Decrease font Decrease font
Decrease font Decrease font
Enlarge font Enlarge font
Enlarge font Enlarge font

Thunderbird's main campus is in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix, the fifth largest city in the United States.

Directions and Accommodations

Directions

The Thunderbird Campus is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of 59th Avenue and Greenway Road. The main entrance is on 59th Avenue at Country Gables Drive (located north of Thunderbird Road and south of Greenway Road). Our address is:

1 Global Place
Glendale, Arizona  85306-6000
USA

If you are coming to Thunderbird from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, please follow these directions:

Take Interstate 17 to Exit 210B, Thunderbird Road West, drive west four miles to 59th Avenue. Turn right and drive north on 59th Avenue for 3/4 mile. The campus entrance is on your right.   

Getting Around Campus

Please refer to our campus map (pdf).

Parking is free, with a number of accessible lots across campus.

Where to Stay

You may stay on campus at the Executive Inn, or at a local hotel. A few of the closest hotels to Thunderbird are:

  • Quality Inn & Suites at Talavi (1.2 miles) 602-896-8900
  • Springhill Suites Phoenix Glendale/Peoria by Marriott (2.4 miles) 623-878-6666
  • Hampton Inn Peoria (3 miles) 623-486-9918
  • La Quinta Inn – Peoria West (3 miles) 623-487-1900
  • Residence Inn Phoenix Glendale/Peoria by Marriott (3 miles) 623-979-2074
  • Embassy Suites Phoenix–North (4.2 miles) 602-375-1777
  • Comfort Inn Phoenix North (6 miles) 602-978-2222
  • Country Inn & Suites Deer Valley (6.5 miles) 623-879-9000
  • Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs (9 miles) 602-866-7500

Transportation

From Sky Harbor Airport you may take a Super Shuttle van to campus.

If you prefer to drive, you may rent a car; please see car rental information below:

Contact information for local taxi companies:

  • AAA Cab 602-437-4000
  • Allstate 602-275-8888
  • Discount 602-266-1110