How to Get Here
SEPTA Regional Rail
Take SEPTA's (Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) R3 line toward Media/Elwyn and get off at the Swarthmore station. (You can take the R1 into Center City Philadelphia and change to the R3 train if you are arriving from the airport.) Walk up the hill via the tree-lined Magill Walk; turn right in front of Parrish Hall at the top of the hill and proceed past the library to the arboretum headquarters. We recommend that you consult Swarthmore's campus map (pdf) before arriving on campus.
SEPTA Bus Route
The SEPTA bus route 109, 69th Street Terminal to Chester, has a bus stop at Chester Rd (Route 320) and College Ave. After departing from the bus, simply walk up the hill (College Ave.) to the Arboretum Offices on your left.
From the North (New Jersey Turnpike or I-95)
Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 3 and follow the signs to the Walt Whitman Bridge. Take I-95 South, pass Philadelphia International Airport and 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. (See below for "…the rest of the way.")
From the South
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. (See below for "…the rest of the way.")
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. (See below for "…the rest of the way.")
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. (See below for "…the rest of the way.")
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. (See below for "…the rest of the way.")
"…the rest of the way"
Stay in right lane and in less than 1/4 mile turn right onto Route 320 South (watch turns on Route 320). Make a right at the second light onto College Avenue. The Arboretum parking lot is the second driveway on the left.