I'm flying to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

  1. As you exit security, look for the signs to "Center City Train" as you cross the bridge toward baggage claim.
  2. Go down to the platform level. Here you can buy a ticket and wait for the train. (Buy a ticket to Center City stations; it'll be $7.50.)
    • The train from the E/F terminal station leaves at :07 and :37 of every hour.
    • The train from the C/D terminal station leaves at :09 and :39 of every hour.
    • The train from the B terminal station leaves at :10 and :40 of every hour.
    • The train from the A terminal station leaves at :11 and :41 of every hour.
  3. Get off the train at Suburban Station and proceed up the mezzanine level.
  4. Swipe out through the kiosks and head for the street-level exits.
  5. The 18th St. exit is the closest to the hotel; the 17th St. exit is the closest elevator.
  6. Head about a block from the exit and the convention hotel, the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, is right there!
  7. For even less walking, consider switching at 30th St. Station and taking the bus (details below), which lets off directly in front of the hotel.

Google Maps directions

I'm taking Amtrak to 30th St. Station

Below are four options for getting to the hotel from 30th St. Station, which vary in speed, cost, and convenience, depending on your ability/desire to walk and what time of day you arrive. Please check the Google Maps links for each option and/or consult septa.org for time-specific travel advice once you reach 30th St. Station.

The cheapest option is Regional Rail, since Amtrak tickets for the same date of travel and presented for inspection will be accepted as fare to ride on Regional Rail trains between 30th St. Station and Suburban Station.

The option with the least walking is the bus, since it boards on ground level outside 30th St. Station and lets off literally at the doors of the hotel.

Amtrak to con via SEPTA bus

  1. You'll get off your train at the lower platform level of the William H Gray III 30th St. Amtrak Station; proceed up to the main hall.
  2. Follow signs to the Market St. buses.
  3. When you're outside the station, go to the corner of JFK Blvd. and 30th St. and look for a bus sign that says "##th–Market". These buses operate down Market Street.
  4. Get on any of those buses – lines 44, 62, 124, or 125.
  5. Pay with cash, tap-to-pay, the SEPTA Key Card, or on the SEPTA app. Fare (as of early August 2025) is $2.50.
  6. Get off at the "Market St. & 18th St." stop.
  7. The convention hotel, the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, is right there!

Google Maps directions

Amtrak to con via SEPTA Metro L line

  1. You'll get off your train at the lower platform level of the William H Gray III 30th St. Amtrak Station; proceed up to the main hall.
  2. Follow signs to the Metro L line (this is also called the Market-Frankford Line). This involves going outside and walking half a block.
  3. Get on any L train headed to Frankford Transit Center.
  4. Pay with cash, tap-to-pay, the SEPTA Key Card, or on the SEPTA app. Fare (as of early August 2025) is $2.50.
  5. Get off at the 15th St. stop. (This is the first stop after 30th St.)
  6. Walk to the convention hotel, the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square!

Google Maps directions (Metro L)

Amtrak to con via SEPTA T Trolley

  1. You'll get off your train at the lower platform level of the William H Gray III 30th St. Amtrak Station; proceed up to the main hall.
  2. Follow signs to the Metro T Trolley lines (these are also called Subway-Surface Trolleys). This involves going outside and walking half a block.
  3. Get on any T trolley headed to City Hall.
  4. Pay with cash, tap-to-pay, the SEPTA Key Card, or on the SEPTA app. Fare (as of early August 2025) is $2.50.
  5. Get off at the 19th St. Station. (This is the second stop after 30th St.)
  6. Walk to the convention hotel, the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square!

Google Maps directions (T Trolley)

Amtrak to con via SEPTA Regional Rail

You can also take SEPTA Regional Rail one stop from 30th St. to Suburban Station. Follow signs from the Amtrak area to the SEPTA area, then take any train headed through Center City to Suburban Station.

As you approach the SEPTA faregates, there is a display showing when trains are coming. Look for the section with the title "Next Train to Center City". These are the trains you are looking for. The leftmost column is the time the train is coming and the rightmost is the platfrom it will be at. Proceed through the faregates and head for the platform indicated.

Image showing the sign described above

Note: Amtrak tickets for the same date of travel and presented for inspection will be accepted as fare to ride on Regional Rail trains between William H. Gray III 30th St. Station and Suburban Station.

Google Maps directions (Regional Rail)

I'm driving to Philadelphia

The convention is happening at the Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, at 1800 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. For directions via Google maps, click here.

There is a parking garage in the same building as the hotel, as well as several other parking lots nearby.

I'm coming to Philadelphia by worldgate

Unfortunately, the closest major gating complexes are located in New York, as Philadelphia doesn’t quite have the population for gates to spawn naturally. Once you have reached New York, you will need to perform your own transit spell, or consider one of the more mundane options to get from there to Philadelphia. If you're doing a private spell, either Grand Central or NY Penn will work as a waypoint, but if not, we recommend gating into NY Penn and taking Amtrak directly from there.