About Omaha

Discover Omaha!

Enjoy the facilities
The Hilton Omaha opened in April 2004, and is connected to the Qwest Center Omaha (330,000 sq. ft. of space). The Hilton Omaha offers a relaxing luxury hotel experience for your guests near the Riverfront and the Historic Old Market Areas.

Omaha is centrally located
Omaha is served by major airlines and has more than 100 flights arriving daily from all areas of the United States. We are easy to access from anywhere! More than 765,000 friendly faces are ready to greet you in the Omaha metro area.

Omaha has more to do!
The Henry Doorly Zoo welcomes guests and boasts these exhibits:
Kingdoms of the Night (The worlds largest nocturnal exhibit)
Hubbard Gorilla Valley
Desert Dome (The worlds largest indoor desert dome)
Lied Jungle (The worlds largest indoor rainforest)
The Aviary (The worlds second largest free-flight aviary)
Cat Complex (The worlds largest cat house in North America)

For more information about Omaha and its attractions, please be sure to visit www.visitomaha.com


TRANSPORTATION

• Taxis: From airport, about $20.
• Airport Shuttles: The Conference Hotel provides a complimentary shuttle service.
• Driving In: For road conditions, contact 1-800-906-9069.
Airports, Airlines & Rental Cars: The Omaha Airport, Eppley Airfield, is 5 miles from the downtown area; about a 15-minute drive to the hotel. Omaha is serviced by the following carriers: Air Canada, America West, American, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier, Midwest Airlines, Northwest KLM, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and USAirways/USAir Express.

Major rental car companies: Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty.

Driving Instructions: Downtown Omaha and the Hilton are off Interstate 480. General driving instructions to Omaha from surrounding cities:
• From Des Moines (125 miles) -- Take I-80 West (121 miles); Merge into I-29 N via Exit 1-A toward Sioux City (2.1 miles); Merge into US 6W/I-480 W to Omaha (.9 mile)

• From Kansas City (181 miles) -- Take I-29N (174 miles); Merge onto I-480 W via the exit on the left toward Omaha (7 miles)

• From Denver (540 miles) -- Take I-76 E toward Ft. Morgan (182 miles); I-76 E becomes I-80 E to Omaha (349 miles); Merge onto I-480 E toward Eppley Airfield/Downtown (3.5 miles); Exit Dodge/Harney; Turn right to downtown (1 mile)

• From Sioux Falls (183 miles) -- Take I-29 S (173.7 miles); Merge onto I-480 W via exit number 53B toward Omaha/Eppley Airfield/Carter Lake.