Austin Convention Center Address, Maps and Directions

The amazing success of Austin Convention Center is that you can actually ignore the building itself even when you are taking part in the convention or event inside. For example, if you love going to SXSW Interactive, you probably have to enter into Austin Convention Center at least one week a year. Have you noticed the spacious, newly remodeled building constructed from rustic limestone to polished granite?

For the location, one of the essential features of a convention center, Austin Convention Center is centrally situated in the heart of the affordable city of Austin at 500 E Cesar Chavez St. You would like to use the convenient entrances at 4th Street and Trinity or 4th St and Neches. With the easy access to I-35, you can also take advantage of the 5,500 downtown hotel rooms within a short distance from Austin Convention Center.

You can always get a clear view from Austin Convention Center's location map:

Google Map of Austin Convention Center

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Austin+Convention+Center+cesar&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:zh-CN:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

And at the official website, you can know more about Austin Convention Center itself:

About Austin Convention Center

http://www.austinconventioncenter.com/Contacts/../MainPage/information.htm

How to get to Austin Convention Center? After you have a general idea of where Austin Convention Center is located, you must require the ways to reach the center. If you just arrive at Austin Bergstrom International Airport, which is 11 miles away from the Austin Convention Center, you can take Austin Convention Center and turn right into S I-35. Exit 234B, go straight and turn left into E. 1st Street / Cesar Chavez Street E. You will then find Austin Convention Center at the right hand.

If you come from I-35 North or South, you then go on I-35 and exit 234B. Stay straight and turn left into E. 1st Street / Cesar Chavez Street E. The building will then be found on your right.

Or, you may come from Loop 1 N. Mo-pac (or S. Mo-pac). You can take TX-1 Loop S/N (or N/S), MO-PAC Expy. Then exit 5th Street / Lake Austin Blvd. / 1st Street onto Cesar Chavez Street E/W 1st Street where Austin Convention Center is on your left.

After a happy landing, you may find a parking map of Austin Convention Center quite helpful. The center has two major parking garages: one at 201 East 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701, and the other at 601 East 5th Street, Austin, TX 78701. They are both spacious, and can accommodate up to 1685 vehicles. The exact locations of both parking garages can be found below:

Austin Convention Center Parking Maps and Directions

http://www.austinconventioncenter.com/MapsDiagrams/directions.htm