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Transportation

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Best Ways to Get Around Town It's easy to walk or bike into the center of town for a bite to eat, but for a trip further away (say to a supermarket or Wal-Mart), it's more realistic to have a car or be friends with someone who does.
Best Ways to Get to the Airport Take a shuttle from the Transportation Office for $20, or catch a ride from a friend.

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Unlike larger institutions, at Gettysburg, there’s no need to deal with the confusion of bus lines and schedules. Firstly, there just aren’t any and, secondly, because there is simply no reason why you would need to go anywhere that far. The entire campus can be traversed in about 20 minutes by foot, and just about every academic building can be reached from any dorm building within 15 minutes—and usually much quicker.

The school does offer transportation off campus, including shuttles to the three nearby major airports and all other public transportation hubs. Though the price is a little high, and it requires reservations, it is a convenient and generally reliable way to get to and from the airports and stations. Around academic breaks, transportation services opens up its schedule, offering frequent shuttles to local airports.

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Transportation at Gettysburg College

oconci01

'13

Political Science and Government

2.3
C

Isolated

The closest airport to Gettysburg is BWI which is about a 1.5 hour drive. You can take the shuttle from campus but it costs $20 each way. You can also take the shuttle to the Amtrak station in Harrisburg for the same price. Other than that, there isn't transportation to other places.

Aug 13, 2011

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Transportation at Gettysburg College

swinsh01

'13

Biology

4.6
A

Freedom Transit Is Great

There's the trolley, Freedom Transit, that gets you around the town for free, which is great! There's also a bus that gets you to the local bus and train station. The college also provides transportation that will take you to any large cities surrounding Gettysburg.

Aug 04, 2011

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Transportation at Gettysburg College

bullets14

'14

Public Health Studies

4.6
A

Distance

Almost everything that you really need to get to classes, food store, outlets is all in walking distance but if you need need to get anywhere else a free shuttle is provided

Dec 13, 2010

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Student Survey Poll ResultsWhat's This?

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Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Safety Escort Service

Providing the opportunity for students to travel from campus to Giant Food, Wal-Mart, and the local Outlet shopping/movie complex; the 11 person shuttle van runs on a continuous 30 minute loop during these hours, with specific pick-up/drop-off points both on campus and at each of the listed community locations.

(717) 337-6912

24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Public TransitWhat's This?

None – The size of the campus means that this is not an issue.

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Harrisburg International Airport

Harrisburg

(888) 235-9442

www.dlyhia.com

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound

2110 Haines St., Baltimore

(410) 752-7682

www.greyhound.com

Greyhound

411 Market St., Harrisburg

(717) 255-6970

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Harrisburg Amtrak/Bus

4th & Chestnut Sts., Harrisburg

(800) 872-7245

www.amtrak.com

Baltimore Amtrak

1500 S. Charles St., Baltimore

(410) 291-4261

www.amtrak.com

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