Visitor Information
Special Event Parking
Reserved parking is generally available and posted for most cultural and athletic events after 3 pm Monday through Friday, and all day on weekends. Parking attendants are available to assist with reserved and special permit parking for most events. A nominal fee may apply. Event parking is generally limited to lots immediately adjacent to the Center For the Arts, the Stadium, and Alumni Arena. Check the Service Advisories link at the top of this page for lot changes/restrictions due to special events or construction. For larger special events tune in to 1620AM for updates and information on reserved parking and traffic directions.
Tips
- The best kept parking secret for attending large events on campus is parking on the north side of campus. After the event, you will be off campus in 3 minutes! The walk to Alumni Arena and CFA is 7 minutes. The walk to the Stadium is 9 minutes. For easy access, enter campus from Rensch Rd. off Sweet Home Rd. or use the Hamilton entrance off the John James Audubon Parkway. Park in Furnas Lot, Jarvis A + B Lots, and Ketter Lot.
- Disability parking is made available in the Slee B Lot during most events. You may access this lot via Coventry Rd. off Augspurger Rd. Contact us at 645-7329 with any questions.
- UB Stampede service is available from South to North campus daily. You could Park & Ride from South campus to your event.
- You can use Good Going WNY
as a means of finding ridesharing opportunities with others attending the same event.
Attending an event or meeting on campus? Here's some helpful information and directions:
Obtaining a guest hangtag is necessary if you are visiting the University weekdays before 3:00 p.m.
Please visit a parking office: 102 Spaulding, North Campus (map/building photo
) or 104 Harriman, South Campus (map/building photo
) to receive one.
- Campus Maps
- Directions
- Frequently Asked Questions: about visitor parking, disability parking, meters, clinic parking
- Special Event Parking
Campus Maps
- Online campus maps
- Pick up location for maps (during business hours):
- Visitor Paid Parking Booth (adjoining Fronczack Lot, North Campus)
- Parking office: 102 Spaulding, North Campus (map/building photo
) or 104 Harriman, South Campus (map/building photo
)
Directions
Directions
to campus.
Directions to North Campus Event Buildings
- Center for the Arts (map/building photo
) – use Coventry Entrance off of Millersport Highway. You may utilize the load/unload and metered spaces if you are stopping in to pickup event tickets.
- Slee Concert Hall (map/building photo
) – use Coventry Entrance off of Millersport Highway. Look for the large white building and you're almost there
- Stadium Events (map/building photo
) – use Coventry Entrance off of Millersport Highway. Look for the tall Stadium lights and you're almost there
- Alumni Arena (map/building photo) – use Coventry Entrance off of Millersport Highway. Look for the large white building and you're almost there
- Student Union (map/building photo
) – use Rensch Entrance off of Sweet Home Road. Look for the building with a large rounded front
- Knox Lecture Hall (map/building photo
) - use Rensch Entrance off of Sweet Home Road
- Capen Hall (map/building photo
) - use Rensch Entrance off of Sweet Home Road
Parking on Campus for Visitors
Parking for visitors is limited to certain lots and metered areas on each campus. Visitors to the North Campus can park in the Center for Tomorrow Lot off Flint Road, without a charge and utilize our shuttle service. Additionally, on the North Campus, visitor paid parking is available in the Fronczak Lot. There is an entry charge of $4.00 ($2.00 after 1 p.m.). On the South Campus, meters are available in the Michael Farber Lot.
Obtaining a guest hangtag is necessary if you are visiting the University weekdays before 3:00 p.m.
Please visit a parking office: 102 Spaulding, North Campus (map/building photo
) or 104 Harriman, South Campus (map/building photo
) to receive one.
Persons invited to UB by a specific department or organization of the University are considered guests and are eligible for Guest Permits (no charge). Guest Permits must be dated, and are valid in faculty/staff and student lots. Permits should be obtained through the inviting department and in advance of arriving on campus. Disability parking can be found in various locations on campus.
Those utilizing guest, range, vendor, clinic, and special event parking permits are viewed as visitors to the campus and can park in areas where the permit is valid and make use of the campus shuttle services to facilitate reaching their destination.
- Disability parking is available on campus
- Metered parking is available – see sidebar on the right
- Clinic parking and information – see chart below
Clinic Patient Parking
The following clinics/centers issue special guest permits, which are to be properly displayed and are valid only in the lots/areas indicated below. These spaces are for clinic patients only. Valid permits are checked Monday through Friday, during the stated times listed in the chart below. If you have not been given a clinic parking pass please contact the respective clinic or contact our 104 Harriman Hall office (8829-2887) to receive one:
| North Campus | |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD RESEARCH CENTER | |
| Putnam Way/Baldy Hall | 8 am - 5 pm |
| Park Hall Clinics | |
|
Park Hall Lot Flint Loop |
8 am - 8 pm 8 am - 8 pm |
| South Campus | |
| All Clinics | |
| Tower Lot | 8 am - 5 pm |
| Michael-Farber Lot | 8 am - 4 pm |
| CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE MEDICINE | |
| Michael-Farber Lot | 7 am - 7 pm |
| DENTAL CLINICS | |
| SQUIRE DENTAL CLINIC | |
|
Michael-Farber Lot Squire Lot |
7 am - 5 pm 8 am - 5 pm |
| FOSTER DENTAL CLINIC | |
|
Main Circle ((As Posted) Abbott Student (As Posted) |
8 am - 5 pm 8 am - 5 pm |
| SPEECH AND HEARING CLINIC | |
|
Diefendorf Loop Sherman Lot |
8 am - 5 pm 8 am - 5 pm |
| SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE | |
| Michael-Farber Lot | 8 am - 6:30 pm |
| WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE | |
| Michael-Farber Lot | 7 am - 5 pm |