TRAVEL TO MILLERSVILLE

BY CAR:

Participants and families may wish to drive to Millersville- (Lancaster County Pennsylvania). Millersville is located southwest of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We are just a few miles off of the famous Lincoln Highway- US 30. See map for directions.

BY AIR:

Lancaster has a regional airport with service to/from Lancaster via U S Airways Express to Pittsburgh. There is an US Airways’ discount offer for the IGAEA 2005, Gold File Number 67673295, July 31 - August 04, 2005, into Lancaster, PA (LNS).

Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) which is located 30 miles Northwest of Millersville. Also Philadelphia and BWI airports are only 90 miles away from Millersville. Car rentals can be obtained at BWI, HIA and Philly.

US Airways group and meeting customers may take advantage of special negotiated rates with Avis Rent A Car. Please call Avis, toll free at 866-629-6995. Reference AWD K609400 for additional information.

BY TRAIN:

Lancaster is on the Pennsylvania Corridor with daily service to Philadelphia. Travelers from the North and South can make connections to Lancaster thru Philadelphia. From the West- Chicago take the Capitol Limited train #30 leaving Chicago at 5:35 PM to Pittsburgh 4:21 AM and transfer to the Three Rivers #40 leaving Pittsburgh at 10:00 AM and arriving at Lancaster at 4:21 PM If traveling via Amtrak, we will try to provide a pick-up at the Lancaster Station. You need to advise us as to when your train will arrive so we can schedule your pick-up.

BY BUS:

Greyhound’s Lancaster location is 53 McGovern Ave. (717) 397-4861 and for customer service: (717) 397-4862. Capitol Trailways of PA (800-333-8444) www.capitolTrailways.com has scheduled service also at Trailways Travel Center- 53 McGovern Ave. Lancaster 17603.

Millersville will provide parking permit tags for participants vehicles.

DRIVING TIMES & DISTANCES: (THESE TIMES AND DISTANCES ARE APPROXIMATE.)

Location Mileage to Lancaster Estimated Driving Time
Baltimore, MD 67 1.75 hours
Boston, MA 359 8 hours
Charleston, WV 427 11 hours
Charlotte, NC 540 13 hours
Cincinnati, OH 560 11 hours
Eastern Shore, MD/NJ 175 3-4 hours

All of Lancaster County’s major highways (US Routes 30, 283, and 222, and PA Routes 501, 462, 272 and 23) meet in Lancaster City with the exception of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (US Route 76), which travels in an east-west direction across the northern part of Lancaster County. The turnpike interchanges at these exits provide convenient access to Lancaster destinations:

From Baltimore and south:
Take Route I-83 north to Route 30 east. Then follow “From Route 30,” below.

From Harrisburg and west:
Take Route 283 east, then follow “From Route 30,” below.
From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, traveling east:
Take Exit 19/247 (Harrisburg East), onto Route 283 east. From Rt. 283, take exit for Route 741 east. For about five miles, follow Route 741 east (the name Rohrerstown Road will change to Millersville Road), then turn right at the light at Route 999. Follow “Almost There,” below.

From the Pennsylvania Turnpike, traveling west:
Take Exit 21/286 (Reading/Lancaster) and follow Route 222 south to Route 30 west. Then follow “From Route 30,” below.

From Route 222 south: Take the exit for Route 30 west, then follow “From Route 30,” below.

From Route 30:
Take the exit for Route 741 east. Follow Route 741 east (the name Rohrerstown Road will change to Millersville Road.). About four miles beyond Route 30, turn right at the light onto Route 999. Follow “Almost There,” below.

From downtown Lancaster City:
Go west on Orange Street, turn left on Charlotte Street and then bear right onto Manor Street. It will become Route 999 (Manor Avenue). When you cross Route 741 (Millersville Road), follow “Almost There,” below.

Almost there:
After the second traffic light (after Route 741), watch for the fork in the road and bear left onto George Street. Follow George Street. After you cross West Cottage Ave., you will be on the campus.

 
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