Grinnell's central Iowa location makes it an easy drive from major metropolitan areas of the Midwest:

• Des Moines (1 hour)
• Omaha (3 hours)
• Kansas City (4 hours)
• Madison (4 hours)
• Chicago (5 hours)
• Minneapolis-St.Paul (5 hours)
• St. Louis (6 hours)

The Grinnell exit (exit 182) off I-80 is approximately halfway between Iowa City and Des Moines.

• Take exit 182 and proceed north three miles on Highway 146.
• Turn east (right) on Sixth Avenue (Highway 6).
• Proceed two and one half blocks on Sixth Avenue to the Grinnell College campus.
• See the Map of Grinnell College (PDF) to find your destination on campus.

• Take Highway 151 through Dubuque, Iowa, to I-380 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Take I-380 south for approximately 16 miles and then head west on I-80.
• Take exit 182 and drive north three miles on Highway 146.
• Turn east (right) on Sixth Avenue (Highway 6).
• Proceed two and one half blocks on Sixth Avenue to the Grinnell College campus.
• See the Map of Grinnell College (PDF) to find your destination on campus.

• Take Highway 63 south to the intersection with Highway 6.
• Head west on Highway 6 into Grinnell. Highway 6 becomes Sixth Avenue.
• Grinnell College will be on the right.
• See the Map of Grinnell College (PDF) to find your destination on campus.

• Take I-35 south to Des Moines, Iowa, and then take I-80 east.
• Take exit 182 and proceed north three miles on Highway 146.
• Turn east (right) on Sixth Avenue (Highway 6).
• Proceed two and one half blocks on Sixth Avenue to the Grinnell College campus.
• See the Map of Grinnell College (PDF) to find your destination on campus.

• Take I-70 west to Columbia, Mo., and then take Highway 63 north to New Sharon, Iowa.
• At the stop sign in the center of New Sharon, proceed straight to take Highway 146 north to Grinnell.
• Turn east (right) on Sixth Avenue (Highway 6).
• Proceed two and one half blocks on Sixth Avenue to the Grinnell College campus.
• See the Map of Grinnell College (PDF) to find your destination on campus.