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Travel to Hilton Head Island

PDF with Direction and Check in Instructions

Transportation By Air

Delta and other commuter airlines offer direct service to the Island. Car rentals are available at both airports.

Major airlines serve nearby Savannah, GA.


Airport Shuttles/Cabs

Please click on this PDF for information on transporation from either airport.


Transportation By Car

Sea Pines is 45 miles from Savannah and 95 miles from Charleston, SC. Southbound and Northbound motorists on I-95 exit at Exit #8. Take I-95 to South Carolina Exit 8.  Follow Highway 278 East, approx. 20 miles crossing the bridge onto Hilton Head Island.  Once you reach the end of the bridge, proceed 2 miles to the Cross Island Parkway.  The entrance is from the left lane (do NOT follow the “BUSINESS” route 278). 

Once on the Parkway, proceed another 3 miles to the toll gate where the toll is $1 per car When the Cross Island Expressway ends you will be on Palmetto Bay Road.  Stay in the right lane and travel 1.5 miles on Palmetto Bay Road until you arrive at the Sea Pines traffic circleStaying in the right lane in the circle take the first right turning onto Greenwood Drive (1/4 of the way around the circle).  Follow Greenwood Drive and stay to the right.  The SEA PINES WELCOME CENTER is the Third Building complex on the right.  If you come to the guard gate, you have gone too far.

Car Rental

In order to move about the 3,000 acres of Sea Pines, rental cars are encouraged. The Inn at Harbour Town is directly accross from the conference facilities, however Villas may not be immediately adjacent to the conference site. Transportation is needed to take full advantage of shops, restaurants and recreational facilities. If you decide not to rent a car, there are shops and restuarants within walking distance of the conference facilites and bike rentals are available in the area.


Instructions on Checking Inn

PDF with Direction and Check in Instructions

IF YOU ARE STAYING AT THE INN AT HARBOUR TOWN
Drive to the back of the Welcome Center Building to the GUEST PASS WINDOW.  You will be given a car pass that will give you access into the Sea Pines property.  Proceed through the guard gate and continue on Greenwood Drive for 1.3 miles and turn right onto Plantation Drive.  Continue on this road until you come to a stop sign and turn right onto Lighthouse Road.  After passing the tennis courts on your left, turn left onto Lighthouse Lane.  Your next left will be into the Inn at Harbour Town.  The Inn staff at the front desk will assist you with check-in. Check-in time is 4:00pm.  Check-out time is 11:00am

IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 11:00PM:
  Go directly to the guard gate, tell the guard you are checking in at the Inn at Harbour Town and you will be given access into the resort.

IF YOU ARE STAYING IN A VILLA
Enter the Welcome Center and proceed to the front desk.  The staff at the desk will provide you with your gate pass and a map with specific directions to your villa.  Your check-in package will include maps of the Sea Pines Resort and the locations of resort amenities. Check-in time is 4:00pm.  Check-out time is 10:00am

IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER 11:00PM:
  There is a lock box outside the front doors to the Welcome Center.  Pick up the phone by the lock box and the operator will give you the code to unlock it.  Your packet will have your name on it.  You will need to return to the Welcome Center on the next day to provide a credit card.


Additional Maps

An interactive map of the island is provided to the left for your conveinece.
Hosted By:
Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience

and GTEC
Conference Chair: Robert E. Guldberg
Contact Meg McDevitt, Marketing & Event Manager


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