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Pre-Arrival & Orientation Information » Getting to Beloit

Are you planning to:
Arrive at Chicago O'Hare, Midway or Chicago Union Station
Take a Greyhound Bus to Beloit
Drive to Beloit

For Students Arriving at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Chicago's Midway Airport, or Chicago’s Union Station (Amtrak)

If you plan to fly, O'Hare or Midway airports in Chicago are the most convenient points of access to Beloit. The Van Galder bus runs a regularly scheduled shuttle between O'Hare and Midway airports and Madison, Wisconsin, stopping in South Beloit on the way. A similar service is available from Union Station (Amtrak) in downtown Chicago. For Van Galder bus schedules, please go to the Web site at http://www.vangalderbus.com. A Beloit College van will be waiting at the McDonalds/BP Amoco Travel Plaza at the (your bus depot) to meet all students arriving on the Van Galder bus between 11:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 12. The van will take you to Wood Hall where you will pick up your room keys. If you will be arriving earlier or later than these times, please contact the Center for Language Studies at 608.363.2277 or cls@beloit.edu ahead of time so that we can be there to meet you.

Participants arriving after 5:00 p.m. may pick up keys and orientation packets at Security, which is located in the basement of Pearsons Hall.

For Students Arriving by Greyhound Bus

If you plan to arrive by Greyhound Bus, please contact the CLS office at 608.363.2277 or cls@beloit.edu so that we can arrange to pick you up and take you to Wood Hall. The Greyhound Bus station is located at least 15 minutes (by car) from the Beloit College campus. Participants arriving after 5:00 p.m. may pick up keys and orientation packets at Security, which is located in the basement of Pearsons Hall.

For Students Driving to Beloit

From I-90, South Beloit exit:
Drive west to the second stoplight (at the intersection with Park Avenue), passing by the Ramada Inn and the antiques mall. Turn right onto Park Avenue, and drive north through two stoplights, continuing up the hill until you reach Chapin Street. Turn left (west) on Chapin Street, and you'll see Middle College two blocks ahead. Drive on Chapin until it intersects with College Street, and park.

From I-43/Hwy 81 exit off I-90:
I-43 ends and becomes Milwaukee Road. Follow into Beloit (due west, past Walmart and Staples), cross the railroad tracks, and veer left (at the "Y" in the road) to remain on Milwaukee Road. Follow (southwest) to Chapin Street, where you turn right. Middle College is about six blocks ahead.

Coming in Hwy. 81 from west:
Follow Hwy. 81 signs across the Rock River. Make first turn to the right (south) on Pleasant Street. Turn left (east) on Emerson Street and follow to the campus sign and map at College Street.