Omaha Boat Sports & Travel Show

Location & Directions

	Directions to the Qwest Center Omaha
	Home of the 62nd Omaha Boat Sports & Travel Show

The Qwest Convention Center is the Midwest's premier meeting venue. A 17,000-seat arena is attached to the facility, enhancing the meeting and entertainment opportunities. The Qwest Convention Center is connected via a skywalk to a 450-room Hilton Hotel that opened in early 2004. The facility is located 2.5 miles from the airport, within walking distance to downtown hotels and Omaha's "Old Market Shopping and Entertainment District". With 194,000 square feet of exhibition space, 16 meeting rooms and a 30,000 square foot Grand Ballroom capable of accommodating over 2,100 banquet guests, the versatile space of the Qwest Convention Center is the perfect venue for the Omaha Boat Sports & Travel Show.

FROM EPPLEY AIRPORT

Turn left out of the airport terminal drive onto Abbott Drive heading southbound.
Travel southbound on Abbott Drive to 10th Street.
Turn left onto 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center. Access is from 10th Street and Abbott Drive (total travel distance is 3.3 miles).

FROM I-80 WESTBOUND (DES MOINES) AND I-29 NORTHBOUND (KANSAS CITY)

I-29 northbound merges with I-80 westbound in Council Bluffs. Travel on I-80 westbound.
Exit off of I-80 at Exit 1A and follow I-29 northbound.
Exit off of I-29 onto I-480 westbound to Omaha.
Just across the Missouri River Bridge, exit off of I-480 at Exit 4 - Dodge Street.
Follow Dodge Street to 10th Street, and turn right on 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha is on your right. Drop-off access is at the front of the building in the driveway on your right, which is the east side of 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center (total travel distance is 6.2 miles from the I-80/I-29 merge).

FROM I-29 SOUTHBOUND (SIOUX CITY)

Travel southbound on I-29.
Exit off of I-29 at Exit 53B to I-480 westbound.
Exit off of I-480 at Exit 4 - Dodge Street.
Follow Dodge Street to 10th Street, and turn right on 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha is on your right. Drop-off access is at the front of the building in the driveway on your right, which is the east side of 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center.

FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS (WEST BROADWAY)

Travel westbound on West Broadway.
West Broadway becomes I-480 as it crosses the Missouri River Bridge.
Exit off of I-480 at Exit 4 - Dodge Street.
Follow Dodge Street to 10th Street, and turn right on 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha is on your right. Drop-off access is at the front of the building in the driveway on your right, which is the east side of 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center.

FROM I-680 (EASTBOUND OR WESTBOUND)

Exit 30th Street.
Travel southbound on 30th Street 2.9 miles.
Just past Fort Street, veer left toward the North Freeway. There, you have two options:

Option 1
Veer right, following the signs onto Highway 75 (to I-480).
Veer left at the I-480 split, following I-480 eastbound.
Exit I-480 at exit 3A - 14th Street.
Travel southbound on 14th Street one half block to Capitol Avenue.
Turn left onto Capitol Avenue, and travel eastbound on Capitol Avenue to 10th Street.
Turn left on 10th Street and travel northbound on 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha is on your right. Drop-off access is at the front of the building in the driveway on your right, which is the east side of 10th Street (total travel distance is 7.3 miles from I-680).

Option 2
Turn left onto Storz Expressway toward Eppley Airfield.
The Storz Expressway becomes Abbott Drive.
Travel southbound on Abbott Drive to 10th Street.
Turn left onto 10th Street (total travel distance is 9.2 miles from I-680; longer distance, but offers a nice view and less traffic).
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center.

FROM I-80 (EASTBOUND FROM LINCOLN AND NORTHBOUND FROM BELLEVUE)

From the I-80/I-480/H-75 interchange, follow the signs to I-480/H-75 North - Downtown.
Exit off of I-480 at Exit 3A - 14th Street.
Travel southbound on 14th Street one half block to Capitol Avenue.
Turn left onto Capitol Avenue, and travel eastbound on Capitol Avenue to 10th Street.
Turn left on 10th Street and travel northbound on 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha is on your right. Drop-off access is at the front of the building in the driveway on your right, which is the east side of 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center (total travel distance is 3.6 miles from the I-80/I-480/H-75 interchange).

OR
From the I-80/I-480/H-75 interchange, follow I-480 to North H-75.
Exit off of North H-75 at the Cuming Street Exit.
Turn right on Cuming Street and travel eastbound on Cuming Street to 10th Street.
Turn right on 10th Street and travel southbound on 10th Street
Qwest Center Omaha is on your left. Drop-off access is at the front of the building in the driveway on your right, which is the east side of 10th Street.
Qwest Center Omaha surface parking lots are located on both the east side and the west side of 10th Street, across from and north of the Qwest Center.

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