Maps and Directions
MAPS
AND DIRECTIONS
Directions
to the University
The Department of English is located in the Arts Building
at 70 Laurier (East) on the third floor.
Driving
to Ottawa
Arriving from the East: Off Highway 417 West, take the Nicholas
St. exit (North). Follow Nicholas until you arrive at Laurier Avenue. Turn Right
on Laurier Street. Follow Laurier Street to the 2nd set of lights (Cumberland).
Right on Cumberland, then right again. You will arrive at a parking lot that is
adjacent to the Simard Building. The arts building is one building over to the
North.
Arriving
from the West: Off Highway 417 East, take the Nicholas/Lees exit. Follow Nicholas
Street to the first set of lights (Laurier Street). Turn right (east) on Laurier
Street. Follow Laurier Street to the 2nd set of lights (Cumberland). Right on
Cumberland, then right again. You will arrive at a parking lot that is adjacent
to the Simard Building. The arts building is one building over to the North.
Taking a cab
The train station is about a 20-minute cab ride to
the University of Ottawa and would cost approximately $20 to $25. The bus station
is about a 10 minute cab ride to the University of Ottawa and would cost anywhere
from $10 to $15. The airport is somewhat further outside the city and may cost
anywhere from $25 to $35 by cab.
Taking
the public bus
From the Ottawa airport: The OC Transpo bus #97 departs
frequently just outside the front doors of the terminal and stops directly in
front of the University of Ottawa.
From
the Via Rail train station:
From the front exit, follow the walkway to
the end, passing over the bus route. Take the stairs down to the bus shelter and
get on bus #95, which travels directly to the University.
From
the Greyhound bus station:
(bus nos. 1, 4, or 7 northbound) From the front
doors, walk left one block and cross at the intersection to the far side of Bank
Street. Turn left: the bus stop is one block up. Take busses #1, #4, or #7. These
buses will let you off at the Rideau Shopping Centre from which you will have
to walk to the University of Ottawa (10 minutes).
Maps
Campus map: http://www.uottawa.ca/map
City map: http://www.ottawatourism.ca/forms/map.asp