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Driving Directions To Swarthmore College

Swarthmore College is located 11 miles southwest from the city of Philadelphia in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The college is just a 30 minute drive from Philadelphia. New York and Washington, D.C. are about two hours away.

From the NORTH (New Jersey Turnpike or I-95)
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 6 (I-276 West/Pennsylvania Turnpike). Follow I-276 West to Exit 20 (I-476 South, towards Philadelphia/Chester). Take I-476 South to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At bottom of exit ramp, follow sign for Swarthmore by turning left onto Baltimore Pike. (Directions continue below)

From the SOUTH (I-95)
Follow I-95 North to Exit 7 (in Pennsylvania), I-476 North/Plymouth Meeting. Take I-476 to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow the sign for Swarthmore by turning right onto Baltimore Pike. (Directions continue below)

From the EAST (via the Pennsylvania Turnpike)
From Exit 333, Norristown, follow signs for I-476 South. Stay on I-476 approximately 17 miles to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow the signs to Swarthmore by turning left onto Baltimore Pike. (Directions continue below)

From the WEST (via the Pennsylvania Turnpike)
From Exit 326, Valley Forge, Take I-76 East, Schuykill Expressway, about 4 miles to I-476 South. Take I-476 approximately 12 miles to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At the bottom of the exit ramp, follow the signs to Swarthmore by turning left onto Baltimore Pike. (Directions continue below)

From the AIRPORT
Take I-95 South. Continue to exit 7, I-476 North/Plymouth Meeting. Take I-476 North to Exit 3, Media/Swarthmore. At bottom of exit ramp, follow sign for Swarthmore by turning right onto Baltimore Pike. (Directions continue below)

Proceeding to Campus

For Admissions, and other campus visitors
Follow Chester Road until the intersection at College Ave., turn Left onto College Ave. (there is a stop light and Swarthmore College sign at this intersection). Turn right at the the first intersection (this will be right before a large rock carved with the College's name) and proceed up the hill to Elm Ave. Turn Left on Elm Ave. and left again at the next street, Whittier Pl. Proceed to the end and turn right into the Dupont parking lot, beside the Science Center.

Walking to the Admissions Office
After parking in the DuPont parking lot, it's a short walk to the Admissions Office in Parrish Hall. Follow the path to the left of the Science Center, continue past Kohlberg Hall, and you will see the back entrance of Parrish straight ahead. The Admissions Office is on the second floor.

Other visitors may wish to consult this map of the campus in advance of their visit.

Visitors for the Athletic Facilities and Summer Programs
For Cunningham fields and Cunningham tennis courts, follow Chester Road until the intersection at College Ave., turn right on College Ave. The fields and courts are on the right side.

For Clothier fields, Tarble Pavilion, Lamb-Miller Field House, Sports Medicine and athletic administration and coaches offices, follow Chester Road and bear right where the road widens at Station Square (before the Railroad Bridge). At the stop sign turn left toward the railroad station and drive in the College's South Entrance. The athletic complex is approximately 100 yards down on the left. Access to Ware Pool, the squash courts and Mullan Tennis and Fitness Center is within walking distance from the main building.

For the Faulkner tennis courts, follow Chester Road and bear right where the road widens at Station Square (before the Railroad Bridge). At the stop sign turn left toward the railroad station and drive in the College's South Entrance. Continue straight on Field House Lane up the hill and over the railroad bridge. Turn right and the courts will be on your immediate left.