Lodging and Transportation

Accommodations, Transportation, Driving Directions, Parking, Campus Maps

Accommodations

The Hanover Inn is an historic establishment, located on the Green, with easy access to restaurants, shops and the Dartmouth campus. 603-643-4300. Rates are $265 and $315 per night.

Days Inn, Route 120, Lebanon, NH (approximately 5 miles from campus) 603-448-5070. Prices range from $89 to $179 per night

Trumbull House Bed and Breakfast , 40 Etna Road, Hanover (approximately 4 miles from campus) 603-643-2370. Prices range from $165 to $300 per night.

Residence Inn by Marriott, 32 Centerra Parkway, Lebanon, NH (1.5 miles to campus) 603-643-4511 . Prices range from $179 to $219 per night.

The Chieftain Motor Inn, Route 10N, Hanover (2 miles from campus) 603-643-2550. Prices range from $99 to $140 per night.

The Norwich Inn, Main Street, Norwich, VT (1 mile to campus) 802-649-1143. Prices range from $99 to $250 per night.

Super 8 Motel, Route 5 South, White River Junction, VT (approximately 9 miles from campus) 802-295-7577. Prices range from $62 to $109 per night.

Please note that all hotel/motel rates are subject to change and you will need to contact the hotel/motel directly for current rates.

For a more comprehensive list please visit https://www.dartmouth.edu/apply/visiting/lodging.html

Transportation

Hanover, New Hampshire is located in the Upper Valley of New England, a beautiful, but semi-remote part of the state. The airport that is most frequently used is the Manchester, NH airport . Manchester serves as a hub for Southwest airlines and has very reasonable fares. Upon arriving at Manchester it is an hour and a half drive to Dartmouth. Car rentals are available at the airport, or, if you prefer, there is a bus line that makes regular trips between the airport and the college.

Boston's Logan Airport is another option for travel. It is approximately 2 ½ hours from Hanover, either by rental car, or the Dartmouth Coach bus line .

Other airports include: Burlington, Vt (approximately 2 ½ hours from Hanover), Hartford, CT (approximately 3 hours) or, if money is not a serious concern, a small airport in Lebanon, NH (approximately 10 miles from campus).

Driving Directions

From the Boston area (about 2.5 hours):

Take I-93 north to I-89 north at Concord, N.H.
Get off I-89 at Exit 18 in Lebanon, N.H. onto Route 120. (A sign says that it is the exit for Dartmouth College.)
Bear right off the exit, heading north on Rt.120 into Hanover.
4.1 miles from the exit, Rt. 120 forks at a traffic light.
Bear right at the fork, following Rt. 120 one-half mile on South Park Street to the second traffic light.
Turn left at the light, onto East Wheelock Street.
Follow East Wheelock for two-tenths of a mile, when you will come to the Hopkins Center (left) and the Dartmouth Green (right).

From Burlington, VT (about 1.5 hours):

Take I-89 south to I-91 north in White River Junction, VT.
See following description.

From New York (about 5 hours), southern New England and points south:

Take I-91 north to exit 13 at Norwich, VT.
Bear right off the exit, across the Ledyard Bridge spanning the Connecticut River.
Continue up the hill (West Wheelock Street) to the top of the hill and to the traffic light in the center of town - nine-tenths of a mile from the interstate exit. To your left at the light is the Dartmouth Green; to your right is the Hanover Inn.

From Manchester Airport to Hanover , NH (about 1 hour and 30 minutes):

Head Northwest on Airport Road toward Brown Ave. /RT-3A, continue straight onto Brown Avenue /RT-3A for 1.4 miles.
Turn right to merge onto I-293 S/RT-101 E toward Concord/Salem/Portsmouth for 2.0 miles.
Take the I93 N/RT-101 E exit toward Concord/Portsmouth and merge onto I-93 North for 15.3 miles (this is a partial toll road, $.75 toll).
Take the I-89 North exit toward Lebanon/White River Jct VT for 0.5 mile (keep right at the fork to continue toward I-89 North), merge onto I-89 North for 56.2 miles.
Take exit 18 for RT-120 toward Lebanon/Hanover, keep right at the fork, follow signs for RT-120 N/Hanover and merge onto RT-120 for 4.7 miles.
Turn left at RT-10/ East Wheelock St. (0.3 miles), turn right at College Street (0.1 miles), left at Maynard St. , and left onto North Main Street.

Parking

Parking is at a premium on campus, but there are 3 parking spaces in front of Kemeny/Haldeman Centers Building. Other possibilities for available parking space are in the lot at the Dartmouth Medical School Admissions office on Maynard Street or in the Ledyard lot located on Dewey Field Road, which is a left turn at the traffic light on College Street (just past the Medical School). For more info, contact Parking and Transportation Services.

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