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Belmont Abbey College - - Transportation

The closest airport is Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, located in Charlotte, NC, about 39 miles from the center of Belmont, NC.

 

Getting around in Belmont, NC

Walking, driving or riding the bike are all considered great ways to get around in Belmont.

 

Visitors, who do not wish to drive, during their stay in Belmont, can take advantage of the public transportation services available, provided by Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), which is the city's commuter bus provider to Charlotte, with the Gastonia Express (Route 85X) offering bus service to/from uptown Charlotte, via the Abbey Plaza Shopping Center Station, daily, from Monday to Friday. The regular one-way fare to/from uptown Charlotte is $2.60 (the transfer costs vary).

 

The freight rail service in the Belmont area is provided by the Norfolk Southern Railway, which operates the parallel Washington to Atlanta Main Line and S-Line. The nearest major trains station to Belmont is in Gastonia.

 

The major highways and roads, which serve Belmont, include: Interstate 85, which is the primary east-west highway that passes trough the city, including U.S. Route 29/U.S. Route 74 (Wilkinson Blvd.) and North Carolina Highway 7 (Catawba St./N. Main St./McAdenville Rd), and North Carolina Highway 273 (Armstrong Rd./South Point Rd./Keener Blvd./Park St./Beatty Dr.), which is the primary north-south highway.

 

The major touristic points of interest in the area of Belmont include the beautiful Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, a 450-acre world-class botanical garden, located on New Hope Road southwest of Belmont, Belmont Historical Society Cultural and Heritage Learning Center, located in the former R.L. Stowe home, at 40 Catawba Street, the campus of Belmont Abbey, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an Historic District since 1973, and the U.S. National Whitewater Center, situated just across the Catawba River from Belmont, in Mecklenburg County, great for whitewater rafting, canoeing and kayaking.

 

How to get to Belmont Abbey College campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

 

From Charlotte/Douglas International Airport: Head east on Airport Loop Rd, toward Airport Parking Dr, and make a slight right toward Rental Car Rd. Take the 1st right onto Rental Car Rd and turn left at Old Dowd Rd. Turn right to stay on Old Dowd Rd, and then turn left at US-29 S/US-74 W/Wilkinson Blvd. Turn right at N Main St and continue onto Belmont Mt Holly Rd. Turn right at Woodlawn Ave. Belmont Abbey College will be on the left.