Directions to Canisius College
By Car:
From areas East, including Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Hartford, CT, Boston, MA:
* 1-90 West to Exit 51W (NY 33 West).
* NY 33 West and to NY 198 West.
* NY 198 West to Main Street (NY 5) Exit (first exit on your right).
* At Stop sign, turn left (onto Kensington Avenue)
* At light, turn left (onto Main Street)
* Go past the first light; just before the second light, turn left into the Tower Lot.
From areas West, including Dunkirk, Erie, PA, Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA)
* I-90 East to Exit 51W (NY 33 West).
* NY 33 West to NY 198 West.
* NY 198 West to Main Street (NY 5) Exit (first exit on your right).
* At Stop sign, turn left (onto Kensington Avenue)
* At light, turn left (onto Main Street)
* Go past the first light; just before the second light, turn left into the Tower Lot.
From The South And Southern Tier
(From Springville, Olean, Bradford, PA):
* US 219 North to I-90 East (Buffalo and Albany).
* I-90 East to Exit 51W (NY 33 West).
* NY 33 West and to NY 198 West.
* NY 198 West to Main Street (NY 5) Exit (first exit on your right).
* At Stop sign, turn left (onto Kensington Avenue)
* At light, turn left (onto Main Street)
* Go past the first light; just before the second light, turn left into the Tower Lot.
By Public Transportation:
Metro Rail
Humboldt/Hospital Station
* From the first set of escalators make a right and proceed up the second escalator.
* Exit the station to the left, towards Main Street.
* The station is on the northeast side of campus. Click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF) for a campus map.
Delavan-College Station:
* Take escalators to street level.
* The station is on the southwest side of the campus. Click here (Adobe Acrobat PDF) for a campus map.
Metro Bus
* Number 8: Main
* Number 13: Kensington
* Number 18: Jefferson
* Number 26: Delavan
* Number 29: Wohlers
Any cross-town routes intersecting any of the above routes.
Canadian Visitors:
Via The Rainbow Bridge
(From Niagara Falls, St. Catharine’s, Hamilton, Toronto, ON)
* After proceeding through Customs, turn right at the traffic signal onto South Rainbow Blvd. (NY 384 South).
* Follow the signs to Robert Moses State Parkway South
* At the fifth traffic signal, turn right onto Quay St.
* Proceed through next traffic signal and merge left onto the Robert Moses State Parkway South.
* Robert Moses State Parkway to I-190 South.
* I-190 South to Exit 11 (NY 198 East).
* NY 198 East and to Main Street (NY 5).
* Turn right onto Main Street.
* You will immediately pass one traffic light, continue past the second light (at Eastwood Ave); just before the third light, turn left into the Tower Lot.
Via The Peace Bridge
(From Fort Erie, Welland, Niagara Falls, St. Catharine’s, Hamilton, Toronto, London):
* After proceeding through U.S. Customs, merge to the left and follow the signs for I-190 North (Niagara Falls).
* At the traffic signal, merge right onto Porter Ave. Immediately merge right onto I-190 North.
* I-190 North to Exit 11 (NY 198 East).
* NY 198 East and to Main Street (NY 5).
* Turn right onto Main Street.
* You will immediately pass one traffic light, continue past the second light (at Eastwood Ave); just before the third light, turn left into the Tower Lot.