Driving Directions

Please note that the Admissions Office is located in the Eisenhower House at 300 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, PA.

Traveling from the North

From New York City / Southern Connecticut / Northern New Jersey

I-80 west to I-287 (or Garden State Parkway) south to I-78 west to I-81 south to I-83 south to 581 west. Exit 5B to Rt. 15 south to the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Business Rt. 15 south. Drive approximately four miles and turn left at the second traffic light onto Carlisle St (Rt. 34). The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located one block on the right-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

From New England / Eastern Upstate New York

I-84 west to I-81 south to I-83 south to I-283 south to the PA Turnpike west. Take Exit 236 and follow Rt. 15 south to the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Business Rt. 15 south. Drive approximately four miles and turn left at the second traffic light onto Carlisle St. (Rt. 34). The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located one block on the right-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

Traveling from the East

From Philadelphia, Central / Southern New Jersey

PA Turnpike west to Exit 236. Rt. 15 south to the Gettysburg Hunterstown Exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp. Turn left at the first stop sign onto Business Rt. 15 south. Drive approximately four miles and turn left at the second traffic light onto Carlisle St. (Rt. 34). The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located one block on the right-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

Traveling from the South

From Washington, D.C.

I-495 to I-270 north through Frederick, MD to Rt. 15 north. Exit at Rt. 97 and turn left at the end of the exit ramp. Follow Rt. 97 into Gettysburg, where Rt. 97 becomes Baltimore Street. Proceed straight to the traffic circle. Proceed halfway around the traffic circle and take the second right, proceeding north on Carlisle St. (Rt. 34N.). The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located three blocks north on the left-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

From Baltimore

I-695 to I-795 north to Rt. 140 west (through Westminster, MD) to Rt. 97 north. In Gettysburg, Rt. 97 becomes Baltimore Street. Proceed straight to the traffic circle. Proceed halfway around the traffic circle and take the second right, proceeding north on Carlisle St. (Rt. 34N.). The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located three blocks north on the left-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

From Western North Carolina, Western Virginia, and West Virginia

I-81 north to Exit 16. Rt. 30 east to Gettysburg. At the traffic circle, go ¾ of the way around the circle and turn right onto Carlisle St. (Rt. 34N.) The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located three blocks on the left-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

Traveling from the West

From Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and the Midwest

PA Turnpike east to Exit 226. Follow Rt. 11 into Carlisle. Rt. 11 becomes Rt. 34 south. Follow Rt. 34 south to Gettysburg. In Gettysburg, Rt. 34 becomes Carlisle St. The admissions office, in the Eisenhower House, is located on the right-hand corner of Carlisle and Stevens streets.

*please click here to download a printable pdf version of the directions to Gettysburg College.