Transportation
Air Travel
Currently, there are no regularly scheduled commercial airline connections in or out of the Purdue University Airport (LAF) which serves the greater Lafayette area. Travelers are advised to fly into Indianapolis International Airport (IND), or into one of the two Chicago airports (ORD and MDW), and use ground transportation from there to Purdue.
Driving Directions from Indianapolis
* Take I-65 North for approximately 60 miles.
* Exit in Lafayette at State Road 26, and head west.
* Continue on SR 26 west through Lafayette. SR 26 will now be called Columbia St.
* Continue on SR 26 / Columbia St. across the Wabash River bridge into West Lafayette.
* After crossing the Wabash River, in West Lafayette SR 26 will be called State St.
* Continue on SR 26 / State St. west through West Lafayette and up the hill.
* The first light after reaching the top of the hill is Grant St.
* Turn right (North) onto Grant St.
* Immediately turn right again into the Visitor's Parking Garage (also known as the "Grant St. Garage"), directly across from the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) and the Union Club Hotel.
* (on foot) From the Grant St. Parking Garage cross both Grant and State Streets to reach the southwest corner of Grant and State Streets.
* Proceed south along Grant Street half a block to Young Hall. It is the ten-story pastel colored building directly south of the Krannert Building on the corner.
Driving Directions from Chicago
* Take either I-80/94 East or I-90 East (toll) to I-65 South in Northwest Indiana.
* Take I-65 South for approximately 120 miles.
* Exit in Lafayette at State Road 26, and head west.
* Continue on SR 26 west through Lafayette. SR 26 will now be called Columbia St.
* Continue on SR 26 / Columbia St. across the Wabash River bridge into West Lafayette.
* After crossing the Wabash River, in West Lafayette SR 26 will be called State St.
* Continue on SR 26 / State St. west through West Lafayette and up the hill.
* The first light after reaching the top of the hill is Grant St.
* Turn right (North) onto Grant St.
* Immediately turn right again into the Visitor's Parking Garage (also known as the "Grant St. Garage"), directly across from the Purdue Memorial Union (PMU) and the Union Club Hotel.
* (on foot) From the Grant St. Parking Garage cross both Grant and State Streets to reach the southwest corner of Grant and State Streets.
* Proceed south along Grant Street half a block to Young Hall. It is the ten-story pastel colored building directly south of the Krannert Building on the corner.
Ground Transportation Options
Rental cars are available at the Indianapolis and both Chicago airports.
Regularly scheduled commercial ground transportation to and from West Lafayette is also available from the Indianapolis airport and the O'Hare Chicago airport:
* To/From Indianapolis International Airport
Lafayette Limo <http://www.lafayettelimo.com/Shuttle/Schedule.aspx>
765-497-3828
* To/From Chicago's O'Hare International Airport
Express Air Coach <http://expressaircoach.com/>
765-743-3120
In and around the greater Lafayette area and on the Purdue University campus, CityBus serves a large number of frequent scheduled routes:
* CityBus <http://www.gocitybus.com/>
765-742-RIDE (7433)