Pullman

By car

Pullman accessed by US 195, and SR 270.

By bus

• Northwestern Trailways

  address: (bus stop) Dissmore's IGA @ 1205 N Grand St
  Service to Spokane (via Colfax) in one direction and towards Boise via (Moscow, Lewiston, Craigmont, Cottonwood, etc.) in the other direction. Passengers transfer to Greyhound, Jefferson Lines and other bus lines in Spokane and Boise and to Amtrak trains only in Spokane.

• Wheatland Express

  address: (bus stops) Residence Inn @ 1255 NE North Fairway Dr; WSU French Admin/Lighty Bldg on Grimes Way
  Regularly scheduled shuttle between Moscow, Pullman, Ellensubrg, Bellevue and Tukwila (in the Seattle area). Every Friday, their Weekend Express takes you from Pullman and Moscow to Seattle and return on Sundays. A special service is also deployed during the holiday season and university breaks. Journeys take 6 hours to Seattle. They also offer a separate service to Spokane Airport

By plane

• Pullman-Moscow Regional AirportServing Pullman, Moscow and the surrounding communities in Palouse Country. The airport is used for general aviation and by airlines chartered by both the University of Idaho and Washington State University for their intercollegiate athletic teams. The only scheduled commercial service is offered by Alaska Airlines for service to Seattle/Tacoma.

The next nearest major airport for regularly scheduled commercial flights with more airlines is the Spokane International Airport/Geiger Field (GEG) located north. Wheatland Express operates regular shuttle services between Spokane International Airport, Pullman and Moscow.

Since there is not much to the downtown area, transportation is a must. Public transportation is available from Pullman Transit, though it is often geared towards the university. Pullman also has multiple bike trails for summer travel around the town.

Being the home of a major state university, there are many WSU centric activities available

Washington State University

Founded in 1890, WSU is one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West with programs in a broad range of academic disciplines. With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,470 and a total enrollment of 29,686, it is the second largest institution of higher education in the state behind the University of Washington. The WSU Pullman campus is perched upon a hill, characterized by open spaces, views, deep green conifers, and a restrained red brick and basalt material palettematerials originally found on site.
There are many events and places to see and do on campus and in the community off campus for visitors which are compiled in the Around WSU website. The below are some of the places of interest on campus for visitors:

• Washington State University

  phone: +1 509 335-3564 (Switchboard)

• Brelsford WSU Visitors Center

  phone: +1 509 335-4636
  address: (off campus) 150 E Spring St
  The Brelsford WSU Visitor Center serves as the gateway to Washington State University, functioning as an information center for the University and a resource for the campus community, featuring WSU’s teaching, research, athletics, student and faculty contributions in a unique visual setting.

• Museum of Anthropology

  address: College Hall
  The Museum of Anthropology at Washington State University rehabilitates and curates archaeological and ethnographic collections. The Museum is an official repository for archaeological collections generated by the work of Federal, State, and County agencies in Eastern Washington. The Museum also houses a collection of objects representative of the culture of Native American tribes in the Inland Northwest since contact with Europeans.

• The Bears (WSU Grizzly Research)

  phone: +1 509 335-3009
  address: Terre View Dr & Grimes Way
  One common sight is the Grizzly Bear research facility on Airport road. The bears usually come out of hibernation around March, and you can see them in their outdoor facility.

• Beasley Coliseum

  phone: +1 509 335-3526
  address: 925 NE North Fairway
  Home of the Cougs basketball team and a convention center for other events.

• Charles R Conner Museum

  phone: +1 509-592-8922
  address: Abselon Hall; PO Box 644236
  The Conner Museum contains the largest collections of taxidermied birds and mammals in the Pacific Northwest. They have a large selection of animals on view, ranging from shrews to bison.

• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

  phone: +1 509 335-1910
  Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art houses a permanent collection nearing 3,500 objects which provide a lasting legacy of the 20th and 21st century’s visual language.

• Martin Stadium

  phone: +1 509 335-3564
  address: 1750 NE Stadium Way
  Football stadium with 40,000 seats at Washington State University, home field of the PAC-12 Cougars. Ticket windows at Gate B in the NE entrance of the stadium.

Non WSU

• Kamiak Butte

  address: Grand Avenue
  A large butte just north of Pullman. Travel north approximately 10 miles, turn left at the sign for Kamiak Butte.

• The Chipman TrailA bicycle and walking path that connects Pullman to Moscow (the trail continues to Troy, Idaho). It features a number of geographical information signs where a visitor can learn more about the unique topography of the Palouse. The trail follows Paradise Creek, a small stream which flows from Moscow.

• National Lentil Festival

• Pullman's Farmers Market

  phone: +1 509 360-8802
  address: Brelsford WSU Visitors Center @ 150 E Spring St
  A place for the community to buy high quality grown food & products from local farmers during the middle of the week. The farmer's market is sponsored by the Pullman Chambers of Commerce.

• Dissmore's IGA

  phone: +1 509-332-2918
  address: 1205 N Grand Ave
  Local supermarket that hosts a bus stop for Northwestern Trailways, a branch of the US Postal Service and pick-up lockers for UPS deliveries.

• Ferdinand's Creamery

  phone: +1 509 335-2141
  Home to Cougar Gold Cheese and some delicious ice cream that is made from beginning to end on campus. Check the hours in advance, they close early.

• Sella's Calzone & Pizza

  phone: +1 509 334-1895
  address: 1115 E Main St
  A great place to stop for a bite to eat in a university themed restaurant. Make an elaborate drawing on their blank placemats and you might just make it to their wall of fame!

• The Old European Restaurant

  phone: +1 509 334-6381
  address: 455 South Grand Ave
  Known for the best breakfast in the area. Family owned and operated and it shows! Can't get Danish Aebelskivers, Potato Pancakes or Dutch Babies anywhere else.

• My Office TavernA local favorite and often-joke ("Let's meet at My Office"), it features cheap beer and food.

• Rico'sLive jazz on weekends, a slightly pricier bar with a real British pub style.

• The Grand Avenue BarCheap drinks and lots of pool tables, beer pong table as well

• The ZZUVery good drinks and unique themed nights (including "drag night")

• ValhallaAn excellent 80s themed night on Saturdays, but always cramped and usually pretty stuffy (go there to dance only!)

• Mike'sTwo stories, bottom floor is a pretty poppin' dance club. Drinks are weak and overpriced (usually)

• The CougGreek hangout, lots of interesting "quotes" scribbled all over the place. Good luck finding toilet paper or soap in the bathroom

• Hilltop Inn Magnuson Hotel

  phone: +1 509 332-0928
  address: 928 NW Olsen St

• Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

  phone: +1 509 334-4437
  address: 1190 Bishop Blvd

• Quality Inn Paradise Creek

  phone: +1 509 332-0500
  address: SE 1400 Bishop Blvd

• WSU Libraries

  phone: +1 509 335-9672
  address: Holland & Terrill Library (Main Library)
  The WSU Libraries do offer limited number of computers for public use to check e-mail, surf the web and use MS Office applications. Otherwise members of the public can bring their own laptop computer and/or other mobile devices to use with their WIFI. Laptop checkout available only to students, faculty and other staff members. See https://libraries.wsu.edu/ for additional information on WSU library resources.

• Neill Public Library

  phone: +1 509 334-3595
  address: 210 N Grand Ave

By mail

• US Postal Service

  phone: +1 509 334-3093
  address: 1135 S Grand Ave
  The zip code for Pullman and the surrounding Palouse Country is 99163 excluding WSU. The WSU campus has its own zip code at 99164.

• US Postal Service at Dissmores IGA

  phone: +1 509 332-2918
  address: 1205 N Grand Ave

• Cougprints & Cub Mailing

  phone: +1 509 335-2328
  address: Ground Floor of Compton Union Bldg, Cub 80
  Offers outgoing shipping for USPS and FedEx from students and the public on campus and printing services. See https://ucomm.wsu.edu/mailing/ for interdepartment and off campus mailing for faculty and staff. The on campus zip code for WSU is 99164.

Pullman is 8 miles away from Moscow, Idaho, which has many attractions worth checking out.