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How to get to SMU
SMU is located about five miles north of downtown Dallas in University Park, bordered by North Central Expressway on the east, Hillcrest Avenue on the west, Mockingbird Lane on the south, and Daniel Avenue on the north.

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SMU Bound

SMU is located in the heart of an exciting metroplex at the crossroads of North Texas, the U.S., and the world.

Airport Directions

From Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Take the North Exit from the airport to I-635 (LBJ Freeway). Go east on I-635 to US-75S (Central Expressway). Go south on U.S. 75 and exit Lovers Lane/SMU Boulevard., continue south on the access road through the lights at Lovers Lane and at University to SMU Boulevard. and turn right (west) onto SMU Boulevard. to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot located at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.

From Love Field Airport
Exit left (east) from the airport to Mockingbird Lane. Go east on Mockingbird. Cross Lemmon Avenue, Inwood Road, North Dallas Tollway, Preston Road, Hillcrest Avenue, and Airline Road. Turn left (north) onto the access road to U.S. 75 (Central Expressway). Turn left (west) on SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot located at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.

Driving Directions

Southbound on Dallas North Tollway
Exit Mockingbird Lane, turn left on Mockingbird Lane and proceed east past Hillcrest Avenue to Airline Road. Turn left and follow Airline to SMU Boulevard. Turn left on SMU Boulevard. to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.


Northbound on Dallas North Tollway
Exit Mockingbird Lane, turn right on Mockingbird Lane, and proceed east past Hillcrest Avenue to Airline Road. Turn left and follow Airline to SMU Boulevard. Turn left on SMU Boulevard. to enter the campus. Turn left on Airline. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.

Northbound on I-35
Take I-35E north to I-30. Go east on I-30 to U.S. 75N (Central Expressway). Go north on Central Expressway to the Mockingbird Lane exit. Continue through the light at 75 and Mockingbird, and turn left (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.


Southbound on I-35
Take I-35E to I-635 (LBJ Freeway). Go east on I-635 to US 75S (Central Expressway). Go south on U.S. 75 and exit Lovers Lane/SMU Boulevard. Continue south on the access road through the lights at Lovers Lane and at University, and turn right (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.
 

Northbound on I-45
I-45 becomes U.S. 75 (Central Expressway) in downtown Dallas. Follow Sherman-U.S. 75N (Central Expressway) north to the Mockingbird Lane exit. Continue through the light at 75 and Mockingbird, and turn left (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.

Eastbound on I-30
Take I-30E east to U.S. 75N (Central Expressway). Stay in the left lane and follow the signs to Sherman-U.S. 75N. Exit at Mockingbird Lane. Continue through the light at U.S. 75 and Mockingbird, and turn left (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.

Westbound on I-30
Take I-30 west to U.S. 75N (Central Expressway). Go north on Sherman-U.S. 75. Exit at Mockingbird Lane. Continue through the light at 75 and Mockingbird, and turn left (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.


Eastbound on I-20
Take I-20 east to I-35. Take I-35 north. Stay in the right lanes. Follow the signs to Sherman-U.S. 75N (Central Expressway). Exit at Mockingbird Lane. Continue through the light at 75 and Mockingbird, and turn left (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.


Westbound on I-20
Take I-20 west to U.S. 80 west in Terrell, Texas. U.S. 80 merges with I-30. Stay in the right lanes on I-30 west and follow the signs to Sherman-U.S. 75N (Central Expressway). Exit at Mockingbird Lane. Continue through the light at 75 and Mockingbird, and turn left (west) onto SMU Boulevard to enter the campus. There is a visitor's parking lot at the intersection of Airline Road and SMU Boulevard adjacent to the Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building. The entrance to the lot is on Binkley Avenue.
 

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