Directions

Parking

There is limited metered street parking on Grove, College, and York Streets near the library. Parking meters accept credit cards, nickels, dimes, and quarters, or the Parkmobile app. Meters for handicapped parking are available on College Street between Grove Street and Elm Street. Wall and High Streets are closed to vehicular traffic.

Off-street parking facilities open to the public in easy walking distance from the Beinecke Library include 56 Broadway opposite the Yale Bookstore (two blocks west), 65 Grove Street (two blocks east), and the Crown Street Garage (three blocks south).

More detailed information on street parking and public parking garages can be found on the Park New Haven website.

Bus and Shuttle

The library is accessible via public bus lines and the Yale Shuttle. More information about bus transit is available on the Downtown New Haven Car and Bus website. The Yale Shuttle, which provides no-fare shuttle service, has a Blue, Red, and Orange lines shuttle stop at College Street and Wall Street; the Red line provides transit to and from New Haven’s Union Station. More information about the Yale Shuttle is available on the Yale Shuttle website.