The Millennium Philcon® August 30, 2001 - September 3, 2001 Philadelphia, PA 59th World Science Fiction Convention
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Driving Directions to the Pennsylvania Convention Center

New! Center City map from Progress Report 6. Please see our separate webpage for detailed driving directions. The Philadelphia Convention Center has information about parking lots near the PCC.

Travel Information from the Philadelphia Airport

Shuttles & Limousines

Lady Liberty 215-724-8888
USA Limousine (vans, despite the name) 1-800-USA-6070
Both $8-$10 airport to Center City.

Limousines are available for around $30.

All transportation companies can be called by punching in the appropriate code on the direct dial phone at each baggage terminal (each company has a number and you punch in the appropriate number- no change needed)

SEPTA

SEPTA's R1 Airport Line provides airport-downtown links

The R1 Airport Line one-way fare of $5.00 to Central Philadelphia is a bargain compared to the $20.00 flat rate for a taxi. (Special off-peak fares for senior citizens, children and the disabled are also available.)

The commuter train line provides fast, convenient and economical service to and from the five terminals at the Philadelphia International Airport. Travel between the Airport and the Pennsylvania Convention Center takes about 30 minutes, with trains departing every half hour from 5am to midnight, seven days a week.

The train stops right at the Marriott. Use the Market East Station (10th and Market Streets) which is located in the Gallery Shopping Mall with direct entrance to the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel and the Pennsylvania Convention Center. You come upstairs from the train platform, into the concourse of the Gallery. Then follow the signs for the PCC or Marriott, which will lead you up to street level.

Taxicabs

$20 flat charge.

Travel Information from the Philadelphia 30th Street Train Station

SEPTA

Members arriving on Amtrak to Philadelphia's 30th Street Station may show their Amtrak ticket stub for a FREE transfer to SEPTA's Regional Rail lines. When arriving at the train station, go up one level, head opposite the statue and turn right, up the ramp to SEPTA trains. Take any eastbound train two stops to Market East Station. See above for further directions.

Taxicabs

About $5-$6 to the main hotels or convention center.

Other Travel Information & Tips

Commute from the Philadelphia Airport, from 30th Street Train Station, or many other locations throughout the region by the buses, trains and trolleys of SEPTA. The Millennium Philcon will be a walking convention - everything is nearby or an easy commute by SEPTA (see their web site for rates and locations) or the Philly Phlash (bus) which will take you all around town to the historic sites for $4/day! Plash is wheelchair-accessible.

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