Directions and Parking
Directions to Storrs Main Campus
Located in northeastern Connecticut, UConn’s main campus in Storrs is conveniently accessible from various interstates, and is approximately 25 miles east of Hartford, 50 miles west of Providence, 100 miles southwest of Boston, and 150 miles northeast of New York City.
Unless otherwise directed by special event signage, we encourage our visitors and guests to follow these driving directions:
From Points North (I-84)
- I-84 to Exit 68
- Follow signs on Route 195 South
- Turn Right onto Route 44 West
- Turn Left onto Discovery Drive
- Follow Signs to parking garages
From Points South (I-95, I-395, US-6, SR-32)
- Follow Signs on Route 195 North
- Turn Left onto Bolton Road, or Next Left onto Mansfield Road
- Follow Signs to parking garages
From Points East (I-95, I-395)
- Follow signs on Route 44 West
- Turn left onto Discovery Drive
- Follow signs to parking garages
From Points West (I-91, I-384, SR-32)
- Follow signs on Route 44 East
- Turn right onto Discovery Drive
- Follow signs to parking garages
Parking
Visitors may park in the North Parking Garage or South Parking Garage for a nominal fee. Garage parking is strictly enforced 24 hours per day and parking lots on weekdays between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
If you are scheduled to take a general campus tour, we recommend pre-paying for 3 hours of parking to allow time to check-in at the tour and return to your vehicle afterwards.
Parking should be paid for at the beginning of your visit. To pay for parking, visitors may use the PayByPhone app, visit the PayByPhone website, or pay at the kiosk on the 1st floor of our garages. When prompted, please enter one of the following location codes:
- North Parking Garage location code: 5167
- South Parking Garage location code: 5177
After 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, and on weekends, visitors may park in any on-campus space not designated as reserved, restricted, or limited. Various weekend events may pre-empt availability in certain facilities; parking garage rates may vary per event.
Parking garages are marked with the blue circle P on the map below.
For additional parking information, please visit the Storrs Visitor Parking page.