, Nov. 28th, Dec. 8th, Dec. 23rd through Jan. 8th, and April 18th through 20th).
 
For Salt Lake City Airport shuttles, a spot costs $70 via the fee payment page.  For Riverton Airport shuttles, a spot costs $20 via the fee payment page.
Because we have a contract with a bus company to run our Salt Lake City shuttles at a specific time, all students’ Salt Lake City departure flights must take off after noon, and arrival flights must land by 4:00pm.  This gives the students enough time after getting to the airport by 10:00am to make it through security as per the recommendation of the Transporation Security Administration (TSA) or gives them enough time to obtain their checked bags and get on the bus, which will depart for Lander at 5:00pm.  If a student chooses to risk landing a little before or after the timeframe just given, that is their choice, but the college will not make special accommodations and is not responsible if the student misses the flight.  If the airline reschedules a flight and it no longer fits the aforementioned timeframe, please contact the Student Life staff immediately.  Riverton Airport departure and arrival flights have no time restrictions if one wants to obtain a shuttle.  
As much as we would like to offer shuttles to non-students, we do not offer shuttles to non-students; the only exception is the initial freshman shuttle to campus.
 
In the days prior to the Salt Lake City pick-up shuttles, only students will receive more detailed communications regarding where to meet everyone and where to go for the pick-up.
If dangerous weather, road conditions, or other serious difficulties prevent pick-up from the SLC Airport on the scheduled day, the College will reserve group hotel rooms for all students listed on the shuttle roster, which the students will be responsible for paying for at the hotel or through the Finance Office once they are back on campus.
While the college does not run shuttles to or from Denver, Casper, Jackson Hole, or any other airports, students often carpool in personal vehicles to one of these airports; if a student wants to drive to and fly out of one of these airports but does not have their own car, they should ask other students to see if such a plan is feasible.  If a private plan falls through, it is not the college’s responsibility to give students a seat on one of the other scheduled shuttles.
Salt Lake City Airport (SLC) Shuttle Dates
 
Salt Lake City to Lander (Beginning of Fall Semester)
  • July 28th (Sunday) (Freshmen and Parents ONLY)
  • August 12th (Monday) (Wilderness First Responders Course Participants Shuttle)
  • August 23rd (Friday) (Start of Classes Shuttle)
Lander to Salt Lake City (End of Fall Semester)
  • December 21st (Saturday)
Salt Lake City to Lander (Beginning of Spring Semester)
  • January 9th (Thursday) (Freshmen and Winter Trip Leaders ONLY)
  • January 17th (Friday) (Beginning of Spring Semester)
Lander to Salt Lake City (End of Spring Semester)
  • May 21st (Wednesday)
  • May 28th (Wednesday) (Leader Week Participants ONLY)

Riverton Airport (RIW) Shuttle Dates

We can take a student to or from the airport on any day (except for Nov. 1st, Nov. 28th, Dec. 8th, Dec. 23rd through Jan. 8th, and April 18th through 20th) so long as we receive the reservation and payment from the fee payment page at least a week in advance.

The closest and best airport option is Central Wyoming Regional Airport (RIW), about 40 minutes from campus.  This airport in Riverton, Wyoming is serviced from Denver International Airport (DIA) by United Airlines (www.united.com).  One-way tickets from Denver to Riverton usually cost between $80-$120.

The Casper-Natrona County International Airport (CPR), serviced by Delta and United, is 2.5 hours from campus.

Salt Lake City (4.5 hours away) and Denver (6 hours away) have major airports and provide lower fare options.

Shuttles to the Riverton airport are offered at the beginning and end as well as throughout the semester for current and prospective students.  Shuttles are offered to the Salt Lake City Airport at the beginning and end of each semester.  For more information, please see the “Shuttles” section above.

Lander is located in the central western part of Wyoming next to the Wind River Mountain Range.  The town stands about equidistant from three major cities in the Rocky Mountain West region: Salt Lake City (ca. 300 miles), Denver (ca. 360 miles), and Billings (ca. 290 miles).  It is near several major national parks: Yellowstone National Park Southern Entrance (ca. 150 miles) and Grand Teton National Park (ca. 100 miles).

Wyoming roads are scenic and traffic-free.  Since winter road conditions can affect travel, we recommend using Wyoming Department of Transportation’s Road Condition Website before travel (www.wyoroad.info).  The College monitors the road conditions surrounding school breaks and outdoor trips in order to give the students up-to-date information before they leave campus.

The school has a fleet of vehicles used for school purposes. There are shuttles that go between campus locations for distinguished lectures, intramural sports, off-site classes (such as horsemanship and field science), and other events.

Shuttles are driven by students or staff members who have been through the College’s driver training program and been cleared to be on the College’s insurance.

There are parking lots for students with personal cars to use at all Residence Halls, Immaculate Conception Oratory, the Augur Building, and Frassati Hall.  There is no cost for parking a vehicle on campus in our parking lots.  However, vehicles must be registered with the Registrar.