Recommended Airports:

Philadelphia International Airport
Alvernia College will offer transportation from the Philadelphia Airport, free of charge, at 3pm on Thursday, June 5, 2008. Please Contact Betsy Stiles (610-796-5504) for more information. Transportation will also be provided to return to the airport on Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 2008.

Allentown -  Lehigh Valley Intl. Airport
Harrisburg International Airport

Directions

Alvernia is located three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of eastern Pennsylvania. The 55-acre campus adjoins Angelica Lake. Public transportation provides service to within walking distance of the campus.

Alvernia College is noted for its accessibility to metropolitan and historical areas of interest. Near enough to New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore to share their cultural and educational opportunities, the college is also only a short distance from the Amish country in nearby Lancaster and York Counties.

To learn more about this region of Pennsylvania, you can explore the web sites of Berks and Lancaster counties.

Take I-81 to Route 61 South to Route 222 South / 422 West. Follow 222 South toward Reading/Lancaster. After passing the Broadcasting Road exit, merge left onto US Route 422 East (towards Pottstown) to the Lancaster Avenue exit (left-lane). At traffic light, turn right, then immediately get in left lane. Travel 50 feet to next light, turn left onto Route 10 South (Queen City Restaurant is on corner). Travel one-half mile to Upland Avenue (at Lincoln Plumbing and Heating). Turn right and follow Upland through three stop signs and over a small railroad bridge. Turn left onto Saint Bernardine Street at the sign for Alvernia College. Go one block and turn right. Go three blocks and turn left at the Alvernia College sign.

Use Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 298, Morgantown/Reading. Take I-176 North toward Reading. Take the left exit, 11B, and merge onto 422 West toward Reading. Take the 222 South (Lancaster Avenue) left-lane exit. At the traffic light, turn left, and make an immediate left at the next light onto Route 10 South (Queen City Restaurant is on the corner). Travel one-half mile to Upland Avenue (at Lincoln Plumbing and Heating). Turn right and follow Upland through three stop signs and over a small railroad bridge. Turn left onto Saint Bernardine Street at the sign for Alvernia College. Go one block and turn right. Go three blocks and turn left at the Alvernia College sign.

From Baltimore, York, and Lancaster

Take I-83 to York, then Route 30 East to Lancaster. Follow Route 222 North (Lancaster Avenue) toward Reading. Pass 568 exit and take Business 22 (Shillington) exit. Follow Business 222 through Shillington to Kenhorst Boulevard. Turn right (CVS, Citgo Station, and Used Car Dealer at intersection) onto Kenhorst Boulevard and follow it to a 'T' at the top of the hill. Turn left onto New Holland Road and watch for Alvernia sign at the corner of New Holland and Upland Avenue. Turn right. Go three blocks to Jackson Street. Turn right again, go one block, turn right once more. Alvernia is on your left.

From Central New Jersey and Allentown

Take U.S. Route 22 / I-78 West to PA Route 100 South (Trexlertown exit). At the second traffic light, bear right onto Schantz Road (there is a sign directing right-lane traffic to turn towards Reading) until it intersects Route 222. Bear right onto Route 222 South toward Reading. After crossing PA Route 73, you will bear right again onto the Route 222. After passing the Broadcasting Road exit, merge left onto US Route 422 East (towards Pottstown) to the Lancaster Avenue exit (left-lane). At traffic light, turn right, then an immediate left lane onto Route 10 South (Queen City Restaurant is on corner). Travel one-half mile to Upland Avenue (at Lincoln Plumbing and Heating). Turn right and follow Upland through three stop signs and over a small railroad bridge. Turn left onto Saint Bernardine Street at the sign for Alvernia College. Go one block and turn right. Go three blocks and turn left at the Alvernia College sign.

Alvernia College is located in the Millmont section of Reading, an area roughly bordered by Route 222 to the North, Route 10 to the East, Route 724 to the South, and Route 625 to the West.

From center city Reading

Take Business Route 222 South (4th Street) across the Bingaman Street Bridge. Move into the left lane. At the second light (Queen City Restaurant is on the corner) turn left onto Route 10 (Morgantown Road). Travel approximately 0.7 mile to Upland Avenue (Lincoln Plumbing and Heating is on the right). Turn right and follow Upland Avenue through three stop signs and over a small bridge. Turn left onto Saint Bernardine Street and proceed one block to stop sign. Turn right onto Greenway Terrace and travel along two blocks. The entrance to the campus is on the left, adjacent to the Alvernia College sign.

From the North

Take Route 422 East (West Shore Bypass) to the Lancaster Avenue exit (traffic exits from the left lane). At traffic light, turn right, then an immediate left lane onto Route 10 South (Queen City Restaurant is on corner). Travel one-half mile to Upland Avenue (at Lincoln Plumbing and Heating). Turn right and follow Upland through three stop signs and over a small railroad bridge. Turn left onto Saint Bernardine Street at the sign for Alvernia College. Go one block and turn right. Go three blocks and turn left at the Alvernia College sign.

From the Wyomissing and West Reading area

Take Museum Road to Kenhorst Blvd. Proceed on Kenhorst Blvd. across Lancaster Avenue to New Holland Road (Route 625). Turn left onto New Holland Road and travel approximately .3 mile to Upland Avenue. Turn right onto Upland Avenue and proceed up the hill three blocks to Jackson Street. Turn right and go to the stop sign. Turn right onto Greenway Terrace. Entrance to the campus is on the left, adjacent to the Alvernia College sign.

From the West and South via Route 724

From Route 724 turn onto Route 625 (New Holland Road) heading northeast toward Reading. Proceed on New Holland Road approximately 1 mile to Upland Avenue. Follow remainder of local directions in #3 above.

From the South via Route 10

Take Route 10 North. Approximately .5 mile past Angelica Lake turn left onto Upland Avenue (Lincoln Plumbing and Heating is on the left). Follow remainder of local directions #1 above.