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TRANSPORTATION

TheclosestairporttoHaverfordCollegeisthePhiladelphiaInternationalAirport.We

suggestthatwhilemakingyourtravelarrangements,youtrytoflydirectly,orarrangefor

connectingflightstoPhiladelphia’sairport.FurtherinformationregardingPhiladelphia

InternationalAirportcanbeaccessedathttp://www.phl.org/Pages/HomePage.aspx

FromPhiladelphiatoHaverford’sCampus

IfthisisyourfirsttimecomingtotheU.S.andyouwouldlikeassistancegettingto

Haverford’scampusfromthePhiladelphiaInternationalAirport,contacttheDirectorof

Programming,Diversity,AccessandCommunityEngagement,Mr.Benjamin(Ben)Hughesat

bhughes@haverford.edu.Otherwise,youcanutilizeoneofthefollowingtransportation

servicesafterretrievingyourluggageatthebaggageclaimarea.

Taxi: MaxwellCabCompany(reservationhighlyrecommended)

9W.AthensAvenue

Ardmore,PA 19003

610-896-5100

RosemontTaxiService (reservationhighlyrecommended)

829ConestogaRoad

BrynMawr,PA 19010

610-525-1777

Limousine: ComfortLimousine(Reservationisrequired)

Service-corpLimoService

406RidgePike

LafayetteHill,PA 19444

610-277-5466

800-444-6031

Email:amiryaraghchi@yahoo.com

Website:http://www.comfortlimopa.com

MainlineLimousine

908DeKalbStreet

Bridgeport,PA 19405

610-272-5544

Email:info@mainlinetaxi.com

Website:http://www.mainlinetaxi.com

Train: SEPTA(SoutheasternPublicTransportation

Authority)Website:

http://www.septa.org/service

SEPTA’sAirportHighSpeedLinehasfourstopsinthePhiladelphiaInternationalAirportat

TerminalsA,B,C/DandE.Fromanyofthesestops,pleasetaketheR-1Train,alsoknownas

theAirportLineto30thStreetStationinPhiladelphia.Informtheconductorthatyourfinal

destinationisHaverford,Pennsylvaniaandthatyouwillneedatransferticket.Thecostof

thefare(one-way)willbearound$10.Itisimportantthatyoukeepyourticketreceiptina

safeplaceasyouwillneedittoboardthenexttrain.Approximatetravelingtimewillbe

around20–

30minutes.

Uponarrivalat30thStreetStationinPhiladelphia,takethePaoli/ThorndaleTrainto

HaverfordStation.Traveltimewillbearound20minutes.Haverford’scampusisaten

minutewalkfromthetrainstation. IfyouneedaridefromtheHaverfordStation,please

informtheDirectorofInternationalStudentServices. Ifyouwishtotakeataxi,please

contactMainLineTaxicompanydispatcherat610-272-1000.Operatinghours:sevendays

perweek,24hoursperday.

TowalktoHaverfordCollegefromtheHaverfordTrainStation,gotothenearbyHaverford

StationRoad(onyourleft).AfterreachingHaverfordStationRoad,turnleftandgostraight

alongtheroad(youshouldcrossW.LancasterAve,)untilyoureachERailroadAvenue.

Taketherightpathandwalkalongtheroad(shouldbeawayfromWLancasterAvenue).

Eventually,ERailroadAvenueshouldbecomeCollegeAvenue.Theentrancetothecampus

willbeontheleft-handsideofCollegeAvenue.

FromNewYork’sJohnF.Kennedy(JFK),LaGuardia,orNewJerseyAirports

Wedonotencourageyoutotravelthroughthesecitiesonthebusortrainasitis

confusingandveryexpensive.

AfteryouleaveU.S.Customs,askforassistanceatthe

InformationDesk.Beawarethatsometimesindividual(s)can

approachyouwhilewaitingfora

limousineandoffertotakeyoutoyourdestinationforalowerfee.

Pleaserefrainfromacceptingsuchoffers.

JFKAirporttoPhiladelphia

1.NewYorkAirportService(Bus)

a. JFK—Manhattanlineto“PortAuthorityBusTerminal”

b.Traveltime:2-3hours(variesbytraffic)

c. One-wayticket:$15

d.Busstopsarelocatedoutsidethebaggageclaimareaateveryterminal,look

for

theBusStopSign(NewYorkAirportService).

http://www.nyairportservice.com/

2.GreyhoundBusLine

a.NewYorkCity—Philadelphialineto“Philadelphia”

b.Traveltime:2hours10minutes

c. One-wayticket:$10-$20

d.BusstopsarelocatedundergroundofPortAuthorityBusTerminal.

http://www.greyhound.com/home/

3.SEPTA

a.R5linegoingtowardsPaoli/Thorndale:MarketEastStationtoHaverford

Station

b.Traveltime:20minutes

c. One-wayticket:$6.00($5.00after7p.m.andontheweekend)

d.WalkoutoftheGreyhoundBusstopandtheSeptaMarketEastStationwillbe

acrossthestreet.

LaGuardiaAirport(LGA)toPhiladelphia

1.NewYorkAirportService(Bus)

a.LGA—Manhattanlineto“PortAuthorityBusTerminal”

b.Traveltime:1hour

c. One-wayticket:$12

d.Busstopsarelocatedoutsidethebaggageclaimareaateveryterminal,look

for

theBusStopSign(NewYorkAirportService).

http://www.nyairportservice.com/

2.GreyhoundBusLine

a.NewYorkCity—Philadelphialineto“Philadelphia”

b.Traveltime:2 –3hours

c. One-wayticket:$10-$23

d.BusstopsarelocatedundergroundofPortAuthorityBusTerminal.

http://www.greyhound.com/home/

3.SEPTA

a.R5linegoingtowardsPaoli/Thorndale:MarketEastStationtoHaverford

Station

b.Traveltime:20minutes

c. One-wayticket:$6.00($5.00after7p.m.)

d.WalkoutoftheGreyhoundBusstopandtheSeptaMarketEastStationwillbe

acrossthestreet.

NewarkLibertyAirporttoPhiladelphia

1.NewarkLibertyAirportExpress

a.OlympiaTrailsBusCompany:NewarkLibertyAirport,NJtoMidtown

Manhattan

(PortAuthorityBusTerminal)

b.Traveltime:40minutes

c. One-wayticket:$15

d.BusesserveterminalA,BandC.TicketsmaybepurchasedfromtheNewark

LibertyAirportExpressagentatthegroundtransportationcenterlocatedon

the

baggageclaimlevelinanyofthethreeterminalbuildings.

http://www.coachusa.com/olympia/ss.newarkairport.asp

2.GreyhoundBusLine

a.NewYorkCity—Philadelphialineto“Philadelphia”

b.Traveltime:2hrs.10min.

c. One-wayticket:$10-$23

d.BusstopsarelocatedundergroundofPortAuthorityBusTerminal.

http://www.greyhound.com/home/

3.SEPTA

a.R5linegoingtowardsPaoli/Thorndale:MarketEastStationtoHaverford

Station

b.Traveltime:20minutes

c. One-wayticket:$6.00($5.00after7p.m.)

d.WalkoutoftheGreyhoundBusstopandtheSeptaMarketEastStationwillbe

acrossthestreet.

Note: Airportsandtrainstationspersonnel(porters)intheUnitedStatesdonotassume

thateveryoneneedshelpwiththeirluggage.Ifyouneedtheassistanceofaporter,you

willhavetoask. TheporterwillonlyassistyouwithyourluggagefromtheBaggageClaim

Airtothesidewalk(curb)infrontofthebuilding. (Notethatitiscustomarytogiveatip,

gratuity.)Pleaseexpecttoliftandcarryyourownluggageonthevariousformsof

transportationtoyourcheck-inpointoncampus. Onceyouarriveatthecheck-inpoint,

someonewillassistyouwithyourluggage.

Updated/2017