Travel

Getting to Albuquerque.

The meeting is downtown at the Albuquerque Convention Center. This page covers your options for reaching the city and the venue by air and by car, plus how to get around once you arrive.

By air

Fly into ABQ Sunport.

Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) is about five miles from downtown, roughly a 12-minute drive. It has direct flights from most major Western hubs, including Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City.

From the airport, take a rideshare or taxi (~$15–20 downtown), or the free host-hotel shuttle during meeting days. The city's ABQ RIDE 250 bus also connects the Sunport to downtown.

By car

Driving in from the region.

Albuquerque sits at the junction of I-25 and I-40, within easy driving distance of much of the Southwest.

From Arizona

Phoenix ~6 hrs · Tucson ~7 hrs, straight up I-40 / I-25.

Flagstaff ~4.5 hrs

From Colorado

Denver ~6 hrs · Boulder ~6.5 hrs down I-25 through the San Luis Valley.

Colorado Springs ~5 hrs

From Texas & NM

El Paso ~3.5 hrs · Las Cruces ~3.5 hrs · Santa Fe ~1 hr up I-25.

Lubbock ~5 hrs
Parking: the Convention Center and host hotel share covered garages; discounted event parking is included with the hotel room block.

Around town

Getting around once you're here.

Free host-hotel shuttle

Runs the Sunport–hotel–venue loop throughout the meeting.

Walkable downtown

Venue, host hotel, and restaurants are within a few blocks.

Rideshare & transit

Uber/Lyft citywide; the ART rapid bus runs along Central Ave.

Sandia Peak Tramway

The world's longest aerial tram, about 20 minutes from downtown, if you have free time.