Directions to Bucknell


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Driving Directions

Bucknell University
701 Moore Avenue
Lewisburg, PA 17837


By Plane

Scheduled airline service is available at the Harrisburg International and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airports, while Allegheny Commuter (USAir) serves the Lycoming County Airport near Williamsport.

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By Bus

The Susquehanna Trailways bus lines serves the area. The bus stop is about three blocks from campus.

Susquehanna Trailways: 1-800-692-6314
Local Bus Ticket Vendor (Market Street Deli): 570-524-7776

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Limousine Service

Susquehanna Valley Limousine Service: 1-800-685-5567

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Car Rental

The following automobile rentals are available at the Harrisburg International Airport:

Avis: 1-800-831-2847
Dollar: 1-800-800-3665
Enterprise: 1-800-736-8222
Hertz: 1-800-654-3131
National: 1-800-227-7368
Thrifty: 1-800-847-4389

The following automobile rentals are available at the Lycoming County Airport:

Avis: 1-800-831-2847
Hertz: 1-800-654-3131

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Driving Directions From...

(Travel times are approximate.)

Admissions Visitors

After you arrive on campus via any of the directions below, you can park and walk to the Office of Admissions as follows:

After turning onto campus (Moore Avenue), bear right onto Dent Drive. Turn right onto Stadium Drive, where you will find visitor parking. Walk to the Office of Admissions by following the sidewalk along Dent Drive up the hill to Freas Hall. You may also park in the public spaces along Moore Avenue or in the visitor spaces in the lot beside 7th Street. The entrance to this lot is across from the 7th Street Cafe, and the visitor spaces are toward the back of the lot.


Allentown (Two hours)

    • PennsylvaniaTurnpike Northeast Extension
    • Route 80 West to Exit 210A
    • Route 15 South
    • At the 11th traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Baltimore (About three hours)


    • 83 North
    • Route 81 South
    • Route 322 West
    • Route 11 &15 North
    • When Routes 11 & 15 split, stay on Route 15. Tedd's Landing will be on your right and Kmart on your left.
    • About seven miles after Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam, turn right at the traffic light for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Harrisburg (About 75 minutes)

    • Route 83 North
    • Route 81 South
    • Route 322 West
    • Routes 11&15 North
    • When Routes 11 & 15 split, stay on Route 15. Tedd's Landing will be on your right and Kmart on your left.
    • About seven miles after Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam, turn right at the traffic light for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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New York City (Three-and-a-half hours) 

    • Route 80 West to Exit 210A
    • Route 15 South
    • At the 11th traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Philadelphia (Three-and-a-half hours) 

    • Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension
    • Route 80 West to Exit 210A
    • Route 15 South
    • At the 11th traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

Philadelphia Alternate Route:

    • Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Harrisburg
    • Route 283 North
    • Route 83 North
    • Route 81 South
    • Route 322 West
    • Routes 11&15 North
    • When Routes 11 & 15 split, stay on Route 15. Tedd's Landing will be on your right and Kmart on your left.
    • About seven miles after Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam, turn right at the traffic light for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Pittsburgh (Four hours)

    • Route 22 East
    • 220 North (I99)
    • Interstate 80 East to Exit 210A
    • Route 15 South
    • At the 11th traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

Pittsburgh Alternate Route:

    • Route 22 East
    • Route 453 North for one mile
    • Route 45 East
    • Route 15 South
    • At the next traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Reading (Two hours)

    • Route 422 West
    • Route 61 North
    • Route 54 West
    • Route 642 West
    • Route 45 West
    • Cross bridge into Lewisburg
    • Turn left on 7th Street to campus

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State College (One hour)

    • Route 26 North
    • Route 322 East
    • Route 45 East
    • Route 15 South
    • At the next traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Washington, D.C. (Three-and-a-half hours) 

    • Route 495
    • Route 270 to Frederick, Md.
    • Route 15 North
    • When Routes 11 & 15 split, stay on Route 15. Tedd's Landing will be on your right and Kmart on your left.
    • About seven miles after Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam, turn right at the traffic light for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

D.C. Alternate Route:


    • Route 95 North
    • Route 695 West (Inner Loop of Baltimore)
    • Route 83 North
    • Route 81 South
    • Route 322 West
    • Route 11&15 North
    • When Routes 11 & 15 split, stay on Route 15. Tedd's Landing will be on your right and Kmart on your left.
    • About seven miles after Selinsgrove and Shamokin Dam, turn right at the traffic light for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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Wilkes-Barre / Scranton (Under two hours) 

    • Route 81 South
    • Route 80 West to Exit 210A
    • Route 15 South
    • At the 11th traffic light, turn left for Bucknell and Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.

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