Free hotel shuttle runs between BPT Main Terminal and MCM Elegante
The MCM Elegante Hotel Shuttle runs between Jack Brooks Regional Airport’s Main Terminal and the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont, usually tied to flight schedules into BPT. It’s a hotel-run service, not an airport bus, so you ride only if you’re a guest or have a reservation at the property. Expect a short drive, roughly 15–20 minutes each way depending on traffic on US-69 and local roads.
This shuttle is complimentary for registered guests at the MCM Elegante Hotel; you don’t pay a separate fare when going to or from BPT. Because it’s a hotel vehicle and not a public shuttle, you need to confirm pickup directly with the front desk by phone, usually giving your airline, flight number, and ETA into the Main Terminal. That call is the difference between the van waiting and you waiting.
Service typically tracks commercial flight times into Jack Brooks Regional, so you won’t see it running every 10 minutes like a big-city airport bus. For early departures before 7:00 a.m. from the Main Terminal, arrange a pickup the night before and ask the hotel staff what time the van leaves the property. For late-night arrivals after the last scheduled inbound, call from the baggage claim area as soon as you land.
Step-by-step: using the MCM Elegante Hotel Shuttle at BPT
- 1. Book your room: Reserve at MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont and confirm shuttle access to and from Jack Brooks Regional Airport’s Main Terminal when you book.
- 2. Call ahead: At least 24 hours before your flight, phone the hotel front desk and give them your airline, flight number, and scheduled arrival or departure time at BPT.
- 3. Confirm pickup time: For departures, get an exact lobby departure time; aim to leave the hotel 90 minutes before your scheduled takeoff from the Main Terminal.
- 4. On arrival at BPT: After landing, collect your bag in the Main Terminal baggage claim, then call the hotel again if your flight was early or late more than 15 minutes.
- 5. Go to the pickup point: Follow signs out of the Main Terminal to the curbside pickup area used by hotel shuttles and stand where the MCM Elegante van can pull in safely.
- 6. Verify the van: Check the logo on the side of the shuttle and confirm with the driver that it’s the MCM Elegante Hotel Shuttle going to Beaumont before loading bags.
- 7. Tip and confirm return: At the hotel, tip the driver a few dollars per bag and confirm your planned return shuttle time back to BPT with the front desk before you head to your room.
One last tip: if your flight time changes by more than 30 minutes, call the hotel immediately so the shuttle schedule doesn’t drift away from your new BPT arrival or departure.