Directions to Elizabethtown College

Please note: if using GPS or internet-based directions, please use One Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2290

From Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Go north on I-83 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike East. Exit at Interchange 247 to State Route 283 East. Be careful to use the far right tollbooth, as the exit for 283 East is immediately after the toll plaza. Follow 283 East to the Elizabethtown/Hershey exit and turn right at the end of the ramp onto Route 743 South.

From Delaware

Take Route 41 North to Route 30 West at Gap. Continue using our directions from Route 30.

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Take Route 896 North to Route 30 West.

From Eastern New York, Eastern Pennsylvania, North/Central New Jersey and New England

Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Interchange 286. Travel south on Route 222 to Route 30 West (Please note you will travel on Route 30 for only a short distance.  Stay alert for signs directing you to Route 283W to Harrisburg). Then follow the directions from Route 30.

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Travel west on I-78 to I-81 South. Take left offHershey/Grantville Exit 80 and proceed south on Route 743. Carefully follow signs for Route 743 through Hershey. From there, follow our directions from Route 743. 

From Western Pennsylvania

Travel east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to Exit 247, Route 283 East. Be careful to use the far right tollbooth, as the exit for 283 East is immediately after the toll plaza. Follow 283 East to the Elizabethtown/Hershey exit and turn right at the end of the ramp onto Route 743 South.

From Upstate New York

Take I-81 South to Exit 80. Take left off exit and proceedsouth on Route 743. Carefully follow signs for Route 743 through Hershey. Then follow our directions from Route 743.

From Southern New Jersey

Take Garden State Parkway North to Route 40 West to Delaware Memorial Bridge. Travel south on Route 95 for one exit to 141 North/West. Take 41 North to Route 30 West. Then follow our directions from Route 30.

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Take Walt Whitman Bridge to 76 West (Schuylkill Expressway) to Pennsylvania Turnpike West to Interchange 286. Travelsouth on Route 222 to Route 30 West. From there, follow ourdirections from Route 30.

From Route 30...

Travel west on Route 30 to Route 283. Travel west on Route 283 to Elizabethtown/Rheems exit. Turn left at end of exit ramp onto Cloverleaf Road and proceed one mile to Route 230. Turn right and travel west to Elizabethtown. Turn right at College Avenue and proceed to the College. The Office of Admissions is located on the corner of College Avenue and Mount Joy streets.

If you'd like to take a drive through the town of Elizabethtown, may we recommend that you take the second exit for E-town (Elizabethtown/Hershey exit). Turn left at the end of ramp onto Route 743 South...

From Route 743...

Travel south on Route 743 to Elizabethtown. Turn left on Market Street (Route 230). Travel east through three traffic lights until you reach College Avenue. Turn left and proceed to the College. The Office of Admissions is located at the corner of College Avenue and Mount Joy streets.