Welcome to Arizona State University’s Department of Physics. We want you to enjoy all the benefits our department can provide for you and wish to make your visit as comfortable as possible.
Visitor Links
- Department of Physics map [1]
- ASU campus maps [2]
- Department news and events [3]
- Things to do in Downtown Tempe [4]
Directions to the Department of Physics from Sky Harbor Airport
The airport has three passenger terminals (Terminals 2, 3 and 4). The department is located in Tempe, less than 15 minutes drive from the airport. The Tempe campus is just across the Salt River, close to a small butte known as “A Mountain,” which cradles the football stadium. The airport has all the usual facilities (cabs, shuttles and car hire). If you are taking the shuttle (blue vans), you need an East Valley Shuttle; cabs are best hired on the north side of Terminals 3 or 4.
Car hire booths are available separately in each terminal. A common set of shuttle buses take you to a car hire facility on the west side of the airport, near 24th Street and Interstate 10. Take one of these buses from the south side of Terminals 3 or 4. It may not be necessary to re-enter the airport to reach your destination; however, the following directions assume that you are coming to the university from inside the airport itself. The advisability of the other possibilities depends on the time of day.
Maps [2] of the university and the location of the department may help you if you arrive by car. From the airport, take the east exit, following signs to Loop 202, East Valley cities. Keep going east, joining the Loop 202, passing "A Mountain," and then turn right (south) onto Scottsdale/Rural Road, and turn right again onto University Drive.
The department map indicates the nearest visitor lots to the department, and the university map gives detailed directions to a lot on the south side of the campus.