Directions & Arrivals: Bryn Mawr College
FROM YOUR GPS
101 N. Merion Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA, 19010
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TRAVELING BY TRAIN
Amtrak (800-USA-RAIL) has frequent service to Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. At 30th Street Station you can transfer to a direct commuter train to Bryn Mawr on the area’s mass transit provider, SEPTA. Take the (Paoli/Thorndale line) to the Bryn Mawr station.
From Center City Philadelphia By Train
Bryn Mawr College is only 20 minutes away from Philadelphia Center City on the Septa Regional Rail. From Philadelphia’s Market East Station (11th and Market Streets), Penn Center/Suburban Station (16th Street and J.F.K. Boulevard), or Amtrak’s 30th Street Station (30th and Market Streets), board SEPTA’s Paoli/Thorndale line, which runs from 6:15 a.m. until 12:15 a.m. on weekdays and from 7:15 a.m. until 12:15 a.m. on weekends. You can find the Paoli/Thorndale schedule here: http://www.septa.org/schedules/rail/pdf/tho.pdf
Once you get off at the Bryn Mawr train station, the campus is a five-minute walk.
To the College
Hint: you want to be on the north, residential side of the station; you will be on the correct side as you get off the train if you are coming from Philadelphia. From the Bryn Mawr station, walk north on Morris Avenue (straight ahead as you get off the westbound train) for two blocks. You will cross Montgomery Avenue (mind the traffic lights - traffic travels very fast here). The Benham Gateway, which houses the Office of Admissions, is located on the corner of Morris Avenue and Yarrow Street. From Benham Gateway, there will be signs directing you to Denbigh residential hall where registration and check in will take place.
FROM PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Regional Rail
SEPTA Airport High Speed Line has four stops within the airport (at terminals A, B, C/D, and E). Take the Airport Line to 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Catch the Paoli/Thorndale Regional Rail Line to Bryn Mawr as instructed above in the "by Train" directions. When you get on the train at the airport, tell the conductor that your final destination is Bryn Mawr so you don’t get overcharged when you change trains at 30th Street Station. And hold onto your ticket receipt—you’ll need it to change trains!
Travel time from the airport to Philadelphia: 20-30 minutes; from Philadelphia to the College, approximately 20 minutes.
DRIVING
Driving from New York, New England and other points north/east
Take the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) to Exit 6 (Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) exit). Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-276) to Exit 20. Follow the sign for I-476 South (toward Chester). Proceed south on I-476 to Exit 13 (St. Davids/Villanova).
Follow Route 30E (Lancaster Avenue) through Villanova for 2.4 miles. Turn left onto Morris Avenue. There is a Starbucks coffee shop on the right and a Sunoco station on the left corner of Morris and Lancaster. Please note that the street is called “Elliot” on the right and “Morris” on the left—and the Morris sign is hard to see! Note: there is NO sign for Bryn Mawr College on Lancaster Avenue in this direction. Follow Morris Avenue as it curves left under the train-track bridge then bears right. Cross Montgomery Avenue (at the traffic light). The Benham Gateway, which houses the Office of Admissions, is located on the corner of Morris Avenue and Yarrow Street. The driveway entrance is on Morris Avenue and ample visitor parking is available. From Benham Gateway, there will be signs directing you to Denbigh residential hall where registration and check in will take place.
From Washington, D.C., and other points south
Take I-95 north toward Philadelphia/New York and take Exit 7 (I-476 North toward Plymouth Meeting). Follow 1-476 North approximately 12 miles to Exit 13 (St. Davids/Villanova).
Follow Route 30E (Lancaster Avenue) through Villanova for 2.4 miles. Turn left onto Morris Avenue. There is a Starbucks coffee shop on the right and a Sunoco station on the left corner of Morris and Lancaster. Please note that the street is called “Elliot” on the right and “Morris” on the left—and the Morris sign is hard to see! Note: there is NO sign for Bryn Mawr College on Lancaster Avenue in this direction. Follow Morris Avenue as it curves left under the train-track bridge then bears right. Cross Montgomery Avenue (at the traffic light). The Benham Gateway, which houses the Office of Admissions, is located on the corner of Morris Avenue and Yarrow Street. The driveway entrance is on Morris Avenue and ample visitor parking is available. From Benham Gateway, there will be signs directing you to Denbigh residential hall where registration and check in will take place.
From the West
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) east to the Valley Forge interchange at Exit 326. Follow sign to I-76 East (Schuykill Expressway). Take I-76 to Exit 331A for I-476 South (toward Chester). Proceed south on I-476 to Exit 13 (St. Davids/Villanova).
Follow Route 30E (Lancaster Avenue) through Villanova for 2.4 miles. Turn left onto Morris Avenue. There is a Starbucks coffee shop on the right and a Sunoco station on the left corner of Morris and Lancaster. Please note that the street is called “Elliot” on the right and “Morris” on the left—and the Morris sign is hard to see! Note: there is NO sign for Bryn Mawr College on Lancaster Avenue in this direction. Follow Morris Avenue as it curves left under the train-track bridge then bears right. Cross Montgomery Avenue (at the traffic light). The Benham Gateway, which houses the Office of Admissions, is located on the corner of Morris Avenue and Yarrow Street. The driveway entrance is on Morris Avenue and ample visitor parking is available. From Benham Gateway, there will be signs directing you to Denbigh residential hall where registration and check in will take place.
From the Philadelphia International Airport
Follow the signs from the airport to I-95 south (toward Delaware). Take Exit 7 to I-476 North (Plymouth Meeting). Follow I-476 North to Exit 13 (St. Davids/ Villanova).
Follow Route 30E (Lancaster Avenue) through Villanova for 2.4 miles. Turn left onto Morris Avenue. There is a Starbucks coffee shop on the right and a Sunoco station on the left corner of Morris and Lancaster. Please note that the street is called “Elliot” on the right and “Morris” on the left—and the Morris sign is hard to see! Note: there is NO sign for Bryn Mawr College on Lancaster Avenue in this direction. Follow Morris Avenue as it curves left under the train-track bridge then bears right. Cross Montgomery Avenue (at the traffic light). The Benham Gateway, which houses the Office of Admissions, is located on the corner of Morris Avenue and Yarrow Street. The driveway entrance is on Morris Avenue and ample visitor parking is available. From Benham Gateway, there will be signs directing you to Denbigh residential hall where registration and check in will take place.
From Center City Philadelphia
Take I-76 west (Schuykill Expressway) to the City Avenue exit 339 (Route 1 South). Once on City Avenue, travel about 2.5 miles and turn right onto Lancaster Avenue (Route 30 West). Travel about 4 miles to reach the center of Bryn Mawr. Turn right onto Morris Avenue; a Sunoco station will be on your right and a Starbucks on your left. Follow Morris Avenue as it curves left under the train-track bridge then bears right. Cross Montgomery Avenue (at the traffic light). The Benham Gateway, which houses the Office of Admissions, is located on the corner of Morris Avenue and Yarrow Street. The driveway entrance is on Morris Avenue and ample visitor parking is available. From Benham Gateway, there will be signs directing you to Denbigh residential hall where registration and check in will take place.
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