Types of Transportation Available to Campus
By train: SEPTA's Regional Rail system is a convenient and easy way to reach campus. The closest station to campus is the Glenside Station. The Lansdale/Doylestown, Warminster and Airport rail lines stop at the Glenside Station. Trains to Glenside are available from many stations in the area, including the Philadelphia Airport, Suburban, Jefferson (formerly Market East) and 30th Street Stations in Center City Philadelphia. Use the SEPTA Trip Planner to plan your route.
Campus is a short 15-minute walk from Glenside Station. After getting off of the train, walk down the stairs to Easton Road and turn right, towards Glenside Avenue. Continue along Easton Road for one mile and you will arrive on campus.
By bus: SEPTA bus routes #22 and #77 stop on Easton Road directly in front of campus.
From Philadelphia International Airport: Take Route 95 south to Route 476 North (Plymouth Meeting), to the PA Turnpike Interchange. At entrance, bear right, take the PA turnpike east toward NJ. Take the Fort Washington exit (#339, old #26). Proceed south on Route 309 approximately 5 miles to the second Easton Road exit (Glenside). Follow the exit ramp around onto Easton Road. Go under the Route 309 overpass and immediately bear left into the Arcadia campus.
Driving Instructions to Campus
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike: Take the Fort Washington exit (#339, old # 26). Proceed south on Route 309 approximately 5 miles to the second Easton Road exit (Glenside). Follow exit ramp around and immediately bear left into the Arcadia University campus.
From I-95, the Tacony Palmyra Bridge or the Betsy Ross Bridge: Take Route 73 (Cottman Avenue) west to Arcadia University, located at the junction of 73 (which has then become Church Road) and Route 152 (Limekin Pike).
From the Commodore Barry Bridge, Delaware or points south: Take I-95 north to 476 North (Plymouth Meeting). Take 276 East (the Pennsylvania Turnpike). Follow directions from the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
From southern New Jersey and the Walt Whitman Bridge: Follow signs from your area to the Walt Whitman Bridge. Cross bridge and follow signs for Route 76 West (Schuylkill Expressway). Follow to Lincoln Drive ((#340A, old #32); follow Lincoln Drive to Emlen Street. Turn left on Emlen (which changes to Cresheim Valley Drive) and follow until it dead-ends on Stenton Ave. Turn right on Stenten and move left immediately turning left at first light (Ivy Hill Road). Take Ivy Hill until it dead-ends and turn right on Cheltenham Ave. Turn left at first light, Easton Road. You will go through one light then pass the entrance to Route 309. Go under the Route 309 overpass amd immediately bear left into the Arcadia Campus.
From northern New Jersey: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Pennsylvania Turnpike exit (#6). Go west on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Follow directions from the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Local Accommodations
At Exit 339, old 26- PA Turnpike, Fort Washington, PA -Route 309 is the Holiday Inn (432 Pennsylvania Avenue, Fort Washington, PA, 800-465-4329), and Best Western (285 Commerce Drive, Fort Washington, PA/ 215-542-7930); Off exit 333, old 25- PA turnpike is the Doubletree Guest Suites (640 West Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA, 610-834-8300); At Exit 343, old 27 - PA turnpike is the Hampton Inn (1500 Easton Road, Willow Grove, PA, 215-659-3535); Off Route 309- Montgomeryville, PA is located Comfort Inn (678 Bethlehem Pike, Montgomeryville, PA, 215-361-3600), and Joseph Ambler Inn (1005 Horsham Road-Route 463, North Wales, PA, 215-362-7500); and in Philadelphia is the Chestnut Hill Hotel (8229 Germantown Avenue, 215-242-5905).
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