DRIVING DIRECTIONS

On a GPS or navigation app, entering “303 Cooper Street, Camden, New Jersey” will take you to the campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets. We encourage drivers to use a GPS or navigation app in conjunction with the directions below.

FROM NEW JERSEY LOCATIONS:

New Jersey Turnpike (North or South)

  • Turn off at Exit 4. After toll booths proceed on Route 73 North approximately one mile to Route 38 West.
  • Route 38 will merge with Route 30.
  • Proceed on Route 30 West for approximately one mile where the road forks.
  • Take the right fork marked “Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll.”
  • Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.
  • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

Route 295

SOUTHBOUND – COMING FROM THE NORTH

      • Turn off at Route 38 West exit at Moorestown.
      • Route 38 will merge with Route 30.
      • Proceed on Route 30 West for approximately one mile where the road forks.
      • Take the right fork marked “Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll.”
      • Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.
      • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.
      • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

NORTHBOUND – COMING FROM THE SOUTH

    • Turn off at exit for North-South Freeway (Route 42).
    • Follow signs to Camden, exiting at Route 676.
    • Proceed along Route 676 to Exit 5B marked “Last Exit Before Toll – Benjamin Franklin Bridge.”
    • Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light. Continue one block to Seventh Street and turn left again.
    • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.
    • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

Atlantic City Expressway

  • Pick-up the North-South Freeway (Route 42).
  • Follow signs to Camden, exiting at Route 676.
  • Proceed along Route 676 to Exit 5B marked “Last Exit Before Toll – Benjamin Franklin Bridge.”
  • Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light. Continue one block to Seventh Street and turn left again.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.
  • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

Admiral Wilson Boulevard (Route 30 West)

  • Proceed approximately one mile from the Airport Circle where the road forks.
  • Take the right fork marked “Local Traffic Only, Last Exit Before Toll.”
  • Continue straight ahead to Seventh Street and turn left.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.
  • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

FROM PA/PHILADELPHIA LOCATIONS:

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE VIA ROUTE 676

  • Entering New Jersey from Route 676, stay to the right.
  • Follow signage for “Sixth Street/Broadway” and take that exit.
  • On the exit ramp, bear right toward Sixth Street and stop sign.
  • Once through stop sign at the end of the exit, go one block to Cooper Street and make a right.
  • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE VIA ROUTE 76

  • Entering New Jersey from Route 76, take the “Camden/Gloucester City” exit.
  • Proceed in the left lane about 1,000 feet to the Camden Exit.
  • Turn left and continue on Route 676 to Exit 5B marked “Last Exit Before Toll – Benjamin Franklin Bridge.”
  • Turn left onto Linden Street at the first stop light.
  • Continue one block to Seventh Street and turn left again.
  • At the foot of the Seventh Street Bridge, turn right onto Cooper Street.
  • The campus entry at Third and Cooper Streets will be several blocks ahead on the right.

 

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

By train, plane, bus—even boat! We’re convenient to public transportation throughout the region.

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT
The NJ TRANSIT River Line light-rail system has a southbound stop (Cooper Street/Rutgers Station) on campus at Third and Cooper Streets. The northbound stop is located at Second and Cooper Streets. Student discounts are available from NJ TRANSIT.

PATCO SPEEDLINE
PATCO Speedline offers easy train access from southern New Jersey and Philadelphia. The City Hall station at Fifth and Market Streets, one block from campus, is the nearest Rutgers–Camden stop.

From City Hall station, walk north toward Cooper Street. Note: PATCO operate with altered schedules as it completes track work on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. See PATCO schedules.

SEPTA (SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSIT AUTHORITY)
Catch the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line to the Eighth and Market stop, and then board the PATCO Speedlineinto New Jersey. The first stop in Camden, the City Hall station, is the nearest stop to Rutgers–Camden. From City Hall station, walk north toward Cooper Street.

Several SEPTA Regional Rail lines stop at Jefferson Station at 10th and 12th Streets, where you can connect to the PATCO Speedline at Eighth and Market Streets in Philadelphia. Follow PATCO directions above.

AMTRAK
Amtrak trains stop at 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. Catch the SEPTA Market-Frankford Line and see SEPTA directions above.

Bus
NJ TRANSIT buses stop at the Walter Rand Transportation Center at Broadway and Mickle Blvd. Rutgers–Camden offers shuttle bus service to and from this transportation hub. Call the Rutgers University Police Department at 856-225-6009 to arrange rides between the Walter Rand Transportation Center and the campus.

Ferry
The RiverLink Ferry offers seasonal service between Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia and the Camden Waterfront.

Airplane
Philadelphia International Airport is a 15-minute car ride from Rutgers–Camden. Take Interstate 95 North to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, then follow directions from Philadelphia to the campus. By public transportation, take the SEPTA Airport Line to Jefferson Station in Philadelphia. At that station, board the PATCO Speedline into New Jersey and follow PATCO directions above.

 

PARKING AND SHUTTLES

Review our visitor parking information to make sure you know where to park when you get here.

 

CAMPUS MAP

Download a printable Rutgers–Camden map (PDF).

 

 

 

STAYING NEAR RUTGERS–CAMDEN

Below are a list of hotels in our area. Please note these are just a few recommendations.

 

NEW JERSEY HOTELS

Holiday Inn Cherry Hill
2175 Marlton Pike, Rd West
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

 

Crown Plaza Cherry Hill
2349 W, NJ-70
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002

 

PHILADELPHIA HOTELS

Penn’s View Hotel
14 N. Front Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

 

Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia-Midtown
1305 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

 

Philadelphia Marriott Old City
One Dock Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106