The main Virginia Tech campus is located in Blacksburg, Va., about 38 miles southwest of Roanoke, Va. Use the intersection of "Southgate Dr. and Duckpond Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24060" as a destination for on-line routing and mapping software. This is the location of the Visitor Information Center. Coordinates for this point are 37° 12' 58"N, 80° 25' 26"W.
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If You're Coming by Car
To reach the campus from Interstate 81 (southbound and northbound):
- Take Exit 118 to reach the exit ramps for all three of the exits at this location. There is only one exit ramp serving the exits; missing the ramp means a trip north to Exit 128 or south to Exit 114 to turn around.
- Take Exit 118B onto U.S. 460 West. This exit connects directly to the Christiansburg Bypass. Follow the signs for Blacksburg/Virginia Tech. The U.S. 460 bypass between Blacksburg and Christiansburg is a limited-access highway from I-81 to the campus entrance at Southgate Drive.
- Watch signs carefully for routes and directions. From the bypass, Bus. U.S. 460 -- South Main Street, exits to the right (take South Main Street as one route to reach downtown Blacksburg). Stay on U.S. 460 West, signed for "Virginia Tech, Bluefield" to continue directly to the university.
- Drive for 2.5 miles on U.S. 460 to the traffic light at VA 314, Southgate Drive. Turn right onto Southgate Drive. There is a campus map a quarter-mile on the right and the Visitor Information Center is a half-mile from U.S. 460 on the right.
- To reach downtown Blacksburg, continue on U.S. 460 for about a mile to the Prices Fork Road exit for "Downtown." At the second traffic light on Prices Fork Road is access to campus via a right turn onto West Campus Drive. Prices Fork Road ends at North Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street to reach downtown proper.
To reach the campus from Interstate 77 (northbound):
- Take exit 32 onto I-81 North. Continue for approximately 29 miles and follow the directions above for Interstate 81 northbound.
To reach the campus from Interstate 77/West Virginia Turnpike (southbound):
- In West Virginia, take exit 9, "U.S. 460-Princeton/Pearisburg, VA." Turn left at the stoplight at the end of the ramp onto U.S. 460 East.
- Continue on U.S. 460 East for approximately 47.6 miles (11.6 in W.Va., 36 in Virginia) to the traffic light at VA 314, Southgate Drive. Turn left onto Southgate Drive. There is a campus map a quarter-mile on the right and the Visitor Information Center is a half-mile from U.S. 460 on the right.
- To reach downtown Blacksburg, take the Toms Creek Road exit on U.S. 460 (two miles from the North Main Street turn-off). At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Toms Creek Road and travel for about one mile. The second traffic light is at the intersection with Prices Fork Road. Go straight to access campus via Stanger Street. Turn right and go to the next light, then turn left to access campus via West Campus Drive. Turn left onto Prices Fork Road, which ends at North Main Street. Turn right onto Main Street to reach downtown proper.
If You're Coming by Plane
If You're Coming by Train or Bus
- Train: Several Amtrak stations are located in southern West Virginia (White Sulfur Springs, Alderson, and Hinton). Another station is located in Clifton Forge, Virginia. Lynchburg and Danville are also served by Amtrak.
- Bus: Greyhound Bus Lines serves the Blacksburg area via a stop in Roanoke at the Campbell Court bus station downtown. The Smart Way Bus offers regularly scheduled service between Campbell Court and Squires Student Center in Blacksburg. Greyhound also stops in Wytheville (service to Christiansburg and Pulaski has been discontinued).
