If you are arriving by plane, fly into the Albany International Airport. By train, travel to the Albany/Rensselaer Amtrak station. Commercial taxicabs to campus are available from both locations.
Take I-87, the New York State Thruway, North to Exit 23. At Exit 23, get on I-787 North to Route 7 East. You will want to be in the right lane of Route 7. Take the exit for Downtown Troy. You will be on 6th Avenue. At the second traffic light, make a left turn onto Federal Street. Continue up the hill (becomes Peoples Avenue). At the second traffic light, make a right turn onto 15th Street. You will see the large granite Rensselaer sign and flags at the intersection of 15th Street and Sage Avenue. Continue on 15th Street past this intersection, and drive under the pedestrian bridge. You can park in the Public Safety parking lot located just past the pedestrian bridge, on your left.
Take I-87, the Adirondack Northway, South to Exit 7 East. Get on Route 7 headed Eastbound. You will want to be in the right lane of Route 7. Take the exit for Downtown Troy. You will be on 6th Avenue. At the second traffic light, make a left turn onto Federal Street. Continue up the hill (becomes Peoples Avenue). At the second traffic light, make a right turn onto 15th Street. You will see the large granite Rensselaer sign and flags at the intersection of 15th Street and Sage Avenue. Continue on 15th Street past this intersection, and drive under the pedestrian bridge. You can park in the Public Safety parking lot located just past the pedestrian bridge, on your left.
From I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike, Berkshire Spur of the New York Thruway), take Exit B1. Continue East (13.5 miles) to the exit for I-787. Take I-787 North to Route 7 East. You will want to be in the right lane of Route 7. Take the exit for Downtown Troy. You will be on 6th Avenue. At the second traffic light, make a left turn onto Federal Street. Continue up the hill (becomes Peoples Avenue). At the second traffic light, make a right turn onto 15th Street. You will see the large granite Rensselaer sign and flags at the intersection of 15th Street and Sage Avenue. Continue on 15th Street past this intersection, and drive under the pedestrian bridge. You can park in the Public Safety parking lot located just past the pedestrian bridge, on your left.
Take I-90, the New York State Thruway, to Exit 24. From Exit 24, continue onto I-90 East. Exit onto I-787 North. Take I-787 North to Route 7 East. You will want to be in the right lane of Route 7. Take the exit for Downtown Troy. You will be on 6th Avenue. At the second traffic light, make a left turn onto Federal Street. Continue up the hill (becomes Peoples Avenue). At the second traffic light, make a right turn onto 15th Street. You will see the large granite Rensselaer sign and flags at the intersection of 15th Street and Sage Avenue. Continue on 15th Street past this intersection, and drive under the pedestrian bridge. You can park in the Public Safety parking lot located just past the pedestrian bridge, on your left.