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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, Schuylkill 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)

Continue to the Visitor's Center

Stay in the right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South. At the first light turn right to stay on 320. Proceed through second light at College Avenue to the first driveway on your right to visitor parking at the Benjamin West House. The Benjamin West House is the College's visitor center and has someone there to hand out maps and directions 24 hours a day.

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

Continue to the Admissions Office

Stay in the right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South. At the first light turn right to stay on 320. At the next light turn right onto College Avenue. On College Avenue take your first right onto Cedar Lane. At the next stop sign turn left onto Elm Avenue. Turn left onto Whittier Place, marked by stone pillars. Proceed to the end of Whittier Place 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.

Continue to Athletic Facilities and Summer Programs

For Cunningham fields and Cunningham tennis courts: Stay in the right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South. At the first light turn right to stay on Rt. 320/Chester Road. Follow Rt. 320/Chester Road until the intersection at College Ave., turn left 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: Stay in the right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South. At the first light turn right to stay on Rt. 320/Chester Road. Pass the main entrance to the College and follow Chester Road/Rt. 320 as it dips under the Swarthmore train station. As you come up the other side, get into the left turn lane and make a 180 degree left turn (not a 90 degree left turn and not a u-turn) onto a street with parking meters on both sides. Turn left at the stop sign, the train station will be on your right. Immediately after the train station turn right onto Field House Lane, indicated by a "Swarthmore College South Entrance" sign. The Tarble Pavilion and Lamb-Miller Field House are about 100 yards down on your left. Access to Ware Pool, the squash courts and Mullan Tennis and Fitness Center are within walking distance of the main building.

For the Faulkner tennis courts: Stay in the right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South. At the first light turn right to stay on Rt. 320/Chester Road. Pass the main entrance to the college and follow Chester Road/Rt. 320 as it dips under the Swarthmore train station. As you come up the other side, get into the left turn lane and make a 180 degree left turn (not a 90 degree left turn and not a u-turn) onto a street with parking meters on both sides. Turn left at the stop sign, the train station will be on your right. Immediately after the train station turn right onto Field House Lane, indicated by a "Swarthmore College South Entrance" sign. Continue straight on Field House Lane up the hill and over the railroad bridge. Turn right just after the bridge and the courts will be on your immediate left.