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Directions to BU Campus

Bloomsburg University is located in the Town of Bloomsburg, one mile south of Exit 236, Interstate 80, in north central Pennsylvania.

Approximate
Travel Times

Allentown: 1 hr 30 min

Altoona: 2 hr 15 min

Bethlehem: 1 hr 45 min

Conshohocken: 2 hr

Downingtown: 2 hr 30 min

Doylestown: 2 hr 30 min

Easton: 1 hr 45 min

Ft Washington: 2 hr 30 min

Harrisburg: 1 hr 30 min

Hazleton: 30 min

Lancaster: 2 hr

Lower Bucks: 2 hr 30 min

Montrose: 2 hr

New York City: 3 hr

Pittsburgh: 4 hr

Reading: 1 hr 45 min

Scranton: 1 hr

State College: 1 hr 30 min

Stroudsburg: 1 hr 30 min

Wilkes-Barre: 1 hr

Williamsport: 1 hr

York: 2 hr

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Easiest route: If you are coming from...

  • East of Bloomsburg: Use I-80 west to Exit 236A south.
  • West of Bloomsburg: Use I-80 east to Exit 236 south.
  • South of Bloomsburg: From Central Pennsylvania, take Routes 11 and 15 north
  • Southeast Pennsylvania: take Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476) to I-80 west (Pocono Exit) to Exit 236A south.
  • North of Bloomsburg: From the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, take I-81 south to I-80 west to Exit 236A south.
  • The Williamsport area: take I-180 south to I-80 east to Exit 236.

From Exit 236, take Route 487 south and follow signs to campus, approximately one mile.

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