If your destination is Chester or Delaware County, you can easily connect with I-476, the Blue Route, at Plymouth Meeting. For travelers headed for Center City Philadelphia, you should travel further south to exit 4 where you can proceed north on NJ-73 until there is an exit to the Betsy Ross Bridge across the Delaware River. Once across the bridge, you can proceed south on I-95 to Center City or north to Northeast Philadelphia and Bucks County. 

For those who are headed to any of the South Jersey suburbs, you should exit the New Jersey Turnpike at exit 4 and travel less than a mile south on NJ-73 until it connects to I-495, the major north-south route through Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties.

Map Credit - N.J. Department of Transportation

For those traveling from the south and areas such as Baltimore or Washington, you should proceed north on I-95 until it crosses into Pennsylvania. From there you can continue on I-95 to the City of Philadelphia itself or Bucks County, or connect with I-476 north in Chester for access to the western suburbs. If you destination is New Jersey, you will have numerous choices of where to cross into South Jersey directly from I-95 - the Delaware Memorial Bridge near Wilmington, the Commodore Barry Bridge near Chester, or the Walt Whitman, Ben Franklin or Betsy Ross Bridges in Philadelphia. A drive from Baltimore will take about two hours. From Washington D.C. the trip will take about four hours.

For those traveling from the west and such places as Pittsburgh and Ohio, you should take the Pennsylvania Turnpike across all of Pennsylvania. From the turnpike you can exit at I-476 in Plymouth Meeting for destinations in the western suburbs, at the connection to the Schuylkill Expressway at King of Prussia for a direct route into eastern Montgomery County and Center City Philadelphia or continue further east for destinations in Bucks County, Northeast Philadelphia or to connect with the New Jersey Turnpike just north of Trenton.

By Air

The Philadelphia - South Jersey metropolitan area is served by Philadelphia International Airport located in South Philadelphia, near the border with Delaware County. Located approximately seven miles from downtown Philadelphia, the Airport provides easy vehicle access to Interstates 76, 95, and 476. In addition, rail service from the Airport to Center City is available on SEPTA'S High Speed Rail Line (R1) train that operates from 5:25 AM until 11:25 PM daily, every 30 minutes. Easy rail connections to AMTRAK or any of the region's regional rail lines can be made at Philadelphia's 30th Street Station.

Philadelphia International Airport serves as the principal gateway for the fifth largest metropolitan population in the United States. The airport handled 463,167 aircraft takeoffs and landings in 2002 and processed 24,799,470 passengers. Approximately twenty-six scheduled passenger carriers and non-scheduled carriers serve more than 100 domestic and international destinations.* 

Visitors heading to South Jersey can also elect to fly into the Atlantic City International Airport. Several airlines provide service into Atlantic City International Airport including Spirit Airlines, Delta Airlines and U.S. Airways.

By Bus

For visitors intending to travel to the Philadelphia - South Jersey metropolitan area by bus, the region is served by Greyhound/Trailways bus lines. Bus terminals are located in Camden and Mt. Laurel, New Jersey as well as King of Prussia, Willow Grove and numerous locations in the City of Philadelphia.

By Train

The Philadelphia - South Jersey metropolitan area is serviced by Amtrak. Philadelphia's 30th Street Station is a principal stop on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor providing regular train service to areas north including New York, New Haven and Boston as well as areas to the south including Wilmington, Baltimore and Washington D.C. Train travel from most other areas of the United States is also possible with connections.

* Source Philadelphia International Airport