day of parking

Discounted parking is available at Patriot Parking on Chancellor Street (right between 16th and 17th). The cost is $14 for 12 hours. Please pay at the front desk of the Racquet Club to obtain a parking voucher. [[Due to road closures, be sure to leave plenty of time to get to the wedding on time!!]]

Parking is also available at the Latimer Street Garage and Towne Garage. Turn onto Latimer from 15th to access both garages. The garages cost around $12-$13, Colonial Dames can validate your parking ticket and you will get a $1 discount.

travel within philly

Walking: Philadelphia is a very walkable city. All of the hotels and venues are within walking distance of each other. Also within walking distance is access to both subways, and to the regional rails (trains) via Suburban station.

Taxi: In center city, you can usually pick up a Taxi on the street. If you are having bad luck, try one of these numbers: 215.333.3333 (it's a real number!) or 215.247.7678.

Subway: During the daytime, the subway can be a convenient way to travel. The subway system is very simple in Philly: there are two lines. One line is the Broad street line, which takes you north/south. You can take this line to get to South street or the stadiums. The other line is the Market/Frankfort line. Going east, this line will get you to 2nd street. Going west, this line will get you to 30th street station and University city (UPenn and Drexel).

Buses and Trolleys: Back in the 1930s, the Trolley was the way to travel around Philadelphia. Now, many of the old trolleys are replaced with buses using the same numbers. Theoretically, the buses (and what remains of the trolleys) will get you around Philly quickly. Brit, however, has only managed to take a bus once from Saint Joe's to Center City. The 10 minute car ride became a 3 hour bus adventure. If you figure this system out, we applaud you.

travel to and from philly

By Air: The most convenient airport to fly into is Philadelphia (PHL). The airlines that have the most flights are Southwest and US Air, although there are several other airlines there as well. If you fly in, be sure to stop at Chickie and Pete's in the terminal. Dave loves their fries! From the airport, you can take the train to center city ($3.50, buy the ticket before you get in the train car if you can) and get off at SUBURBAN STATION. From there, the hotels and venues are less than 10 minutes by foot or only a few minutes by cab.

By Car: From the South, you take 95 North until you reach Philadelphia. Easy. From The Wild West (aka, Pittsburgh), Take the PA turnpike east until Valley Forge (look for the blue lights if it is dark), where you take 76 until you arrive in Philly.

By Train: If you arrive in Philly by train, you will be arriving at 30th street station. From 30th street, you can take the subway (Market-Frankfurt line) or any train going into Philly until you get to SUBURBAN STATION. From there, the hotels and venues are less than 10 minutes by foot or only a few minutes by cab.

By Boat: Doc at Penns landing then take the bridge over 95 and arrive in center city.