Going to our first championship

[Chris Fultz]

Try working woth some other area teams and split a bus.
Not only do you save some cash, but also get to build a relationship with another team. This lets you take tools on the bus and not have to ship them or take them on an airplane.

We have always stayed outside of downtown Atlanta. There are a few negatives to this - you are away from other teams and have to take the bus back and forth - but we stay at a nice hotel within walking distance to several stores and restaurants. This makes the trip much more affordable.

You can charter a bus and then have it at your disposal for the whole trip, or charter there and back, and then just rent bus time to get you to and from the dome to your hotel.

[BandChick]

I have to say, driving to Atlanta from New Jersey is a LONG trip. 1089 and 25 split a bus in 2005, drove overnight, and it was...not the most fun I've ever had...

Congratulations on being able to attend, however!

There is a new flight that will go from Trenton/Mercer Airport directly to Atlanta three times a day starting in December. It's supposed to be a sub-Delta airline at low cost. You should definitely look into that. It would probably be better for EVERYONE not to drive 18 hours if they don't have to. Besides, you could probably convince your district to let you have a school bus to drive to Jersey for a flight.