From the West via the Pennsylvania Turnpike
On the PA turnpike, use Exit 326, the Valley Forge Interchange. Take I-76 East for approximately 17 miles. START DETOUR: Follow I-76 East to 30th Street Station Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Arch Street. Follow Arch Street around and merge right onto John F Kennedy Blvd. Merge right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 34th Street to enter campus.
From the North via I-95 South
Use the I-676/Center City Philadelphia Exit. Follow signs to I-676 West, the Vine Street Expressway. Take I-676 West until I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway. START DETOUR: Follow I-76 East to 30th Street Station Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Arch Street. Follow Arch Street around and merge right onto John F Kennedy Blvd. Merge right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 34th Street to enter campus.
From the South via I-95 North
Use the I-676/Center City Philadelphia Exit which is approximately 7 miles north of the airport. Follow I-676 West, the Vine Street Expressway, until I-76 East, the Schuylkill Expressway. START DETOUR: Follow I-76 East to 30th Street Station Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Arch Street. Follow Arch Street around and merge right onto John F Kennedy Blvd. Merge right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 34th Street to enter campus.
From I-76 West (DETOUR ROUTE)
Follow I-76 West to the 30th Street Station Exit. Make a left at Market Street. Take Market Street to 34th Street and turn left on 34th Street to enter campus.
From I-76 East (DETOUR ROUTE)
Follow I-76 East to 30th Street Station Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Arch Street. Follow Arch Street around and merge right onto John F Kennedy Blvd. Merge right onto Market Street. Turn left onto 34th Street to enter campus.
From South Street, East of the Schuylkill River (non-highway route) (DETOUR ROUTE)
Take South Street to 22nd Street. Turn onto 22nd Street and continue to Walnut. Turn left onto Walnut Street and continue to 34th Street to enter campus. To continue back onto Spruce Street (South Street turns into Spruce Street at 33rd Street) , make a left turn onto 34th Street until you reach Spruce Street.
A train leaves the airport every half hour. You should exit the train either at the University City Rail Station [South Street & Convention Avenue (= Spruce St. & 32nd Street) on the east boundary of campus] or at the 30th Street Amtrak Station stop [30th and Market]. The fare is $5.00 and takes 20 minutes. [30th Street Station is about a 10-20-minute walk to campus.]
A metered taxi ride from the airport generally costs about $20.00 including tip and takes about 20 minutes. [There is a fixed-price of $20 (plus tip) from the airport to Center City]
A limousine leaves the airport baggage claim area every 30 minutes for the Penn Tower Hotel which is adjacent to the Penn campus. The ride costs $8.00 and takes about 20 minutes.
If you are driving from the airport, follow signs to I-76 West, the Schuylkill Expressway. Take I-76 West to exit 40 which is South Street. Turn left onto South Street to enter campus ( South Street becomes Spruce Street).
The closest suburban train system, SEPTA, station is University City Rail Station [entrance near 32nd St and South St( = Spruce St.)]. The R1 Airport/Glenside, R2 Wilmington/Warminster and R3 Elwyn/West Trenton trains stop there. This station is only 5 minute walk from the Math. Dept.
To get to campus by public transportation, there is a SEPTA Subway Station located inside the shopping mall. Take the Market-Frankford Line Westbound to 34th and Market Streets. The campus is two blocks south of Market Street at 34th and Walnut Streets. The SEPTA fare is $1.50 (fare is subject to change). Otherwise, a cab can be taken from the bus station to campus.