Visitor Information

Transportation to New Haven - Yale

Airports:

Tweed-New Haven Airport is a 10-minute drive to the Yale Campus. Taxi rides are approximately $20 per trip. Taxi service in the New Haven area is available from:

• Metro Taxi: (203) 777-7777
• Yellow Cab: (203) 777-5555

The Connecticut Limousine Service provides van transportation from:

• Bradley International Airport (1 hr./$44/one way - $84 round trip)
• J. F. Kennedy and LaGuardia Airports (1 1/2 hrs./$67/one way, $130 round trip)
• Newark Airport ( New Jersey ) (2 hrs. $90/ one way, $176 round trip)

Reservations are not necessary, but may be made via the website. Look for Ground Transportation signs in the baggage area of the airport and go to the Connecticut Limousine telephone. Pick up the telephone and tell the dispatcher where you are and he/she will tell you where and when to meet the bus.The Connecticut Limousine Terminal in New Haven is about a 10-minute taxi ride to WNSL.

Go Airport Shuttle (previously Prime Time) provides door-to-door van transportation services from:

Logan Airport outside of Boston is about 2 1/2 - 3 hrs from New Haven by car or train from Boston.

Driving from Bradley Airport (Hartford/Windsor Locks) to New Haven:

I-91 South to New Haven to Exit 4 ( State Street ). Take a right at the bottom of the exit ramp (which is Humphrey Street ). Cross over State Street at the traffic light and continue on Humphrey Street for 2 blocks. At the third traffic light -- Whitney Avenue (at the intersection of Humphrey and Whitney) go straight through the intersection into the parking lot for 260/272 Whitney Avenue . WNSL is in the upper right hand corner of the parking lot. It is a building without windows. Come in the blue doors on the left at the Parking Lot level. The Control Room is straight down the corridor on your left. Contact the office at (203) 432-3090 about parking information prior to your arrival.

Driving from New York to New Haven:

From J. F. Kennedy Airport:

Take the Van Wyck Expressway to the Whitestone Bridge, then follow signs for New England, I-95. Take I-95 to Connecticut. When you get to New Haven you will see signs for I-91. Take I-91 North (toward Hartford) and continue for a short distance (~1/2 mile) on I-91 to Exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Take Exit 3 and stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the traffic light onto Trumbull Street . Continue on Trumbull Street to the first traffic light after the exit and take a right onto Whitney Avenue. At the second traffic light on Whitney Avenue (at the intersection of Humphrey and Whitney) take a left into the parking lot for 260/272 Whitney Avenue. WNSL is in the upper right hand corner of the parking lot. It is a building without windows. Come in the blue doors on the left at the Parking Lot level. The Control Room is straight down the corridor on your left. Contact the office at (203) 432-3090 about parking information prior to your arrival.

From LaGuardia Airport:

Take the Whitestone Bridge, then follow signs for New England , I-95. Take I-95 to Connecticut . When you get to New Haven you will see signs for I-91. Take I-91 North (toward Hartford ) and continue for a short distance (~1/2 mile) on I-91 to Exit 3 ( Trumbull Street ). Take Exit 3 and stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the traffic light onto Trumbull Street . Continue on Trumbull Street to the first traffic light after the exit and take a right onto Whitney Avenue . At the second traffic light on Whitney Avenue (at the intersection of Humphrey and Whitney) take a left into the parking lot for 260/272 Whitney Avenue . WNSL is in the upper right hand corner of the parking lot. It is a building without windows. Come in the blue doors on the left at the Parking Lot level. The Control Room is straight down the corridor on your left. Contact the office at (203) 432-3090 about parking information prior to your arrival.

From Newark Airport:

Take the New Jersey Turnpike to I-95 (cross the George Washington Bridge (GWB)) to Connecticut . When you get to New Haven you will see signs for I-91. Take I-91 North (toward Hartford ) and continue for a short distance (~1/2 mile) on I-91 to Exit 3 ( Trumbull Street ). Take Exit 3 and stay in the middle lane and continue straight through the traffic light onto Trumbull Street . Continue on Trumbull Street to the first traffic light after the exit and take a right onto Whitney Avenue . At the second traffic light on Whitney Avenue (at the intersection of Humphrey and Whitney) take a left into the parking lot for 260/272 Whitney Avenue . WNSL is in the upper right hand corner of the parking lot. It is a building without windows. Come in the blue doors on the left at the Parking Lot level. The Control Room is straight down the corridor on your left. Contact the office at (203) 432-3090 about parking information prior to your arrival.

Driving from Boston to New Haven:

Take the Mass Turnpike (I-90west) to I-84 West to I-91 South — follow I-91 south to New Haven to Exit 4 ( State Street ). Take a right at the bottom of the exit ramp (which is Humphrey Street ). Cross over State Street at the traffic light and continue on Humphrey Street for 2 blocks. At the third traffic light — Whitney Avenue (at the intersection of Humphrey and Whitney) go straight through the intersection into the parking lot for 260/272 Whitney Avenue . WNSL is in the upper right hand corner of the parking lot. It is a building without windows. Come in the blue doors on the left at the Parking Lot level. The Control Room is straight down the corridor on your left. Contact the office at (203) 432-3090 about parking information prior to your arrival.

Train Service from Boston to New Haven:

Amtrak provides train service from Boston to New Haven throughout the day. (2 hours, 40 mins./$45/one way) WNSL is a 10-minute taxi ride from the New Haven Railroad Station.

Places to Stay

Prices quoted are accurate as of January 2009. Please call and check for current rates.

Bed and Breakfasts

• Touch of Ireland
  670 Whitney Ave. (203) 787-7997, (866) 787-7990 (toll free)
  $135 / night Sun - Thurs., $150 / night Fri./Sat.
  High speed wireless included
  Complementary beverages in guest refrigerator, coffee or tea anytime
  0.8 miles from Lab

• Janet Selzer
  6 St. Ronan Terr. (203) 624-7068
  $90 / night single, $100 / night double, $110 /night triple
  Cash and check only.
  Free wireless internet
  0.4 miles from lab

Hotels

• The Study at Yale (previously The Colony)
  1157 Chapel St. (203) 503-3900
  $209/night + tax
  Wireless internet, featherbeds, marble flooring, flat screen TV
  Approximately 1 mile from Lab

• The Omni
  $249/night + tax.
  155 Temple St. (203) 772-6664, (800) THE-OMNI
  Restaurant on site, fee-for-parking
  Approximately 1 mile from Lab

• Courtyard New Haven at Yale
  30 Whalley Ave. (203) 777-6221, (888) 522-1186
  $189/night + tax.
  Complimentary high-speed internet in all rooms, nonsmoking, business center with complimentary workstations, 24-hour market on premises, restaurant, pub, close to Broadway shops and restaurants, on-site/fee-based parking.
  1.3 miles from Lab

• LaQuinta Inns & Suites
  400 Sargent Dr. (203) 562-1111 or (800) 642-4271
  $99/night + tax
  Complimentary wireless high-speed internet, restaurant and lounge on premises, deluxe continental breakfast (waffles, etc), near IKEA, free shuttle to all Yale Departments and Tweed New Haven Airport (advance reservations required), free parking.
  3 miles from Lab

• New Haven Hotel
  229 George Street (203) 498-3100 or (800) 644-6835
  $159/night + tax.
  High-speed wireless internet throughout building (or modem plug ins), ATM, self-service business center, restaurant, valet parking.
  1 mile from Lab

• Premiere Hotels & Suites
  3 Long Wharf Drive (203) 777-5337 or (866) 458-0232
  $134/night + tax. Smoke-free, high-speed wireless internet access, free daily hot breakfast buffet, free (Mon - Thurs) evening reception with light meals, free area shuttle.
  2.75 miles from Lab.

• Clarion Suites
  2260 Whitney Ave, Hamden, CT (203) 288-3831 or (877) 424-6423
  $129/night + tax. Smoke-free, high-speed wireless internet access, free wireless high-speed Internet access in all rooms, free local calls, on-site coffee lounge, on-site restaurant
  4.25 miles from Lab