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Western Connecticut State University - - Transportation

The closest major airport is LaGuardia Airport, located in New York, NY, at a distance of about 48 miles from the city center of Danbury, CT.

Getting around in Danbury, CT

Bus

The local bus service in Danbury is offered by HART (Housatonic Area Regional Transit), which also serves Danbury's surrounding communities, including Bethel, Brookfield, New Fairfield, New Milford and Newtown, with all buses meeting at a terminal in downtown Danbury, HART also operating the Route 7 Link, a weekday-only commuter line which connects Danbury to Norwalk and surrounding communities.

Rail

Danbury is the terminus of the Danbury branch line of the MTA Metro-North Railroad, which begins in Norwalk. The Providence and Worcester Railroad, along with the Housatonic Railroad, provide local rail freight service in Danbury.

Major Highways and Roads

The main highways serving Danbury are I-84 and US Route 7. Other major roadways in Danbury's area, include: I-84, which runs east-west, from the Hudson Valley region of New York, towards Waterbury and Hartford, US 7, which runs north-south from Norwalk (connecting to I-95) to the Litchfield Hills region, US Route 6 (in the western part of the city), Route 53 (Main Street and South Street), Route 37 (North Street, Padaranam Road, and Pembroke Road), and Route 39 (Clapboard Ridge Road and Ball Pond Road).

How to get to Western Connecticut State University campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

From LaGuardia Airport: Head west and make a slight right toward 94th Street, where you have to turn left. Take the ramp onto Grand Central Parkway E and then take exit 9E, for Northern Blvd, toward I-678/Whitestone Expy/New York 25A. Keep left at the fork, following the signs for I-678/Whitestone Bridge/Van Wyck Expy/Kennedy Airport and make a slight left at Whitestone Parkway. Merge onto I-678 N and continue onto Hutchinson River Parkway N. Make a slight left at I-684 N and take the exit onto I-84 E. Take exit 5 to merge onto Downs Street and turn right at Main Street. Take the 3rd left onto Garamella Boulevard and continue onto Osborne Street. Turn right at 7th Avenue. WCSU will be on the left.