Directions to St. Paul Student Center
St. Paul Student Center
2017 Buford Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
Driving Directions
From 35W
From the north and south: Exit from 35W at Cleveland Avenue and drive south on Cleveland to the St. Paul campus. Turn left onto Buford Avenue. The St. Paul Student Center will be on your left.
From I-94
From the east: Follow I-94 toward Minneapolis to Highway 280 (north exit only). Take Highway 280 to the East Hennepin/Larpenteur Avenue exit. Turn right onto Larpenteur and then right onto Cleveland Avenue. Turn left onto Buford Avenue. The St. Paul Student Center will be on your left.
From the west: Follow I-94 toward St. Paul to Highway 280 (north exit only). From Highway 280, take the East Hennepin/Larpenteur Avenue exit. Turn right onto Larpenteur and right onto Cleveland Avenue. Turn left onto Buford Avenue. The St. Paul Student Center will be on your left.
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Campus Connector
Already on campus? The University of Minnesota offers free campus shuttles between the West Bank, East Bank, and St. Paul campuses. Check the Parking and Transportation Services website for shuttle schedules.
From the West Bank
Shuttles regularly depart in front of Blegen Hall on Washington Ave. Trip time to the St. Paul Student Center is approximately 25 minutes.
From the East Bank
If you are coming from the east bank, shuttles depart in front of the Coffman Memorial Union and Moos Tower on Washington Ave. Trip time to St. Paul Student Center is approximately 20 minutes.
Disability, Short-term and Long-term Parking
Disability parking is available on Buford Avenue, directly across from the St. Paul Student Center on the south side of the street.
Metered parking is available on Buford Avenue, directly across from the St. Paul Student Center on the south side of the street, Eckles Avenue on the east side of the street and Carter Avenue on the south side of the street. Refer to the Web site at www.umn.edu/pts/.
Hourly & additional disability parking is available in the Gortner Parking Ramp by following Buford Avenue to the second stop sign, and taking a right onto Gortner Avenue. The ramp will be on right.
Daily rate parking is available in lot #S101 on the corner of Cleveland and Commonwealth Avenues. The #S101 lot closes daily at midnight and reopens at 6 a.m. the following morning. The lot is closed on weekends from Friday at midnight until Monday at 6 a.m. Additional daily parking is available in the #S106 lot by taking Buford Circle off of Buford Avenue.
Loading Docks
The St. Paul Student Center’s loading dock is located off of Lower Buford Circle. For loading dock utilization, please contact the Events and Conferences office at (612)624-8145.