Getting Here
By Car | By Train | By Bus | By Air | Rental Cars | Taxi Services
By Car
If you are travelling by car to Yale, use our driving and parking guide to assist you. The parking guide is organized by the name of the parking garage/lot and by the building which you will be visiting. The driving directions guide is organized by the major route you plan to take to New Haven.
By Train
New Haven is easily reached by train, either via Amtrak from New York or Boston or via Metro North service from New York or by local Connecticut Commuter Train Service from the surrounding towns. Trains leave approximately hourly to/from New York during the week (every two hours on weekends) and approximately every two to three hours to/from Boston. The New Haven railroad station is just a 5-minute drive to the medical center. There are always taxis available at the station. Just exit the station and you will see the taxi stand at the main entrance/exit. When you are ready to return to the train station, do call the taxi company in advance to meet you at the medical center. Click here for the names of New Haven cab companies and phone numbers.-
Amtrak (New Haven to Boston, Washington and beyond)
Metroliner (Boston to Washington line): 800-523-8720
All other Amtrak trains: 800-872-7245
Metro-North : Local commuter line running from New Haven to New York City
800-638-7646
Shore Line East: local commuter line running from New Haven to New London 800-255-7433
Commuter Connection
CTTransit provides shuttle bus service connecting Shore Line East services and downtown New Haven. Metro-North passengers can also pay for a ride on the Commuter Connection.
203-777-RIDE or (800) ALL-RIDE
By Bus
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Here is a brief listing of regional and local bus services traveling to and from New Haven.
Dattco
S-Route between Madison and New Haven and a new route serving Hartford/Middletown/New Haven. Both services are wheelchair accessible.
800- 229-4879
Estuary Transit District (Shoreline Shuttle)
Wheelchair-accessible transportation between Old Saybrook and Madison with connections to Dattco S-Route.
860-388-1611
Local Bus service (includes service to and from Tweed-New Haven Airport)
CT Transit
203-624-0151
470 James Street, New Haven, CT 06513
By Air
There are three major options for air service to/from New Haven. Tweed-New Haven airport is located 10 minutes from downtown by taxi or car and is serviced by US Airways through Philadelphia and Delta Airlines via Cincinnati. Bradley International Airport in Hartford offers flights on almost all major airlines. The airport is 40 miles north of New Haven in Windsor Locks (heading north on Interstate 1-91, take exit 40 to the airport.) There are three New York City area airports: LaGuardia and Kennedy in the city, and Newark in New Jersey.
Connecticut Limousine offers shuttle service to and from Bradley International Airport and all New York City area airports.
Ground Transportation to and from airports:
Connecticut Limousine
To Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark.
Prime Time Shuttle of Connecticut
To LaGuardia and Kennedy
1-800-377-8745 (reservations)
Airport Connection
Bus shuttle service from Bradley Int'l Airport (Windsor Locks) to Union Station, Hartford. Connecting service via Peter Pan (bus) or Amtrak (train) to New Haven.
203-627-3400
Rental Car Agencies
Airways
200 Ella T. Grasso Blvd., New Haven, CT 06519
203-776-2377
Avis
Tweed-New Haven Airport and Union Station
800-331-1212
Budget
323 George Street, New Haven, CT 06511
203-786-6577 or 800-527-0700
Enterprise
280 Crown Street, New Haven, CT 06511
203-789-2252 or 800-736-8222
Hertz
Tweed-New Haven Airport
203-469-8826 or 800-654-3131
1 George Street, New Haven, CT 06510
203-777-6861 or 800-654-3131
Thrifty
37 Union Street, New Haven, CT 06511
203-786-4932 or 800-847-4389
Taxi Services
Metro Taxi
203-777-7777
New Haven Taxi Company
203-877-0000
Yellow Cab Company
203-777-5555
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