International students are flying, driving and shuttling across great distances to come to BYU-Idaho for fall and many are feeling their pocket book getting slimmer no matter where they are traveling from.

Yudai Ito, a sophomore from Tokyo, Japan, said he flew himself, Saori, his wife, and Aishi, their seven-month old son, into Salt Lake City after changing airplanes in Los Angeles. The tickets cost a total of $1,500 — $300 for Aishi and $600 for both Yudai and his wife.

Next they took the Trailways shuttle to Rexburg for $120, bringing their total traveling expenses to around $1,620.

Milada Jenickova, a sophomore from Prague, Czech Republic, said it took a plane and a car to get her to school. [read more]