Train: The Airport Express Train
leaves every half hour (4 minutes after the hour) and arrives at the University City Station on
Convention Avenue. The fare is $4.00 and the ride takes 22 minutes.
Taxi: A metered cab costs about
$17.00 including tip and the ride takes about 20 minutes.
Limo: A limousine leaves every 20
minutes for the Penn Tower Hotel. The fare is $6.00 and the ride takes about 20 minutes.
All Amtrak Northeast Corridor
trains and all SEPTA Regional trains stop at the 30th Street Station. From there one can walk to
campus in about 15 minutes. A metered cab costs about $5.00 including tip and the ride takes about
5 minutes. The No. 30 bus also runs from the station to campus.
From the Northeast: Take the New
Jersey Turnpike to exit 4 for Route 73 North. Proceed on Route 73 North to I-295 South. From I-295
South, take exit 26 on to I-76 West. Cross over to Philadelphia via the Walt Whitman Bridge.
This section of I-76 is also called the Schuylkill Expressway. Take exit 40 for South Street, and
turn left onto South Street to enter the campus. Note: Exit 40 is a LEFT LANE EXIT.
From the Northwest: Take the
Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 24, Valley Forge Interchange. Take I-76 East (Schuylkill Expressway)
approximately 17 miles to Exit 40, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street
to enter the campus.
From the Northeast: Take I-95
South to I-676 Westbound toward Center City. From I-676, exit in less than two miles taking "exit
only" ramp towards the airport marked I-76 East. Proceed less than a mile to Exit 40, South Street,
which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn right onto South Street to enter the campus.
From the South: Take I-95 North to Exit 11
signed "291 West to I-76". Follow 291 West across Platt Bridge to 26th Street, which leads directly
onto I-76 West. Take I-76 West 3 miles to Exit 40, South Street, which EXITS ON THE LEFT. Turn left
onto South Street to enter the campus.
 Contact: heia@pobox.upenn.edu URL: http://www.upenn.edu/heia/directions.html Last modified: 9 June 1997 |