There are several ways to get to campus whether you take public transportation or have your own vehicle.

Getting to campus by plane

The nearest airport to WashU in St. Louis is the Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Southwest Airlines flies into the East Terminal, and all other carriers fly into the Main Terminal. From the airport, there are many ways of getting to campus.

Getting to campus by car

WashU’s Danforth Campus is centrally located in the St. Louis metropolitan area and is readily accessible from the major highways.

Driving to main campus
For your destination, use the address: 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130

Driving to the South 40
For your destination, use the address: 6614 Shepley Drive, Clayton, MO 63105

Some navigation systems may also recognize St. Louis as the city, but Clayton is the official name of the city that the South 40is in. Be sure that you are navigating to Shepley Drive from Big Bend Boulevard; there is no entrance at Wydown Blvd. or Wallace Drive even though your GPS may direct you to those streets.

Getting to campus by train or bus

Located at 430 S 15th St and just a few blocks from Union Station and the Enterprise Center, St.-Louis Gateway Transportation Center hosts both long distance bus and Amtrak train travel. There are four daily arrivals and departures to and from Kansas City and Chicago, with 17 smaller cities along the way. There is also a train south through Little Rock, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio as well as westward to El Paso, Tucson and Los Angeles.