Getting Here

Getting Here

  • From the North, South, or East: Follow I-81 to exit 191 (which puts you onto I-64). Next, take exit 55 off I-64. Turn left onto Route 11 south at the stop sign.
  • From the West: take I-64 to exit 55. Turn right on Route 11 south at the stop sign. Once you are on Route 11 south, you will drive through three stoplights. After the third stoplight, you will cross the Maury River, and bear right onto Route 11 Business. You will pass Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
  • Undergraduate Admissions: Take the first right after VMI onto Letcher Avenue. Parking for visitors to the undergraduate Office of Admissions is available on Letcher Avenue, directly in front of the Gilliam Admissions House. Parking passes are required and are available in the Admissions Office.
  • Law Admissions: Make a right on Nelson Street. Go through one light and at the bottom of the hill you will go under an overpass with the Lenfest Center on your left. Turn right onto East Denny Circle.  Go approximately 1/4 mile and the Law School is on your left. There is visitor parking on your left. If the visitor parking is full, you are welcome to park in any space, other than those reserved for handicapped, in the law school lot. The Office of Admissions is on Level 4 of the law school building.
  • Other Campus Visitors: After you pass VMI, you will see W&L on your right. Parking is available in the Lee Chapel lot on Jefferson Street. Remain in the right lane and look for the brick entrance to the parking lot.
  • Additional Visitor Parking: Visitor parking is also available on the first floor of the Nelson St. garage. To enter, continue on Jefferson St./Route 11 Business to Nelson St., turn right, and look for the parking deck entrance on East Denny Circle.

Lexington is within easy driving distance of several regional and national airports.

  • Roanoke (ROA): One hour
  • Charlottesville (CHO): One hour and 15 minutes
  • Richmond (RIC): Two hours 
  • Dulles (IAD): Three and a half hours 

AMTRAK: The nearest railway stations are in Staunton (45 minutes away) and Charlottesville (1 hour 15 minutes away). 1-800-USA-RAIL

  • Virginia Breeze: The Virginia Breeze is an intercity bus service connecting Blacksburg, Virginia, with Union Station in Washington, D.C. The daily route includes several stops in the New River Valley, Shenandoah Valley (including Lexington) and Northern Virginia.
  • NYC Shuttle: Megabus runs a shuttle service from Charlottesville to New York City with up to four departures per day.
  • Greyhound: Closest stations are Roanoke (1 hour) and Charlottesville (1 hour, 15 min). 1-800-231-2222

Where to Park

On-campus and downtown.

Downtown

Lexington offers free street parking and lots on Jefferson Street and Randolph Street. Street parking and lot rules are marked.

On-Campus

  • For undergraduate admissions visitors, take the first right after VMI onto Letcher Avenue. Parking for visitors to the undergraduate Office of Admissions is available on Letcher Avenue, directly in front of the Gilliam Admissions House. Parking passes are required and are available in the Admissions Office.
  • For law admissions visitors, take Jefferson St./Route 11 Business to Nelson St., and turn right. Go through one traffic light and at the bottom of the hill you will go under an overpass with the Lenfest Center on your left. Turn right onto East Denny Circle. Go approximately 1/4 mile and the Law School is on your left. There is visitor parking at the front of the school.  If the visitor parking is full, you are welcome to park in any space, other than those reserved for handicapped, in the law school lot.
  • For visitors to front campus, after you pass VMI, you will see W&L on your right. Parking is available in the Lee Chapel lot on Jefferson Street. Remain in the right lane and look for the brick entrance to the parking lot.
  • For athletics visitors, visit generalssports.com for directions and parking instructions.
  • Additional parking can be found on the first floor of the Nelson St. garage. To enter, continue on Jefferson St./Route 11 Business to Nelson St., turn right, and look for the parking deck entrance on East Denny Circle. This garage offers the closest parking to the Lenfest Center for the Arts.