Getting There
Harlingen - Valley International Airport (HRL) to SPI
Shuttle Service: There is a FREE, door-to-door, shuttle service from the Harlingen International Airport (HRL) to any conference hotel on South Padre Island. You must call 1-877-774-0050 in order to make your reservation. Reference group code "TACRAO".
The Harlingen Valley International Airport is located approximately 43 miles from South Padre Island. (65 minute drive)
Directions:
Take Hackberry St and Rebel Dr to N Ed Carey Dr/N Loop 499
1. Head north on Rebel Dr
2. Rebel Dr turns slightly left and becomes Hackberry St
3. Continue onto Airport Dr
4. Airport Dr turns right and becomes Rebel Dr
Take I-69E S/US-77 S/US-83 S and TX-100 E to E Mesquite St in South Padre Island
5. Turn left onto N Ed Carey Dr/N Loop 499
Continue to follow N Ed Carey Dr
6. Turn left onto S Expressway 83/Frontage Rd
7. Use the left lane to take the ramp onto I-69E S/US-77 S/US-83 S
8. Take the exit toward TX-100/Farm to Market Rd1421/S Padre Island
9. Merge onto Frontage Rd
Turn left onto TX-100 E/Rice Tract Rd
10. Continue to follow TX-100 E
11. Continue straight onto State Park Rd 100
12. Continue onto TX-100 E/W Queen Isabella Blvd
Brownsville - Brownsville/South Padre Island Intl Airport (BRO) to SPI
The Brownsville/South Padre Island Airport is located approximately 26 miles away from South Padre Island, Texas. (35 minute drive)
Directions:
Take Les Mauldin Rd and S Iowa Ave to Boca Chica Blvd
1. Head north on Amelia Earhart Dr toward Billy Mitchell Boulevard
2. Turn left onto Les Mauldin Rd
3. Turn right onto S Iowa Ave
Take TX-48 E to E Mesquite St in South Padre Island
4. Turn right onto Boca Chica Blvd
5. Turn left onto N Minnesota Ave
6. Turn right onto TX-48 E/E 14th St
Continue to follow TX-48 E
7. Turn right onto State Park Rd 100
8. Continue straight to stay on State Park Rd 100
9. Continue onto TX-100 E/W Queen Isabella Blvd
Continue to follow TX-100 E
10. Turn left onto Padre Blvd/State Park Rd 100
11. Turn right onto E Mesquite St
McAllen - McAllen International Airport (MFE) to SPI
Directions:
Get on I-2/US-83 E from Wichita Ave, S Bicentenial Blvd and W Expy 83/E Frontage Rd
1. Head east on S Bicentenial Blvd
2. Continue straight to stay on S Bicentenial Blvd
3. Use the middle lane to turn left onto Wichita Ave
4. Wichita Ave turns right and becomes S Bicentenial Blvd
5. Turn right onto S 18th St/S Bicentenial Blvd/S Bicentennial Blvd
Continue to follow S Bicentennial Blvd
6. Turn right onto W Expy 83/E Frontage Rd
7. Take the ramp on the left onto I-2/US-83 E
Continue on I-2/US-83 E to Brownsville. Take the exit toward TX-100/Farm to Market Rd1421/S Padre Island from I-69E S/US-77 S/US-83 S
8. Merge onto I-2/US-83 E
9. Use the right 2 lanes to merge onto I-69E S/US-77 S/US-83 S toward Brownsville
10. Take the exit toward TX-100/Farm to Market Rd1421/S Padre Island
Take TX-100 E to E Mesquite St in South Padre Island
11. Merge onto Frontage Rd
12. Turn left onto TX-100 E/Rice Tract Rd - Continue to follow TX-100 E
13. Continue straight onto State Park Rd 100
14. Continue onto TX-100 E/W Queen Isabella Blvd - Continue to follow TX-100 E
15. Turn left onto Padre Blvd/State Park Rd 100
16. Turn right onto E Mesquite St