Driving Directions
(See also Driving from Airports)
For details on temporary road closures and traffic delays in London please consult the City of London Road Construction Information page.
Please note: Driving directions to campus from the East (Highway 401) on Google Maps currently suggest "Take exit 189 for Highbury Ave - Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Highbury Ave N and merge onto Highbury Ave S" --> This may be confusing to some drivers.
Drivers should only head north while on Highbury Ave. If you pass the 'Flying J Truck Stop' after exiting the 401 you are going the wrong way. Heading South will take you to St. Thomas.
From the East or South (Peripheral Route):
- Follow Hwy 401 to Highbury Avenue Exit (#189)
- Follow Highbury Avenue (north) to Oxford Street (9 kms)
- Turn left (west) onto Oxford Street and follow to Wharncliffe Road (4 kms)
- Turn right (north) onto Wharncliffe Road and follow to the fifth set of traffic lights (You will pass by Althouse College and Perth Hall Residence on the left, and continue past the soccer fields also on your left)
- Turn right (east) at the traffic lights into campus onto Lambton Drive
From the East or South (Downtown Route):
- Follow Hwy 401 to Wellington Road NORTH/Exeter Road Exit (#186B)
- Take the Wellington Road NORTH branch and head north passing though downtown to Pall Mall Street (9 kms)
- Turn left (west) onto Pall Mall Street and proceed one block to Richmond Street
- Turn right onto Richmond Street
- Follow Richmond Street to the University Gates (2 kms)
- Turn left into campus onto University Drive
From the West:
- Follow Hwy 401 and exit at Col. Talbot Road North (Exit #177B)
- Merge onto Col. Talbot Rd North and turn slight right onto Main St, Provincial Route 2/Wharncliffe Road
- Follow Wharncliffe Road north past Oxford Street (Wharncliffe Road will change into Western Road)
- Follow Western Road to the fifth set of traffic lights (You will pass by Althouse College and Perth Hall Residence on the left, and continue past the soccer fields also on your left)
- Turn right (east) at the traffic lights into campus onto Lambton Drive
From the North:
- Follow Hwy 4 into London (Hwy 4 becomes Richmond Street)
- Follow Richmond Street past Masonville Mall to the Western Road exit
- Follow Western Road to the fourth set of traffic lights (You will pass by University Hospital on the left and Huron University College on the right)
- Turn left (east) at the traffic lights into campus onto Lambton Drive
Driving From Airports
From Toronto Pearson Airport (Downtown Route)
- Take Highway 427 South
- Follow Highway 427 South to Highway 401 Exit West (4 kms)
- Follow Hwy 401 to Wellington Road NORTH/Exeter Road Exit (#186B)
- Take the Wellington Road NORTH branch and head north passing though downtown to Pall Mall Street (9 kms)
- Turn left (west) onto Pall Mall Street and proceed one block to Richmond Street
- Follow Richmond Street to the University Gates (2 kms)
- Turn left into campus onto University Drive
From Toronto Pearson Airport (Peripheral Route)
- Take Highway 427 South
- Follow Highway 427 South to Highway 401 Exit West (4 kms)
- Follow Hwy 401 to Highbury Avenue Exit (#189)
- Follow Highbury Avenue (north) to Oxford Street (9 kms)
- Turn left (west) onto Oxford Street and follow to Wharncliffe Road (4 kms)
- Turn right (north) onto Wharncliffe Road and follow to the fifth set of traffic lights (You will pass by Althouse College and Perth Hall Residence on the left, and continue past the soccer fields also on your left)
- Turn right (east) at the traffic lights into campus onto Lambton Drive
From John C. Munroe Hamilton International Airport (Peripheral Route)
- Right onto Airport Terminal Road
- Follow Airport Terminal Road to Highway 6 Exit North (1 km)
- Follow Highway 6 to Highway 403 Exit West towards London (10 kms)
- Follow Highway 403 to Highway 401 Exit West (100 kms)
- Follow Hwy 401 to Highbury Avenue Exit (#189)
- Follow Highbury Avenue (north) to Oxford Street (9 kms)
- Turn left (west) onto Oxford Street and follow to Wharncliffe Road (4 kms)
- Turn right (north) onto Wharncliffe Road and follow to the fifth set of traffic lights (You will pass by Althouse College and Perth Hall Residence on the left, and continue past the soccer fields also on your left)
- Turn right (east) at the traffic lights into campus onto Lambton Drive
From John C. Munroe Hamilton International Airport (Downtown Route)
- Right onto Airport Terminal Road
- Follow Airport Terminal Road to Highway 6 Exit North (kms)
- Follow Highway 6 to Highway 403 Exit West towards London (kms)
- Follow Highway 403 to Highway 401 Exit West (kms)
- Follow Hwy 401 to Wellington Road NORTH/Exeter Road Exit (#186B)
- Take the Wellington Road NORTH branch and head north passing though downtown to Pall Mall Street (9 kms)
- Turn left (west) onto Pall Mall Street and proceed one block to Richmond Street
- Follow Richmond Street to the University Gates (2 kms)
- Turn left into campus onto University Drive
From London International Airport
- Right on Oxford Street
- Follow Oxford Street (West) to Richmond Street (10 kms)
- Turn Right onto Richmond Street (North) and Follow to the Univerity Gates (2 kms)
- Turn left into campus onto University Drive
From Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- Start out going Northeast on William G. Rogell Drive toward East Service Rd (1.3 miles)
- Stay Straight to go onto Merriman Rd. (.1 miles)
- Merge onto I-94 East toward Detroit (77.6 miles)
- I-94 E becomes Provincial Route 402 East (43.1 miles)
- Merge onto Hickory Drive / CR-39 via Exit 69 (2.1 miles)
- Turn Slight Right onto Provincial Route 22 / CR-22 / Egremont Drive. Continue to follow Provincial Route 22 (14.2 miles)
- Turn Right onto Richmond St. / Provincial Route 4 South (1.7 miles)
- Turn Left at main gates into campus on University Drive
GPS coordinates
- 43.009025, -81.261465
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