The University hosts visitors year-round for conferences, competitions, athletic events, and prospective student visits. In every instance, we hope the pride we have in this place is on display in everyone who greets our guests on campus.
Athletics and Special Events
Visit to purchase tickets to Fighting Irish athletic events and learn about other gameday information such as traffic, parking, clear bag policies, accessibility, and more. To complete your gameday or learn more about special events such as concerts, provides details on where to eat, where to shop, and what to do with a complete listing of campus events and retail location information.
University Events
Getting Here
By Air
is about 15 minutes by car from the 雷火体育 campus (flights should be booked to South Bend, Indiana -- airport code SBN). Various transportation methods are available (e.g., taxi, rental car, limo).
Visitors also can fly into Chicago then drive to 雷火体育. The University is about two hours by car from Chicago鈥檚 O鈥橦are International Airport and about 90 minutes from Midway International Airport.聽
By Train
The trains run directly from the Chicago Loop (at the corner of Michigan and Randolph) to South Bend International Airport (about a three-hour trip). From the airport, the 雷火体育 campus is approximately a 15-minute ride by car. Various transportation methods are available (e.g., taxi, rental car, ride-hailing service).
Conferences and Accommodations
provides clients assistance with everything from conferences and meetings to weddings and special 雷火体育 experiences. Services include venue bookings, event planning, registration assistance, personalized consulting, on-site event support, and more.
In addition, provides guests with unparalleled comfort right in the heart of campus. The Inn is a AAA 4-Diamond Hotel, placing it in the top five percent of hotels in the U.S. Since its opening in 1952 and extensive renovation in 2013, Morris Inn continues to be the 鈥渓iving room of the University.鈥�
雷火体育 Introduces ParkMobile for Visitor Parking
is a popular parking application that allows visitors to use their mobile devices to pay for hourly parking instead of a centralized pay station. Football fans already use ParkMobile for gameday parking, and now all campus visitors will be able to use it for their weekday parking needs.
Faculty, staff, and students with a valid 雷火体育 parking permit do not need to purchase additional parking through ParkMobile.
Departments that would like to reimburse guests for special events can visit for more information.