RapidRapid STD testing in New Haven today
46 private walk-in lab locations in the New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford area. Order online, walk in with no appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days. Individual tests from $24, 10-test panel $139. Nothing billed to insurance.
Find a New Haven Lab → See all 46 locations ↓Southern Connecticut has 46 private walk-in labs from Stamford to Madison and up to Danbury and Waterbury, nearly two-thirds of them open Saturday mornings, and the cities along I-95 run some of the most accessible free STD clinics in the state. That makes rapid STD testing in New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford easy to fit around a commute. This page lists every lab in New Haven and Fairfield counties plus Waterbury and New Milford, with hours, and the public clinics. For Hartford, Meriden, and Middletown, see the Hartford page; for Westchester and Rockland, see Westchester.
The fastest option: order online, walk into a lab today
Private lab draw sites are located in New Haven, West Haven, East Haven, North Haven, and Hamden; along the shoreline in Branford, Guilford, and Madison; in Orange, Milford, Derby, Shelton, Cheshire, Prospect, Waterbury, and Southbury; along Main Street and Barnum Avenue in Bridgeport and in Stratford, Trumbull, and Fairfield; in Norwalk, Darien, Stamford, and Cos Cob; and in Danbury, Bethel, Ridgefield, Newtown, and New Milford. Order online, walk in with no appointment, spend about 5 minutes, and get results in 1 to 2 days in a private account. Nothing is billed to insurance and nothing goes on your medical record.
Several sites open at 6 a.m. and stay open until 5 p.m., including Milford, Shelton, Stratford, Waterbury, Fairfield, and one Stamford location. One New Haven site, inside Yale Health on Lock Street, serves Yale Health members only. The full list with hours is below.
Free and low-cost STD clinics
The Connecticut Department of Public Health lists these public clinics:
- New Haven Health Department: 424 Chapel St, (203) 946-4985. No appointment needed. Nurse hours Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday 1 to 4 p.m.; doctor hours Tuesday and Wednesday. Fixed fee or insurance.
- Yale Center for Infectious Diseases: 200 Orchard St, 2nd floor, New Haven, (203) 688-4120. Weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., no appointment needed. Insurance or self-pay.
- Bridgeport Family Health and Wellness Clinic: 99 Middle St, (203) 576-7468. Tuesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., no appointment, no fee. Tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV.
- Stamford Health Department Outpatient Clinic: 138 Stillwater Ave, (203) 977-5385. Monday and Thursday 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., appointment preferred, walk-ins welcome, no fee.
- Norwalk Health Department: 137 East Ave, (203) 854-7842. Monday and Wednesday, by appointment, $10 fee.
- Greenwich Department of Health: 101 Field Point Rd, (203) 987-1003. Tuesday afternoons, by appointment, no fee.
None of these have residency requirements. Call ahead, since clinic hours change.
Urgent care in southern Connecticut
Urgent care centers along the Boston Post Road, Route 1, and every I-95 exit offer STD testing with an exam. Without insurance, plan on a visit fee of $150 or more plus lab charges, with results in 2 to 5 days.
Connecticut notes
- Minors can consent to their own STD testing and treatment in Connecticut without a parent’s permission.
- Expedited partner therapy is permitted in Connecticut for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
- Students: Yale, Southern Connecticut State, Quinnipiac, Fairfield, and Sacred Heart all have student health services; a private walk-in lab keeps results off university and family insurance records.
When to test
Chlamydia and gonorrhea at 2 weeks after exposure, HIV and syphilis at 6 weeks, herpes antibody at 12 weeks. With symptoms, test now and retest after the window.
Which tests to order
The 10-test panel ($139) covers the common infections in one visit. After one known exposure, chlamydia and gonorrhea together ($99) at two weeks and HIV plus syphilis ($49 each) at six weeks is a reasonable minimum.
Testing with a partner in New Haven
A lot of people get tested as a couple, at the start of a relationship or before stopping condoms. It works the same way as testing alone, just twice: each of you places your own order, so each of you gets your own private results, then you can walk into the same lab together and be done in about ten minutes.
- Same tests, same day. Ordering the same panel for both of you keeps the results easy to compare. The 10-test panel is the usual choice; add trichomoniasis if you have vaginal sex.
- Results are individual. Neither of you can see the other's results unless you share them, which is worth agreeing on before you test.
- If one of you tests positive, treat both of you at the same time for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, even if the other person tested negative, or the infection passes back and forth. Retest in 3 months.
- A positive result is not proof of recent cheating. Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, herpes, and HPV can go unnoticed for months or years.
Order tests for both of you → Read the full guide to testing as a couple
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get same-day STD testing in southern Connecticut?
Order online and walk into any private lab draw site in New Haven, Hamden, Milford, Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield, Norwalk, Stamford, Danbury, or Waterbury the same day. No appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days.
Is there free STD testing in Bridgeport or Stamford?
Yes. Bridgeport's Family Health and Wellness Clinic at 99 Middle St tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV at no fee, with no appointment, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Stamford's health department clinic at 138 Stillwater Ave has no fee and welcomes walk-ins Mondays and Thursdays.
Does New Haven have a walk-in STD clinic?
Yes. The New Haven Health Department clinic at 424 Chapel St needs no appointment, with nurse hours Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday afternoons. It charges a fixed fee or bills insurance. Call (203) 946-4985.
Can I get STD tested on a Saturday in New Haven or Fairfield County?
Yes. More than half of the lab locations in our data open Saturday mornings, including sites in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stamford, Norwalk, Milford, Hamden, and Waterbury.