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: