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Where we are

By car

15 minutes from Fort Riley
1 hour from Topeka
1 hour from Salina
2 hours from Kansas City
2 hours from Wichita
2 hours from Lincoln
6 hours from St. Louis
8 hours from Denver
8 hours from Dallas

By plane

Manhattan Municipal Airport is 5 minutes away by car
Kansas City International is 2 hours away by car

directions to k-state

Where to park

If you have scheduled a campus tour in advance, follow the instructions on your visit confirmation. Don't forget to bring your parking permit.

If you have not scheduled a campus visit, stop by the information booth on the west side of the K-State Student Union. Pick up a visitor's parking pass and get instructions on where to park.

Special event parking during Union construction

Because the K-State Student Union parking lot is closed for construction of a new parking garage, a shuttle is available to take you from the Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium to the Union. If you have a visitor's parking pass, you can go directly to the stadium.

You will park at Gate 8 near the south side of the stadium lot just off Kimball Avenue. A shuttle will pick you up at a kiosk located east of the parking lot.

Find more info and directions to the stadium parking lot

GETTING HERE BY CAR

From the east

  • Take I-70 West.
  • Turn right at exit 313 (K-177 North) and drive approximately 9 miles.
  • After you go over the Kansas River bridge, take the Fort Riley Boulevard exit.
    You will see the Town Center Mall in front of you.
  • Turn right at the stoplight onto Fort Riley Boulevard.
  • Turn right at the 17th Street stoplight.
  • Travel 11 blocks to the Anderson Avenue stoplight. You will see the campus in front of you.
  • Go straight through the intersection to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.

From the west

  • Take I-70 East.
  • Take exit 303 (K-18 North) and turn left onto K-18.
  • Drive about 10 minutes on K-18 (it changes into Fort Riley Boulevard on the edge of Manhattan).
  • Turn left at the 17th Street stoplight.Travel 11 blocks to the Anderson Avenue stoplight. You will see the campus in front of you.
  • Go straight through the intersection to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.

From the north

  • Take Highway 13 South to Highway 113.
  • Turn left on 113 (which turns into Seth Child Road) and travel south to Anderson Avenue.
  • Turn left on Anderson Avenue and travel east to 17th Street.
  • Turn left at the 17th Street stoplight and continue to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.

From the south

  • Take K-177 North to Manhattan.
  • After you go over the Kansas River bridge, take the Fort Riley Boulevard exit.
    You will see the Town Center Mall in front of you.
  • Turn right at the stoplight onto Fort Riley Boulevard.
  • Turn right at the 17th Street stoplight.
  • Travel 11 blocks to the Anderson Avenue stoplight. You will see the campus in front of you.
  • Go straight through the intersection to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.

From Fort Riley

  • Depart from Fort Riley on Heubner Road and continue through the Ogden gate, where the road changes to Riley St.
  • Continue straight on Riley St., which changes to K18.
  • Drive about 10 minutes on K-18 (it changes into Fort Riley Boulevard on the edge of Manhattan).
  • Turn left at the 17th Street stoplight. Travel 11 blocks to the Anderson Avenue stoplight. You will see the campus in front of you.
  • Go straight through the intersection to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.

GETTING HERE BY PLANE

Fly into Kansas City International Airport

Buy a ticket to Manhattan from a commercial shuttle service or follow these driving instructions from KCI to K-State:

  • Take I-29 North, 3.5 miles.
  • Take I-435 South/West, 19 miles.
  • Take I-70 West.
  • Turn right at exit 313 (K-177 North), proceed 8.5 miles.
  • After you go over the Kansas River bridge, take the Fort Riley Boulevard exit.
    You will see the Town Center Mall in front of you.
  • Turn right at the stoplight onto Fort Riley Boulevard.
  • Turn right at the 17th Street stoplight.
  • Travel 11 blocks to the Anderson Avenue stoplight. You will see the campus in front of you.
  • Go straight through the intersection to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.

Fly into Manhattan Municipal Airport

Take a cab to campus or follow these driving instructions:

  • Exit the airport parking lot onto K-18 (it changes into Fort Riley Boulevard).
  • Turn left at the 17th Street stoplight.
  • Travel 11 blocks to the Anderson Avenue stoplight. You will see the campus in front of you.
  • Go straight through the intersection to the information booth near the K-State Student Union.