Directions to University of Delaware

By Car

From the north:

  1. Take I-95 South to Exit 1B (Newark-University of Delaware), which is Route 896 North.
  2. Follow Route 896 North into Newark. (Rt. 896 North becomes S. College Avenue)
  3. Follow S. College to the "T".
  4. Turn left onto Main Street and stay in the right lane. Go about one block and at the fork in the road bear right over the railroad tracks following signs for Route 896 North.
  5. Proceed straight through the traffic light at Cleveland Avenue and go down the hill.
  6. As you begin up the next hill you will see an electronic sign and a sign for the University of Delaware-Laird Campus.
  7. Turn right after the electronic sign. Clayton Hall is on the right. The parking lot is on the left.
  8. The Christiana Complex is located at the north east of the parking lot. There are two high-rise towers. The Christiana Commons is located in between the two high-rise towers.

From the south:

  1. Take I-95 North to Delaware Exit 1, which is Route 896 North.
  2. Follow the direction above from step 2 onward.

By Train and By Bus

AMTRAK trains run between Florida to New England and stop in Wilmington. Greyhound buses from Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City travel to Wilmington. The Greyhound bus will drop you off in front of the Wilmington train station. From the Wilmington train station, it is a 20-minute express bus ride to campus via the #6 DART bus; non-express buses may take slightly longer. Express buses run every half-hour at a cost of $1.90 each way. Limited taxi service to Newark from the Wilmington train station is also available. Additionally, limited AMTRAK and regional rail service (SEPTA) is available to the Newark train station (see the box at right for contact information).

Or if you wish, download this Generation Directions sheet (in PDF format, Adobe Acrobat required) courtesy of University of Delaware, for more information.

All materials © TAC/EC, 2001.