Location & Directions to Pennsylvania Dutch Country / Lancaster County, PA

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Welcome to Lancaster County, PA, the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch Country!

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LOCATION:

Lancaster is located in south central Pennsylvania 1 1/2 hours west of Philadelphia. Most of the Amish Country attractions are in Lancaster County, and almost all of the local Amish people live here as well.

Our central location makes this a perfect place for a family or tour group to unpack their bags and see the many attracions and points of interest throughout southcentral Pennsylvania. While staying in Lancaster you can visit nearby Hershey, Harrisburg, Gettysburg, York, Kennett Square, and Reading, Pennsylvania.

To see a map of Lancaster County and learn more about things to see and do in the different cities and villages throughout Lancaster County, click here.

DRIVING TIMES & DISTANCES: (These times and distances are approximate.)

LOCATION

MILES

EST.

LOCATION

MILES

EST.

Albany, NY
280

4½ hours
Hartford, CT
280

4½ hours

Atlantic City, NJ
140

2½ hours
Indianapolis, IN
580

9¼ hours

Baltimore, MD
83

1¾ hours

New York, NY
160

3 hours

Boston, MA
375

6½ hours

Philadelphia, PA
80

1½ hours

Charleston, WV
400

6½ hours

Pittsburgh, PA
240

4 hours

Charlotte, NC
516

8½ hours

Richmond, VA
230

8½ hours

Columbus, OH
403

6½ hours

Trenton, NJ
100

1¾ hours

Detroit, MI
517

8¼ hours
Virginia Beach, VA
340

5¾ hours

Dover, DE
105

2¼ hours

Washington, DC
125

2½ hours

REGIONAL DRIVING TIMES & DISTANCES: (These times and distances are approximate.)

LOCATION

MILES

EST.

LOCATION

MILES

EST.

Gettysburg, PA
55

1½ hours
Philadelphia, PA
80

1½ hours

Harrisburg, PA
40

1 hour
Reading, PA
30

¾ hour

Baltimore, MD
83

1¾ hour

York, PA
26

¾ hour

Hershey, PA
30

¾ hour

Valley Forge, PA
65

1¼ hours

Lebanon, PA
25

¾ hour

All of Lancaster County's major highways (US Routes 30 and 222 and PA Routes 462, 283, 501, 272 and 23) meet in Lancaster City with the exception of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76), which travels in an east-west direction through northern Lancaster County. The following PA Turnpike exits provide convenient access to Lancaster destinations:

Direction on Turnpike Mile Marker
PA Turnpike Exit
Exit Route

Heading Eastbound
247
Exit 247 - "Harrisburg East" (old exit 19) PA Route 283

Heading Eastbound
266
Exit 266 - "Lancaster-Lebanon" (old exit 20) PA Route 72

Heading Westbound
286
Exit 286 - "Lancaster-Reading" (old exit 21) US Route 222

Heading Westbound
298
Exit 298 - "Morgantown" (old exit 22) PA Route 23

For current driving conditions on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, click here.

For a Lancaster County map and information on local towns and villages, click here.

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LOCATION	MILES	EST.	LOCATION	MILES	EST.

Albany, NY	280	4½ hours	Hartford, CT	280	4½ hours
Atlantic City, NJ	140	2½ hours	Indianapolis, IN	580	9¼ hours
Baltimore, MD	83	1¾ hours	New York, NY	160	3 hours
Boston, MA	375	6½ hours	Philadelphia, PA	80	1½ hours
Charleston, WV	400	6½ hours	Pittsburgh, PA	240	4 hours
Charlotte, NC	516	8½ hours	Richmond, VA	230	8½ hours
Columbus, OH	403	6½ hours	Trenton, NJ	100	1¾ hours
Detroit, MI	517	8¼ hours	Virginia Beach, VA	340	5¾ hours
Dover, DE	105	2¼ hours	Washington, DC	125	2½ hours

Direction on Turnpike	Mile Marker	PA Turnpike Exit		Exit Route

Heading Eastbound	247	Exit 247 - "Harrisburg East"	(old exit 19)	PA Route 283
Heading Eastbound	266	Exit 266 - "Lancaster-Lebanon"	(old exit 20)	PA Route 72
Heading Westbound	286	Exit 286 - "Lancaster-Reading"	(old exit 21)	US Route 222
Heading Westbound	298	Exit 298 - "Morgantown"	(old exit 22)	PA Route 23