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Directions to the Flower Show
BY CAR
From North
Take I-95 South to Exit 22 (previously 17) I-676W. Follow Independence
Hall signs, turn right onto Callowhill Street. Follow signs to “8th
Street South—Chinatown,” then to Pennsylvania Convention
Center. Main Show entrance on 12th & Arch Streets.
From South
Take I-95 North to Exit 22 (previously 17) I-676 West. Bear right and
exit onto Callowhill Street. Follow signs to “8th Street South—Chinatown,”
then to Pennsylvania Convention Center. Main Show entrance on 12th & Arch Streets.
From East via Ben Franklin Bridge
Bear left after you cross the bridge. Follow signs to “8th
Street South — Chinatown,” then to Pennsylvania Convention
Center. Main Show entrance on 12th & Arch Streets.
From East via Walt Whitman Bridge
Take I-76 West towards Central Philadelphia and get off at Exit
344 (previously 38), which puts you on I-676 East to Broad Street
exit to Vine Street. Main Show entrance on 12th & Arch Streets.
From West: Take I-76 East to Central Philadelphia, to exit
344 (previously 38), I-676 E to Broad Street exit to Vine Street. Turn right on North 8th Street. Turn right on Arch Street. Main Show entrance on 12th & Arch Streets.
Parking: Approximately 8,000 safe, well-lit
parking spaces are located within four blocks of the Pennsylvania
Convention Center. Click here for
a Parking Map.
For more specific directions to the Pennsylvania
Convention Center (1100 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA), please go to
MapQuest.
BY PUBLIC TRANSIT
SEPTA
Regional Rail Trains
SEPTA is the public transit system in Philadelphia which includes
regional rail trains, buses, subways and trolleys. Plenty of SEPTA
routes go to the Show, which is conveniently located above Market
East Station. From Market East Station, follow the signs to the
Pennsylvania Convention Center.
SEPTA also offers a “Flower Show Special
Bouquet Pass,” which includes unlimited transportation on any
SEPTA bus, trolley, subway or regional rail train.
The Bouquet Pass and individual Flower Show tickets
are sold in advance and for the duration of the Show at all rail
stations ticket offices, sales offices and at the Transit Museum
at 1234 Market Street For SEPTA information, call 215-580-7800 or
go to www.septa.org.
SEPTA further offers a special Family Fare discount transportation
for Regional Rail Trains.
FREE weekend parking at ALL SEPTA regional rail
stations and at SEPTA parking lots located at Bridge Street and
Bustleton Ave., and 69th Street Transportation Center.
SEPTA and NJ TRANSIT Buses
Exit on Market Street between 11th and 12th Streets, and enter the
Convention Center.
PATCO
High-Speed Train Line
PATCO trains run 24 hours a day from New Jersey to Philadelphia.
Once in Philadelphia, it is a short walk to the Pennsylvania Convention
Center. Exit at 8th Street & Market Streets, and walk west on
Market Street and north to Arch Street, or walk west through Market
East and follow the signs to the Convention Center. Call 215-922-4600
or 856-772-6900 for schedules.
AMTRAK
Trains
Amtrak riders save 20% off the best available regular fare for travel to Philadelphia between February 28 - March 11, 2008. Tickets must be purchased December 1, 2007 - March 11, 2008. Valid for Coach travel in the Northeast Corridor on Regional trains. Call 1-800-USA-RAIL or book online at www.amtrak.com and refer to fare code V759 when making your reservation. Some restrictions may apply.
Take AMTRAK to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station. Then, take a
SEPTA Regional Rail train at 30th Street Station to Market East
Station for no extra charge (show the conductor your AMTRAK ticket
stub; save it for the return trip). Follow the signs to the Convention
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