Directions to Virginia Tech

The main Virginia Tech campus is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, about 40 miles southwest of Roanoke, Virginia. Use 925 Prices Fork Road or the intersection of University City Boulevard and Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24060 as a destination for online routing and mapping software and GPS devices. This is the location of the Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center.

To determine if you need a permit, where to get one, how and where to use it, and other parking-related information, see the visit page. If you need more details, visit the Virginia Tech's Transportation and Parking web page.

If you're coming by car

To check traffic conditions, construction, and potential delays or weather problems, see the Virginia 511 website, or call 511 on your phone.

To reach the campus from Interstate 81 (southbound and northbound):

1. Take Exit 118-A-B-C for U.S. 460 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.
2. Take Exit 118-B onto U.S. 460 West to Blacksburg. 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.
3. To reach the Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center, continue on U.S. 460 for 8.5 miles to the Prices Fork Road exit for “Downtown.” Turn right at the first traffic light on Prices Fork Road.
4. Take an immediate right into the Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center.
5. To reach downtown Blacksburg, continue on Price's Fork Road until it ends at the roundabout at North Main Street. Get in the right lane and bear right onto Main Street to reach downtown proper.

To reach the campus from Interstate 77 (northbound):

1. Take exit 32 onto I-81 North. Continue for about 36 miles to Exit 118-A-B-C. There is only one exit ramp serving multiple exits; missing the ramp means a trip north to Exit 128 to turn around.
2. Take Exit 118B onto U.S. 460 West, then follow the directions above.

To reach the campus from Interstate 77/West Virginia Turnpike (southbound):

1. 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.
2. Continue on U.S. 460 East for about 45 miles (12 in W.Va., 33 in Virginia). Take the Prices Fork Road exit and turn left onto Prices Fork Road.
3. Turn right at the first traffic light on Prices Fork Road.
4. Take an immediate right into the Visitor and Undergraduate Admissions Center.
5. To reach downtown Blacksburg, continue on Price's Fork Road until it ends at the roundabout at North Main Street. Get in the right lane and bear right onto Main Street to reach downtown proper.

If you're coming by plane

• Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in Roanoke, Va., is served by major domestic airlines.
• The Smart Way Bus offers regularly scheduled service between the airport and Squires Student Center in Blacksburg.
• Visit the ground transportation resource page on the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport.
  
• Private planes may land at the Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive Airport adjacent to campus (telephone: (540) 231-4444).

If you're coming by train or bus

• Visit the Getting to Virginia Tech page for long-distance and regional travel options.