University of Delaware (Newark, Delaware)
Homepage: https://www.udel.edu
Trabant University Center
17 W Main St, Newark, DE, 19716
Rooms 209/211 (tentative)
Amtrak (https://www.amtrak.com/home)
Option A: Amtrak β Thomas R. Carper Station (NRK) (closest)
Get off at Newark (NRK).
The station is about 1.3 miles (2 km) from Trabant.
You can:
πΆ Walk (about 25-30 minutes).
π Take an Uber/Lyft (about 5 minutes, typically $8-15).
π Take a local UD Shuttle/Unicity or DART bus if operating when you arrive. UD and Unicity buses serve the Newark Train Station on weekdays.Β
Option B: Amtrak β Wilmington Station (WIL) (more frequent trains)
Wilmington has many more Amtrak arrivals than Newark.
From there:
Take DART Route 6 to Newark Transit Hub (about 45-60 minutes), then walk about 8-10 minutes to Trabant University Center.
Or simply use Uber/Lyft directly to campus from the Wilmington Station (20-30 minutes, typically $25-40).Β
SEPTA (https://www.septa.org)
SEPTA's Wilmington/Newark Line only serves Newark on weekdays, mostly during commuter hours.
Ride SEPTA to Thomas R. Carper Station (NRK).
From Newark Station:
πΆ Walk 25-30 minutes.
π Uber/Lyft (5 minutes).
π DART or UD shuttle if available.Β
Weekend note: SEPTA does not serve Newark on weekends. If you're traveling on a weekend, ride SEPTA only as far as Wilmington, then transfer to DART or arrive to campus through ridesharing apps such as Uber/Lyft.
DART Bus from Wilmington (https://www.dartfirststate.com/RiderInfo/Routes/)
Take DART Route 6 from Wilmington Train Station to Newark Transit Hub (about 45-60 minutes).
From Newark Transit Hub:
Walk about 8β10 minutes west along Main Street to Trabant University Center.
Or take a short local bus/Uber/Lyft if needed.
Use the following address for GPS directions: 17 W Main St, Newark, DE 19716
Parking: Hourly parking is available in the Trabant University Center Garage (1 W Main St, Newark, DE 19716).
Other parking spaces are available thoroughout the campus, in this map: https://www.udel.edu/content/dam/udelImages/main/pdfs/maps/parking-map.pdf