Maps and Directions

Department of Medicine

1161 21st Avenue South
D-3100 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232

Phone: (615) 322-5000
Fax: (615) 343-4466

Vanderbilt is located a mile and a half southwest of downtown Nashville and is approximately 4 hours from Atlanta, 3 hours from Birmingham, 2 1/2 hours from Knoxville, 3 hours from Louisville, and 3 hours from Memphis.

Getting to Vanderbilt from Nashville International Airport

Take I-40 west to exit 209A. Turn left onto Broadway. Follow Broadway and veer right to West End Avenue. Allow approximately thirty minutes driving time from the airport to Vanderbilt University. If traffic is light, it will take less time.

From the North

I-65 to I-265 South to I-40 East. Take the Broadway/Demonbreun Street exit and turn right onto Broadway. Broadway will become West End Ave. Turn left on 21st Ave. S. and continue to Medical Center Drive. Turn right on Medical Center Drive to access the main parking garages.

From the West

I-40 to I440. Take the first West End Ave. exit and turn left onto Murphy Rd. Turn left again onto West End. Turn right onto 21st Ave. and continue to Medical Center Drive. Turn right onto Medical Center Drive to access the main parking garages.

From the East

I-24 to I-40. Take the Broadway/Church St. exit and turn left onto Broadway. Broadway will become West End Ave. Turn left on 21st Ave. S. and continue to Medical Center Drive to access the main parking garages.

From the South

I-65 to I-440. Take the West End Ave. exit and turn right onto West End. Turn right onto 21st Ave. and continue to Garland Ave. Turn right on Garland Ave. to access the main parking garages.