
| Open every day | 8 am to dusk |
| Free admission |
| Monday | closed |
| Tuesday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am to 8 pm |
| Thursday - Sunday | 10 am to 4:30 pm |
| Adult | |
| Student (5-18) | |
| Pre-school (under age 5) | Free |
| University of Michigan students | Free |
| Friends of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum | Free |
| Open weekdays | 8:30 am to 4:30 pm |

From I-96 Exit I-96 at US-23 South (Toledo). Exit US-23 at Plymouth Road (exit 41). Turn left onto Plymouth Road. Continue east on Plymouth Road for approximately 1.5 miles then turn right onto Dixboro Road. The Gardens will be on your left after approximately 1 mile..
From I-275 Exit I-275 at M-14. Exit M-14 at US-23 South (Toledo). Exit US-23 at Plymouth Road (exit 41). Turn left onto Plymouth Road. Continue east on Plymouth Road for approximately 1.5 miles then turn right onto Dixboro Road. The Gardens will be on your left after approximately 1 mile..
From I-94 Exit I-94 at US-23 North (Flint). Exit US-23 at Geddes Road. Turn right onto Geddes Road. Continue east on Geddes Road for approximately .1 miles then turn left onto Dixboro Road. The Gardens will be on your right after approximately 2 miles.
By car: From I-94, take US-23 North, exit at Washtenaw Avenue, west, turn right onto Observatory St., then right onto Washington Heights. Please note that metered parking along Washington Heights is limited. City parking along side streets near the Geddes entrance is available.
By bus: Nichols Arboretum is served by The Ride (AATA). The 1U, 4, 9U, 12UM, 12UL, 14 all have stops at Mott Hospital on East Medical Center Drive near the Washington Heights entrance of the Arb. The #2 also has a stop at the main hospital entrance. Please check visit the Ride for maps and schedules as routes do change. The Washington Heights entrance is across from the University of Michigan medical campus and is served by the University of Michigan bus system via teh Commuter Northbound and Southbound and the UMHS Intercampus. You can review the U-M bus routes on the U-M Parking and Transportation Services website.
On foot: Pedestrians from Central Campus can get to the Arboretum's Washington Heights entrance by using the sidewalks along East Medical Center Drive. The Geddes Avenue entrance across from Oxford Housing is readily accessible on foot.