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Directions to Old Dominion University

Old Dominion University is a state-assisted institution located in Norfolk, Virginia, a metropolitan and historic area with a population of approximately 1.4 million . The campus is approximately 200 miles south of Washington, D.C., within minutes of the world's largest Naval Base, the largest East Coast seaport and the oceanfront.

Directions from the North:

  • Take I-95 south to Richmond
  • Pick-up I-64 east to Norfolk
  • Drive through the Hampton Roads Tunnel
  • Approximately 6 miles after leaving the tunnel, you will see a sign saying "TO TERMINAL BLVD, TO ODU/NEXT RIGHT"
  • As you bear right there will be another sign saying "I-564/TO TERMINAL BLVD/ TO NAVAL BASE"
  • Follow Terminal Blvd until you reach Hampton Blvd. (3rd traffic light)
  • Turn left onto Hampton Blvd.
  • Drive down Hampton Blvd. To 43rd street (9th traffic light)
  • Turn right on 43rd Street
  • The parking garage will be on your right about 1/4mile down 43rd Street.
Note: A parking pass must be obtained from Parking Services (located on the ground floor of the parking garage) to park on campus. After you have a parking pass, you may park in any of the lots closest to the building you will be visiting.

Directions from the South:
    • Take I-85 north or I-95 north to Route 58 east.
    • Follow Route 58 east through the Midtown Tunnel in Portsmouth
    • Bear left out of the tunnel onto Hampton Blvd
    • Follow Hampton Blvd. To 43rd Street (4 traffic lights, about 3 miles)
    • Turn left onto 43rd Street, the entrance to the University
    • The parking garage will be on your right about 1/4 mile down 43rd Street.
    Note: A parking pass must be obtained from Parking Services (located on the ground floor of the parking garage) to park on campus. After you have a parking pass, you may park in any of the lots closest to the building you will be visiting.