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No matter where you live, Harcum is easy to get to by plane, car, bus or train.
Harcum
College is in Bryn Mawr, PA, approximately 5.8 miles from City Line Ave./Route 1, 12 miles west of Center City Philadelphia, 9 miles east of Paoli and less than 3 hours driving time from New York City and Washington, D.C.
By Air
From Philadelphia International Airport the Bennett Airport Limousine Service or Main Line Limo leaves hourly for Bryn Mawr, a distance of approximately 13 miles. For information on ground transportation to and from the airport, go to http://www.phl.org/ground_transportation.html#ground or call 215-937-6958.
SEPTA’s R1 train connects the airport with 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, where a connection can be made to the SEPTA R5 line to Bryn Mawr. The Bryn Mawr station adjoins the Harcum campus. For schedules, go to www.septa.org
By Automobile
From East and Central Philadelphia
Follow I-76/Schuylkill Expressway west to Exit 339, City Avenue. Stay on City Avenue, and turn right at the sixth light onto Conshohocken State Road, which curves around left (just after the post office) and becomes Montgomery Avenue (at the Don Rosen BMW). Continue on Montgomery Avenue for approximately 4.5 miles to Harcum. The campus begins at the corner of Pennswood and Montgomery Avenues. Go to the next traffic light at Morris Avenue, get in the left lane and look for Melville Hall, a large stone building with white pillars on your left. Turn left onto Morris Avenue, and make an immediate left into the Melville Hall entrance between the two white gateposts. (Watch for oncoming traffic. Do not enter the SEPTA parking lot that adjoins the Melville entrance.) Distance from City Line Avenue to the campus is 5.8 miles. Limited visitor parking is available behind Melville Hall. If this is full, visitors' parking is available straight ahead on the right, at the end of the driveway, by turning right past the Cohen Dental Programs Center.
From the West
Follow Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 326 (Valley Forge). Drive straight ahead after leaving toll booths and follow I-76/Schuylkill Expressway east to Exit 331A (I-476 South). Follow I-476 (Blue Route) south to Exit 13 (St. Davids/Villanova). At the bottom of the exit ramp turn right onto Route 30 East. Continue east on Route 30/Lancaster Avenue for 2.7 miles to Bryn Mawr. Turn left (after the municipal parking lot, corner with Sunoco Gas Station and Starbucks Coffee) onto Morris Avenue and proceed under railroad. Look for Melville Hall, a large stone building on your right. Make the second right turn into the Melville Hall entrance between the two white gateposts. Do not enter the first right turn into the SEPTA parking lot The Admissions Office in Melville Hall is on the left of the driveway. Limited visitor parking is available behind Melville Hall. If this is full, visitors' parking is available straight ahead on the right, at the end of the driveway, by turning right past the Cohen Dental Programs Center.
From the South
Follow Route I-95 North to I-476 North. Take I-476 (Blue Route) north (approximately 14 miles) to Exit 13 (St. David's/Villanova). At the bottom of the exit ramp turn right onto Route 30 East. Continue east on Route 30/Lancaster Avenue for 2.7 miles to Bryn Mawr. Turn left (after the municipal parking lot, corner with Sunoco Gas Station and Starbucks Coffee) onto Morris Avenue and proceed under railroad. Look for Melville Hall, a large stone building on your right. Make the second right into the Melville Hall entrance between the two white gateposts. Do not enter the first right turn into the SEPTA parking lot The Admissions Office in Melville Hall is on the left of the driveway. Limited visitor parking is available behind Melville Hall. If this is full, visitors' parking is available straight ahead on the right, at the end of the driveway, by turning right past the Cohen Dental Programs Center.
From Northeastern Pennsylvania
Follow Northeast Extension (Rte 476) of Pennsylvania Turnpike south to end, Exit 20. Follow signs to I-476 South. Follow I-476 (Blue Route) to Exit 13 (St. David's/Villanova). At the bottom of the exit ramp turn right onto Route 30 East. Continue east on Route 30/Lancaster Avenue for 2.7 miles to Bryn Mawr. Turn left (after the municipal parking lot, corner of Sunoco Gas Station and Starbucks Coffee) onto Morris Avenue and proceed under railroad. Look for Melville Hall, a large stone building on your right. Make the second right into the Melville Hall entrance between the two white gateposts. Do not enter the first right turn into the SEPTA parking lot The Admissions Office in Melville Hall is on the left of the driveway. Limited visitor parking is available behind Melville Hall. If this is full, visitors' parking is available straight ahead on the right, at the end of the driveway, by turning right past the Cohen Dental Programs Center.
From the North via New Jersey Turnpike
Follow New Jersey Turnpike to Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-276 West. Follow I-276 west to Exit 333 (Norristown/Plymouth Meeting/I-476 South). Follow I-476 (Blue Route) south to Exit 13 (St. David's/Villanova). At the bottom of the exit ramp turn right onto Route 30 East. Continue east on Route 30/Lancaster Avenue for 2.7 miles to Bryn Mawr. Turn left (after the municipal parking lot, corner of Sunoco Gas Station and Starbucks Coffee) onto Morris Avenue and proceed under railroad. Look for Melville Hall, a large stone building on your right. Make the second right into the Melville Hall entrance between the two white gateposts. Do not enter the first right turn into the SEPTA parking lot The Admissions Office in Melville Hall is on the left of the driveway. Limited visitor parking is available behind Melville Hall. If this is full, visitors' parking is available straight ahead on the right, at the end of the driveway, by turning right past the Cohen Dental Programs Center.
By Bus
The Route 105 SEPTA bus between 69th St. Terminal in Upper Darby and Paoli, via Lancaster Avenue, stops in Bryn Mawr, two blocks from campus. From Lancaster Avenue, walk north toward the train station, cross under it, and continue one block to Montgomery Avenue. The campus begins at this corner. The gray stone building with white columns on your right is Melville Hall, where you can find the Admissions Office.
By Train
From the East, North and South
Detrain at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia, and transfer to the SEPTA Paoli Local (R5) commuter train. Take it to the Bryn Mawr Train Station. For schedules go to www.septa.org
From the West
Detrain AMTRAK at Paoli and transfer to local SEPTA train to Bryn Mawr. For schedules, go to www.septa.org
The Bryn Mawr train station is almost in Harcum's back yard and within sight of the campus. Walk north (away from the shopping area of Bryn Mawr) one block to Montgomery Avenue. The campus begins at this corner. The gray stone building with white columns on your right is Melville Hall, where you can find the Admissions Office.
See the Harcum Campus map:
http://www.harcum.edu/PS_STU_Campus_Map.aspx
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