Travel & Stay

Most events will be taking place nearby.

Bus Transportation Schedule

2:15pm - Pick up from hotels (Morris Inn, Fairfield, Hilton Garden Inn, Aloft) to take Guests to Basilica on campus. Sorin Circle is the drop off point.

4:30pm - Pick up Guests from Sorin Circle (behind the Dome) to drive to St. Joe Farm.

9:30pm - First bus to return Guests to Morris Inn, Fairfield, Hilton Garden Inn, and Aloft.

10:15pm - Second bus to return Guests to Morris Inn, Fairfield, Hilton Garden Inn, and Aloft.

11:15pm - Last run to return Guests to Morris Inn, Fairfield, Hilton Garden Inn, and Aloft.

Transportation Information

There will be transportation available from hotels, to church, and to St. Joe Farm. See below for transportation schedule.

Driving to Campus?

Here is important information regarding driving to campus and parking.

Directions to Ceremony Parking

Due to planned road closures, there are only 3 ways to get on campus. It is recommended that all Guests arrive to campus via the East Gate.

Easiest way to get to ceremony parking: get exact directions from any starting location by searching “Notre Dame East Gatehouse” (54230 Holy Cross Drive) in Google. Then, follow campus signage to any of these parking locations near the Basilica: Grotto Lot, St. Liam’s Lot, or St. Mary’s Road.

Click Here for the Map location to the Notre Dame East Gatehouse.

If Guests are familiar with campus, you will also be able to enter campus via the Dorr Road entrance. There will not be an attendant at this entrance, but the gates will be open on Saturday for the wedding.

If arriving at the Main Gate, please see below for the detour route to the East Gate on campus.

  1. From the Main Gate, drive east on Holy Cross Dr.

  2. At the end of Holy Cross Dr., turn left (N) onto Leahy Dr.

  3. At the end of Leahy Dr., turn left (W) onto Bulla Rd.

  4. At the first stop sign, turn right (N) onto Wilson Dr.

  5. At the first stop sign, turn left (W) onto Holy Cross Dr.

  6. Arrive at the East Gate.

Directions to St. Joe Farm

Click Here for direction from Notre Dame East Gatehouse to St. Joe Farm.

  1. Take Wilson Dr to Douglas Rd (0.4 mi)

  2. Head east on Holy Cross Dr/Lake Rd toward Wilson Dr

  3. Continue to follow Holy Cross Dr (0.1 mi)

  4. Turn left onto Wilson Dr (0.2 mi)

  5. Turn right toward Douglas Rd

  6. Follow Douglas Rd, IN-23 N and E Cleveland Rd to Currant Rd in Granger

  7. Slight right onto Douglas Rd (0.1 mi)

  8. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on Douglas Rd (1.2 mi)

  9. Turn left onto IN-23 N (2.0 mi)

  10. Turn right onto E Cleveland Rd (2.4 mi)

  11. Turn left onto Currant Rd

Lodging Recommendations

Here are the hotels we have room blocks reserved for guests. Use the link below to access the room block reservations.

The University of Notre Dame

Morris Inn Room Block Link

1399 N Notre Dame Ave

South Bend, IN 46617
(574) 631-2000

The Hilton Garden Inn

Hilton Room Block Link

53995 Indiana State Route 933

South Bend, IN 46637

(574) 232-7700

The Fairfield Inn

Fairfield Inn Room Block

1220 E Angela Blvd

South Bend, IN 46617
(574) 234-5510

The Aloft Hotel

ALoft Room Block Link

111 N Main St

South Bend, IN 46601
(574) 288-8000


Things to Do

Things to Do

To Do

To Eat

Corndance Tavern, Steakhouse

Mishawaka

Jesus, Latin Restaurant

Mishawaka

Woochi, Sushi Restaurant

Downtown South Bend

To Drink

The Exchange

Downtown South Bend