map for details.
The Physics Department is mostly in Nieuwland Hall, (number 52) near the center of the campus map.
You can also find a link to the official Notre Dame campus map here.
Cars can be rented at the airport or a brief taxi ride will take you directly to the campus.
One can also fly to Chicago and drive or take a limosine. The univerity is about 2 hours (by car) from O'Hare airport, less to Midway.
By Car
The university is located just south of the Indiana Toll road. The Indiana
Toll road is a part of US interstate highways 80 and 90. Interstate 80
connects New York to San Francisco and is a major east-west route in the US.
Exit Interstate 80 at exit 77 and go south (right turn). This will put you on a very short
piece of US 33-bus31. Make a left at the first stop light onto Douglas Road.
Make a right at the first stop light onto Juniper Road. About 300 meters
south of the turn there is a left turn onto Bulla Road (Second stop light).
A Visitor parkinglot is located another 100 meters along Bulla.
From the south take US 31 north through South Bend. It becomes US 33-bus31 just south of South Bend. Stay on bus31. Douglas Road is the fifth stop light north of the St. Joseph River. Turn right onto Douglas Road and proceed as above.
See the map for details.
By Bicycle
The campus can be easily reached by bicycle. It is at the northern terminus of
Notre Dame Avenue. It is also the western terminus of Bulla Road.
By Train
The South Shore Line runs trains directly from the Chicago Loop to
South Bend. The area is also served by Amtrak.