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Navigation Address: 272 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511

Please note: the parking near the lab is permit parking only. Please see the parking information for more information on visitor parking. 

From Interstate 95
Turn off Interstate 95 at the I-91 North (Hartford-Springfield) exit and continue for a short distance. Take exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Follow the Interstate 91 directions below.

From Interstate 91
Take exit 3 (Trumbull Street). Get in the right lane and turn right onto Whitney Avenue. At the second traffic light (Humphrey Street), turn left into the complex. The driveway to Edwards Whitney Garage is on the right; Lot 22 and the 15-minute loading zone are on the left.   

From Route 15 (Wilbur Cross/Merritt Parkways)
• From the north: Take exit 51. Drive south on Whitney Avenue for about five miles. When you reach the Humphrey St. intersection (after Edwards St.), turn right into the complex.  The driveway to Edwards Whitney Garage is on the right; Lot 22 and the 15-minute loading zone are on the left.     

• From the south: Take the Merritt Parkway to the I-95 exit. Follow the Interstate 95 directions above.

Google Map and Directions

Official visitors to the lab will be given parking permits for the duration of their stay.

Due to our location in an urban environment, we cannot guarantee available parking near Wright Lab for other visitors. We recommend leaving 10-20 minutes to find parking before your scheduled time of arrival.

The closest parking options to Wright Lab are meters on Prospect Street between Sachem and Edwards Streets. We recommend downloading the ParkMobile app to find and pay for parking.

The closest Yale visitor parking lot is currently Lot 37V (83 Trumbull St.—0.4 mi from Wright Lab). Please note that lot 26V (200 Prospect St.) is currently under construction and is not available.

Visit the Yale visitor parking website or the City of New Haven website for more information and to view area parking maps.

Union Station is minutes from the Yale campus. 

• Metro-North offers frequent train service between New Haven and New York City. 
• Amtrak provides train service to New Haven from from Washington, D.C. to the south, and Vermont, Providence, and Boston to the north. 
• Union Station is also a Greyhound (203.772.2470) bus terminal. Once you reach Union Station, we suggest that you use a local taxi or rideshare service to reach the Yale campus. A taxi will cost about $10. A free CT Transit shuttle bus is available between Union Station and the New Haven Green. 

Nearby Airports:

• Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), 4 miles from campus, served by Avelo Airlines and Breeze Airways
• Hartford/Springfield Bradley International Airport (BDL), 53 miles from campus in Windsor Locks, CT 
• LaGuardia International Airport (LGA), 72 miles from campus in New York City, NY
• Kennedy International Airport (JFK), 80 miles from campus in New York City, NY
• Newark International Airport (EWR), 92 miles from campus in Newark, NJ

A variety of ground transportation options are available. Suggested options follow. For additional detailed information about the variety of ground transportation options from all the area airports, please see Yale Travel Management’s Airport Shuttle information page.

• BDL: Private car service such as Hy’s Limousine and Elite Limousine
• JFK and LGA: Go Airport Shuttle
• Newark: Amtrak provides direct train service from Newark airport to New Haven’s Union Station.
• Tweed: Car rentals and taxi services are available. Service by Lyft, not Uber. 

New Haven offers several hotel options for visitors. Hotels located on or around campus include the following.  

Note for visitors who need GSA rate: many of these hotels have limited amounts of GSA-rate rooms; you need to call for availability, this rate cannot be booked online.

• Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale
  • Limited GSA rate rooms, call for availability
  • 155 Temple Street (1.0 mile from Wright Lab)
  • 800.THE.OMNI
  • 203.772.6664
• New Haven Lawn Club
  • Reserved by Wright Lab administrative support staff
  • 193 Whitney Avenue (0.3 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 203.777.3494 
• New Haven Hotel
  • Preferred Yale rate available using above link
  • Limited GSA rate rooms, call for availability
  • 229 George Street (1.2 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 800.644.6835
  • 203.498.3100
• The Graduate by Hilton
  • Limited GSA rate rooms, call for availability
  • 1151 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06511 (1.2 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 475.207.7070
• The Blake Hotel
  • 9 High Street (1.3 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 203.390.5352
• Courtyard New Haven at Yale
  • Preferred Yale rate available using above link
  • 30 Whalley Avenue (1.1 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 800.321.2211
  • 203.777.6221
• The Study at Yale
  • 1157 Chapel Street (1.2 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 866.930.1157
• Hotel Marcel
  • Preferred Yale rate available using above link
  • 500 Sargent Drive (2 miles from Wright Lab)
  • 203.780.7800
  • Complimentary parking at the hotel and shuttle service

For information about these and other area hotels, as well as restaurants and attractions, please visit INFONewHaven.