Hotel and Travel

Hotel Information

Air Travel

The University of Arkansas (UofA) is accessible from the Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), located approximately 25 miles from the UofA, which is about 30 minutes away.

Shuttle Service

There is a shuttle service from XNA to the hotels: Jim’s Express Shuttle and Taxi.
To Make a Reservation: Call 479-205-0011 or send an email to JimsExpressShuttle@hotmail.com. You can also take Lyft or Uber.

Parking Information

There is no free parking Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM on campus.

Visitor permits cost $8.25 per day and will allow guests to park in yellow lots all day. Click here to get a permit.

After 5pm, there are free yellow and green areas on campus. Please look at the parking map. If the circle with the lot number is filled in black, it requires an university permit between the hours of 5PM and 8PM. If the circle with the lot number is filled in white(without the star around the lot number), the lot is open to the public at 5PM.

Metered parking is available on campus. You can use the Flowbird app or gray parking meters to pay hourly parking in numbered spaces for $1.90/hour. You can park at Harmon Parking Garage on levels 1-2 and must pay the meter until 8pm.
View the Metered Parking Map for locations.

Parking is available at the Entertainment District (Dickson St.). View the Entertainment District Parking Map (PDF) for locations of parking decks, parking lots and on-street parking. The closest parking options are the new West Avenue Parking Garage and the Spring Street Garage (garage parking is paid by the hour).

Saturday, April 6: Parking on campus will be free with the exception of red resident reserved lots. You will be able to park for free anywhere else on campus as long as you are not parking illegally in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) spaces or causing safety hazards.