Arrival Information

Getting to the Medical Campus & Armory

Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUVMC) is located west of Broadway on 168th Street. Street addresses for most buildings fall between 600-722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032. View on Google Maps.The Armory is conveniently located within steps of the medical campus at 216 Fort Washington Avenue and easily accessible via public transportation.

Parking on campus is extremely limited. This is especially compounded during Commencement events when thousands of additional guests visit our campus. Guests are encouraged to take public transportation; information on alternative transportation (instead of driving) is available here. Including but not limited to:

Public Transportation

• MTA Subway system: Lines A, C, and 1 trains to 168th Street Station (one block east of The Armory). 
• MTA Bus system: M4 bus stops directly in front of the Armory
• Train or Interstate Bus: Amtrak
• Flight information from John F. Kennedy (JFK) and LaGuardia (LGA) airports

Visitors and Personal Travel Resource

Columbia University offers negotiated car and hotel rates for campus visitors. To book a car or hotel reservation new users must create an account to access the Visitors Online Booking Tool. Registered users may sign in to the Visitors Online Booking Tool to book Columbia negotiated rates or to change/cancel an existing reservation. Visitor and personal travel may only be booked online and users must carefully review details, rules and cancellation policies of each hotel and car rental supplier prior to completing a booking as some rates selected may be completely non-refundable and non-changeable.