Fisher-Bennett Hall | Department of English
3340 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Humanities Forum
3619 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Sheraton University City Hotel
36th & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Ph: 215.387. 8000 • Fax: 215.387.7920
Web: http://www.philadelphiasheraton.com/
Access an online campus map:
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/mapsBldgs/view_map.php3?id=1
Download a campus map (PDF):
http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/uop/mapup.pdf
Mass Transit and Campus Parking
Philadelphia's mass transit system is SEPTA, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA operates a coordinated system of bus, subway, elevated train, and trolley lines that covers all of Philadelphia and parts of the surrounding counties. Exact change ($2.00) or a token is required. Weekly and monthly SEPTA Tokens are available at all subway stations and can be purchased on campus at the Penn Book Store.
The campus can be reached from 30th Street Station by cab, on SEPTA's Green Line (to either 36th and Sansom Streets or 37th and Spruce Streets) or the Market-Frankford Line (to 34th and Market Streets), or by foot; 30th Street Station is a fifteen-minute walk from the heart of campus. Intercity rail service to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station is provided by Amtrak. Frequent service is offered to Northeastern cities including Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Washington.
Philadelphia Public Transportation.
There are several parking facilities located on campus, and metered street parking. Recommended garages and lots: 38th and Walnut Street (please use 38th Street entrance); 34th and Chestnut Street; Penn Tower Hotel (34th and Civic Center Boulevard); Sheraton Hotel (36th and Chestnut Streets); South Street and Convention Avenue; 32nd and Walnut Street; 40th and Walnut Street.
From the Airport
Philadelphia International Airport is located in the Southwest section of the city, approximately twenty minutes from the University of Pennsylvania campus. Convenient train service from the airport to 30th Street Station is available through SEPTA's Airport Express Train which leaves every half-hour. The fare is $5.00 (subject to change), and the trip takes approximately twenty-five minutes. The University City Station is about a five minute walk west on Spruce Street to our campus. The 30th Street Station is about a fifteen-minute walk or $5 cab ride to campus.
A metered cab ride from the airport to campus generally costs $20, including the tip, and takes approximately 20 minutes. Alternatively, the Penn Tower Hotel, located adjacent to the Penn Campus on 34th Street at Civic Center Boulevard, runs an airport shuttle that leaves from the baggage claim area every half hour. The ride is $8 (subject to change) and takes approximately twenty minutes.