Visiting Kean University in Elizabeth: Campus Trip Planning

Kean University’s main campus is in Union County, New Jersey, rather than in Elizabeth itself. The university also has locations in Jersey City and at Kean Ocean, so confirm that your plans are for the main campus before setting out.

The main campus address is 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083. For questions about visiting, contact the university at (908) 737-KEAN (5326). If you’re booking a room at Rest Inn, keep the campus address handy for your route planning.

You can reach Kean’s main campus by car using several major roads, or arrive by train at Union Station, which is directly across the street from campus.

Kean identifies the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, and Routes 1&9, 22 and 78 as routes to the main campus. If you’re driving northbound on the Garden State Parkway, take Exit 140 and follow Route 82 East toward Elizabeth; the campus is about two miles along Morris Avenue on the right.

Union Station is at 900 Green Lane in Union and serves NJ Transit’s Raritan Valley Line. Elizabeth Station is about two miles from campus by bus or taxi, with service on NJ Transit’s Northeast Corridor and North Jersey Coast Line trains.

NJ Transit bus routes 26 and 52, which run between Elizabeth and Springfield, pass the campus on Morris Avenue. Routes 113S and 113N also serve the area: 113S stops at Salem Road and Morris Avenue, while 113N stops at both East Campus and Main Campus.

Prospective visitors can arrange an in-person or virtual visit, and Kean invites them to attend an Information Session and Tour. Kean’s Visit page also offers a Spanish-language Information Session and Tour. Visit arrangements and campus access can depend on current schedules and rules, so check the official site before you go.

Kean says campus parking is free, but vehicles parked on campus must have a registered ePermit. Visitors can register for a visitor day pass; the university also provides a visitor three-day pass for overnight stays. Permits are associated with the vehicle’s license plate, and only one vehicle under an ePermit may be on campus at a time.

Use the designated Visitor’s Lot or a white-lined, non-reserved space. Yellow-lined spaces are reserved for faculty and staff. A vehicle without an ePermit may receive a citation, which must be paid or appealed within 15 days to avoid late fees. Parking for Liberty Hall and STEM is accessible via the Morris Avenue entrance to Liberty Hall Museum.

The university shuttle is ADA-accessible and runs on weekdays during the fall and spring semesters, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:50 p.m. After 5 p.m. it operates on demand, with the last reservation at 10:50 p.m. Stops include Kean Hall Parking Lot, Hennings Hall, Wilkins Theatre, NAAB, STEM/LHAC, East Campus Parking Lot, East Campus Building, Faculty Housing and Hynes Hall.