Flight
Kiawah Island is 33 miles from the Charleston airport. The drive is 45 minutes to an hour. Usually there is no issue using a ride-hailing app to get from the airport out to the island. While we love navigating the island on bicycles, we would highly recommend renting a car if you are not staying at the resort as Uber/Lyft is rarely available.
Hotel
This is a beautiful, 5- Star luxury hotel right on the beach. The hotel also offers access to a resort shuttle that can take you to any resort property on the island.
House Or Rental
Reserving a Kiawah Island home or villa through the resort offers some benefits which are not available to other rental agencies on the island - free on-island transportation, access to resort pools, and more. Guests should call 1-866-763-5056 or email reservations@kiawahresort.com request to speak with Villa or Home reservations. Please mention the McLennan-Nordon Wedding Group Block, booking ID # - 20993. Our room block is very limited, so if you aren't able to book through the block there will still be villas available to secure by contacting the same number! This is where we will be staying! :)
Hotel
This Marriott property is technically not on Kiawah Island, but it's the closest non-resort hotel to the island. Guests will have access to the public beach (Beachwalker Park), the hotel pool, and will be near all the shops and restaurants in Freshfields Village. Please use room block name "McLennan-Nordon Wedding" when booking!
House Or Rental
Other villas and houses can be booked through third party vendors such as Vrbo, Airbnb, & Vacasa. If booking through a third party you will not have access to the complimentary on Island shuttles and some of the resort amenities, but you might find more options!
Rental Car
We would recommend renting & sharing a car with a group of people, as Uber/Lyft are not available on the island itself. If you prefer to not rent a car, usually there is no issue using a ride-hailing app to get from the airport out to the island. You can call the resort to book a car service to take you to the airport following your stay.
Travel Note
If you are staying at the Kiawah Island Villas or The Sanctuary, you can call the on Island shuttles to take you to Mingo Point for our Friday Event. There is plenty of parking for guests who are driving to Mingo Point. We will be providing transportation for all guests for the Saturday event! More details on exact pickup timing and locations to come!