ISSS: Transportation

Overview

Make sure to refer yourself to the university's transportation webpage to obtain an extensive and detailed list of on- and off-campus transportation options.

What are the nearest airports?

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)

Location: Weyers Cave, VA
Distance from campus: About 30 minutes.
Note from ISSS: This airport provides a
shuttle service to and from its airport.
You can register and pay online at the airport's website. This is our recommended airport.

Dulles International Airport (IAD)

Location: Dulles, VA (but often referred to as a
Washington D.C. airport)
Distance from campus: About two hours.
Note from ISSS: Make sure NOT to confuse this
airport with Dallas Airport in Texas.

Charlottesville/Albemarle Airport (CHO)

Location: Charlottesville, VA
Distance from campus: About one hour.
Note from ISSS: We do not recommend this airport unless you have an easy and convenient way to get there or to JMU.

How can I get around Harrisonburg?

To find out which bus goes from point A to point B (on/off-campus) and when, check out the Bus Finder.
The Virginia Breeze Megabus is a modern 56-passenger coach bus, which features free Wi-Fi, in-seat power outlets and other amenities which offers rides from JMU to Dulles Airport and to the Amtrak station in Washington D.C.
One of the other convenient and cheap ways to travel to D.C. and Dulles is the Valley Connector. To reserve your seat, call/text (540) 624-3011 at least 48 hours in advance.
When traveling as a group in the area or to the airport, you may consider contacting the Green Shuttle by calling (540) 718-2954 or emailing greenshuttleva@gmail.com.

Center for Global Engagement International Student and Scholar Services

Madison Hall
MSC 5731
100 E. Grace Street
Room 2nd Floor
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807

isss@jmu.edu
540/568-6119
Fax: 540/568-3310