Types of Transportation Available to Campus
By Plane
Scheduled airline service is available at the Harrisburg International and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airports, while Allegheny Commuter (USAir) serves the Lycoming County Airport near Williamsport.
By Bus
The Susquehanna Trailways bus lines serves the area. The bus stop is about three blocks from campus.
Susquehanna Trailways: 1-800-692-6314
Local Bus Ticket Vendor (Market Street Deli): 570-524-7776
Limousine Service
Susquehanna Valley Limousine Service: 1-800-685-5567
Car Rental
The following automobile rentals are available at the Harrisburg International Airport:
Avis: 1-800-831-2847
Enterprise: 1-800-736-8222
Hertz: 1-800-654-3131
National: 1-800-227-7368
Thrifty: 1-800-847-4389
The following automobile rentals are available at the Lycoming County Airport:
Avis: 1-800-831-2847
Hertz: 1-800-654-3131
Driving Instructions to Campus
Allentown (2 hours)
PA Turnpike Northeast Extension
Route 80 West to Exit 210A
Route 15 South
At 11th traffic light, turn left
(Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Baltimore (approx. 3 hours)
83 North
Route 81 South
Route 322 West
Route 11and15 North
When Routes 11 and 15 split, stay on Route 15 (Tedd's Landing is on your right; KMart on your left)
Approx. 7 miles after Selinsgrove / Shamokin Dam, you'll come to a stoplight. Bucknell is on your right.
(Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on right.)
Harrisburg (1:15 hours)
Route 83 North
Route 81 South
Route 322 West
Routes 11and15 North
When Routes 11 and 15 split, stay on Route 15 (Tedd's Landing is on your right; KMart on your left)
Approx. 7 miles after Selinsgrove / Shamokin Dam, you'll come to a stop light. Bucknell is on your right.
(Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on right.)
New York City (3.5 hours)
Route 80 West to Exit 210A
Route 15 South
At 11th traffic light, turn left (Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Philadelphia (3.5 hours)
PA Turnpike Northeast Extension
Route 80 West to Exit 210A
Route 15 South
At 11th traffic light, turn left (Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Alternate Route:
PA Turnpike West to Harrisburg
Route 283 North
Route 83 North
Route 81 South
Route 322 West
Routes 11and15 North
When Routes 11 and 15 split, stay on Route 15 (Tedd's Landing is on your right; KMart on your left)
Approx. 7 miles after Selinsgrove / Shamokin Dam, you'll come to a stop light.
Bucknell is on your right. (Look for Bucknell Athletic Stadium on right.)
Pittsburgh (4 hours)
Route 22 East
220 North (I99)
Interstate 80 East to Exit 210A
Route 15 South
At the 11th traffic light, turn left (Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Alternate Route:
Route 22 East
Route 453 North for 1 mile
Route 45 East
Route 15 South
At the next traffic light, turn left (Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Reading (2 hours)
Route 422 West
Route 61 North
Route 54 West
Route 642 West
Route 45 West
Cross Bridge into Lewisburg
Turn left on 7th Street. (This leads directly to campus.)
State College (1 hour)
Route 26 North
Route 322 East
Route 45 East
Route 15 South
At the next traffic light, turn left (Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Washington D.C. (3.5 hours)
Route 495
Route 270 to Frederick, MD
Route 15 North
When Routes 11 and 15 split, stay on Route 15 (Tedd's Landing is on your right; KMart on your left)
Approx. 7 miles after Selinsgrove / Shamokin Dam, you'll come to a stop light.
Bucknell is on your rightl ( Look for Bucknell Athletic Stadium on right.)
Alternate Route:
Route 95 North
Route 695 West (Inner Loop of Baltimore)
Route 83 North
Route 81 South
Route 322 West
Route 11and15 North
When Routes 11 and 15 split, stay on Route 15 (Tedd's Landing is on your right; KMart on your left)
Approx. 7 miles after Selinsgrove / Shamokin Dam, you'll come to a stoplight. Bucknell is on your rightl
(Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on right.)
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton (1:40 / 2:00 hours)
Route 81 South
Route 80 West to Exit 210A
Route 15 South
At 11th traffic light, turn left (Look for the Bucknell Athletic Stadium on the left.)
Local Accommodations
A few blocks from Bucknell in the restored downtown area is an antique-filled bed-and-breakfast, the Pineapple Inn (439 Market St.; 570-524-6200). Built in the 1850s, it has an inexpensive to moderate rate that includes a full breakfast and tea in the afternoon. Another bed and breakfast located just a few blocks from campus is The Tawsty Flower (106 S. 4th St., 522-6600)and a third just a little farther on Market Street is the Copper Beech Manor. (17 Market St., 570-524-1460) Many inexpensive and moderate motels and hotels are located in and around Lewisburg, particularly along U.S. Rte. 15. These include: Days Inn (570-523-1171), only 1 mile away; Best Western Country Cupboard Inn (570-524-5500),Country Inn and Suites (570-524-6600) and Hampton Inn (522-8500), about 2 miles from the university; Comfort Inn (570-568-8000), and Holiday Inn Express (570- 568-1100), 8 miles away in New Columbia at the junction of Rtes. 15 and 80; and Hampton Inn (570-743-2223), 10 miles south of campus on Rte. 15 in Shamokin Dam.
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