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Plan Your Visit

The best way to know if Fairfield is the school for you is to visit our campus and see for yourself. Our 200-acre campus in Fairfield, Connecticut, overlooks Long Island Sound and is just over an hour train ride to New York City. We think it is the ideal location. Come take a tour, attend an information session, spend time on our idyllic campus and meet the people that make Fairfield University the special place it is. Come visit us and see for yourself what all the buzz is about.

Undergraduate Visits

Visiting campus is one of the best ways to learn more about Fairfield University's facilities, programs, faculty, and most importantly, our students.

Graduate Visits

Sign up for a Graduate Information Session or let us arrange a personal tour. Whatever works best with your busy schedule is fine with us.

About the Town

Whether you're traveling to Fairfield for the day or for the week, plan your trip here.

Maps & Directions

Visitors may park at the Kelley Welcome Center garage while visiting the University.

Campus Map

Our 200 acre campus overlooking Long Island Sound is a place you need to see for yourself. Take a look at the campus map and then come visit!

Virtual Tour

Visiting campus is one of the best ways to learn more about Fairfield University's facilities, programs, faculty, and most importantly, our students. Can't make it in person!? Check out the Virtual Tour.

Directions

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Directions

Be it by car, train, or plane, there are directions to our campus for every transportation option.

By Car

From New York via Connecticut Turnpike (I-95)
Take exit 22 in Connecticut - Round Hill Road. Continue straight through the stop sign at the end of the ramp. At the traffic light, take a left onto North Benson Road (Rt. 135) and continue straight for 0.8 miles (through two traffic lights.) The sign for the main entrance to Fairfield University will be on the left.

From Providence and New Haven via Connecticut Turnpike (I-95)
Take exit 22 in Connecticut - North Benson Road. Turn right at the end of the ramp onto North Benson Rd. (Rte. 135). Go straight for 0.8 miles (through two traffic lights). The main entrance to Fairfield University will be on the left.

From Hartford or Vermont via I-91
Take I-91 South to I-95 South in New Haven. Take exit 22 in Connecticut - North Benson Road. Turn right at the end of the ramp onto North Benson Rd. (Rte. 135). Go straight for 0.8 miles (through two traffic lights). The main entrance to Fairfield University will be on the left.

From New York via Merritt Parkway (Rt. 15)
Take exit 44. Turn left off the ramp, and turn right onto Black Rock Tpke. (Rt. 58) at the light. Proceed 2 miles to Stillson Rd. (Rt. 135) and turn right. Bear left, at the second light, onto North Benson Road. The University entrance will be on your right.

From Hartford and New Haven via Merritt Parkway (Rt. 15)
Take exit 44, take a quick left off the ramp, then take another quick left onto Black Rock Tpke. (Rt. 58), proceed 2 miles to Stillson Rd. (Rt. 135) and turn right. Bear left, at the second light, onto North Benson Road. The University entrance will be on your right.

From Boston/New Hampshire and North
Take the Mass Pike (Route 90) West to I-84 West (exit 9). Merge onto I-91 South. I-91 merges into I-95 South in New Haven. Take exit 22 - North Benson Road. Turn right at the end of the ramp onto North Benson Rd. (Rte. 135). Go straight for 0.8 miles (through two traffic lights). The main entrance to Fairfield University will be on the left.

By Train

Metro North EAST service to Fairfield from NYC and New Haven
For information, from within Connecticut, call (800) 638-7646. In New York's Westchester and Dutchess Counties, dial (212) 532-4900. Car service is available at Fairfield Railroad Station.

Amtrak service to Bridgeport from Boston and Hartford
For information, call (800) USA-RAIL. The Bridgeport station is approximately 10 minutes by car from Fairfield University. A 24-hour taxi service to Fairfield is available. For information, call (203) 255-5797.

By Plane

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Hartford / New Haven Area Airports

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