Transportation and Parking for Baker College’s Royal Oak Campus
We are thrilled to be a part of the Royal Oak community and have a new campus in the heart of the downtown scene. Located at 420 S. Lafayette Avenue, our new campus is near some excellent coffee shops, restaurants, businesses, and more.
We are encouraging our students to leverage the numerous public transportation options and offer onsite parking.
There are excellent SMART routes that include Royal Oak! The nearest stops are only a few blocks away (South Washington and Fourth, and South Washington and Sixth). The fare is typicality $2 but is free amid COVID-19, for the time being. Check out their website for the route that works best for you.
There is an Amtrak station on a few blocks away at, 202 S. Sherman Drive. Students from all over the metro Detroit area and beyond have the option to travel to and from Royal Oak.
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- The Wolverine route has varying ticket pricing that can be found on Amtrak’s website.
Ride-sharing options
Uber and Lyft are very popular options for travel to and from Royal Oak and are available nearly 24/7 at varying prices depending on the time of day.
City parking
Royal Oak has made a significant investment in city parking and we’re lucky to be within a few blocks of all the parking garages. All of these structures are free for the first two hours and 75 cents an hour thereafter, Monday through Saturday. On Sunday, parking is free. They’re located at:
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- South Center Street at West 3rd Street
- 11 Mile Road (West of the Library)
- South Lafayette Avenue at West 6th Street
- South Lafayette Avenue at West 4th Street
- Please note we are working with the community, staff and students to ensure that there are still viable parking options for all.
Onsite parking
We will have our own garage to support staff and student drivers and alleviate parking congestion in the city. We’ll have additional details when we get further along in construction. Stay tuned!
We can’t wait to be in downtown with you all. If you have any questions – feel free to contact us!