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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 Center.

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