Visitor Information

The Department of Economics and Finance is located on the 7th floor of the MacKinnon Building. View the campus map. The building abbreviation is MCKN. 

Ground Travel from Toronto International Airport to Guelph

Most visitors will travel to Guelph from Toronto Airport by Red Car Limousine Service. The Red Car will be pre-booked in the traveler's name. There is a 'Ground Transportation' desk on the arrivals level concourse after clearing baggage claim, in each of the terminals, and you should check in there. The Red Car will deliver to any pre-arranged location in Guelph. The journey is around 45 minutes from the airport.

Travel by Car from the East and Toronto

Take Hwy 401 Westbound to intersection #299. Take Northbound Hwy 46 (Brock Road) into Guelph. Brock Road becomes Gordon Street. The campus becomes visible at the intersection of Gordon Street & Stone Road. The Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre (716 Gordon) is on the corner of Gordon St. and Stone Road, on the right, opposite the main entrance to the University. The Days Inn, 785 Gordon, is one block south of Stone Road, at the corner of Gordon Street and Harvard Road, on the left (west) side. The Department is a 5-minute walk from these hotels. Visitors who are not staying over should park either in P31 opposite the entrance to the Ramada Inn, or in P44, which is closer to the Economics Department (MacKinnon Building), and is accessed from College Avenue just east of Gordon Street.

Travel by Car from the South, Niagara & Hamilton

Take Hwy 6 North. At Morriston the road crosses the Hwy 401 and becomes Hwy 46. Take Northbound Hwy 46 (Brock Road) into Guelph. Brock Road becomes Gordon Street. The campus becomes visible at the intersection of Gordon Street & Stone Road. The Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre (716 Gordon) is on the corner of Gordon St. and Stone Road, on the right, opposite the main entrance to the University. The Days Inn, 785 Gordon, is one block south of Stone Road, at the corner of Gordon Street and Harvard Road, on the left (west) side. The Department is a 5-minute walk from these hotels. Visitors who are not staying over should park either in P31 opposite the entrance to the Ramada Inn, or in P44, which is closer to the Economics Department (MacKinnon Building), and is accessed from College Avenue just east of Gordon Street.

Travel by Car from the West, Detroit, Windsor, London

Take Hwy 401 Eastbound to intersection #295. Take Hwy 6, Northbound to Stone Road and turn right. The campus becomes visible at the intersection of Gordon Street & Stone Road. The Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre (716 Gordon) is on the corner of Gordon St. and Stone Road, on the right, opposite the main entrance to the University. The Days Inn, 785 Gordon, is one block south of Stone Road, at the corner of Gordon Street and Harvard Road, on the left (west) side. The Department is a 5-minute walk from these hotels. Visitors who are not staying over should park either in P31 opposite the entrance to the Ramada Inn, or in P44, which is closer to the Economics Department (MacKinnon Building), and is accessed from College Avenue just east of Gordon Street.