DC to Atlantic City Shortcut Thread

[Hellmouth]

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Shortcut, take 95 north obv, cross Delaware Memorial Bridge, take NJ Turnpike to Exit 3, pay toll, can go left or right, left says "To AC Expressway", go right, make a left at the first light, go round through industrial park (speed limit 25, haven't seen cop yet tho), come round, bear right at the gas station, make a left at the stop sign, cross over the highway, make an immediate left, down onto 42 which turns into AC Expressway shortly. On the way back, it's exit 15, Creek Rd. Saves time if you miss lights going through Bellmawr.

EDIT: Google Maps Link should work; Turnpike, north on Black Horse, left on Benigno or Browning, onto Creek, across 42, go south.

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Thanks for the exit on the way back. I always just took the black horse exit from 42 all the way back to the NJ turnpike. I usually need gas by then anyways.

It doesnt seem like the industrial park shortcut should be shorter based on distance but man is it a timesaver. Especially during the day time.

Greg

[NickMPK]

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Yea just an FYI if you take the train from DC (I live in Philly)

Acela : 1 hour 30 minutes from DC to Philly (~$100 minimum)
NJ Transit from Philly to AC : 1 hour 30 minutes ( ~7 bucks)


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There's really no reason to take the Acela. It is twice as expensive and saves maybe 20 minutes.

[kylephilly]

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Yea just an FYI if you take the train from DC (I live in Philly)

Acela : 1 hour 30 minutes from DC to Philly (~$100 minimum)
NJ Transit from Philly to AC : 1 hour 30 minutes ( ~7 bucks)


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There's really no reason to take the Acela. It is twice as expensive and saves maybe 20 minutes.

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I didn't know how much slower the other trains were, I've only travelled DC to Philly for work which I don't pay for so good point.

[chillrob]

Well this isn't really about the shortcut, but I live around DC and would be interested in meeting people to occasionally carpool/share a hotel room with in AC. Anyone interested could PM me, or please let me know if there is a better place where people contact each other for this kind of thing on 2+2.

[d10]

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Shortcut, take 95 north obv, cross Delaware Memorial Bridge, take NJ Turnpike to Exit 3, pay toll, can go left or right, left says "To AC Expressway", go right, make a left at the first light, go round through industrial park (speed limit 25, haven't seen cop yet tho), come round, bear right at the gas station, make a left at the stop sign, cross over the highway, make an immediate left, down onto 42 which turns into AC Expressway shortly. On the way back, it's exit 15, Creek Rd. Saves time if you miss lights going through Bellmawr.

EDIT: Google Maps Link should work; Turnpike, north on Black Horse, left on Benigno or Browning, onto Creek, across 42, go south.

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Going to AC I take the left on Browning, not Benigno (instead of coming off the turnpike and turning at the first light near the wendys, just keep going to the second light). You need to go all the way up to Creek Rd anyway to get to 42S so it doesn't make much sense to cut through the industrial park (benigno rd). Coming back to DC I take Benigno through the industrial park because the exit off of 42N puts you right there. Small difference but it shortens things up a bit and takes a few less turns.

[mr.bum]

"Check out Greyhound rates directly to the casino. $35 round trip and you get a $20 token when you get to the casinos. Total cost round trip = $15 which is way less than the tolls and gas cost if you are going by yourself."

"I have not tried this yet but have been itching to for months. No time lately. I figure you head up at like 5-6pm. Sleep on the bus and hit the tables at prime time. Take the 4am bus back catching another 3 hours sleep and you got a full night sleep (almost) and Poker in AC for $15 round trip."

this is GREAT. tyvm greg

[Jeffage]

I used to take Greyhound from DC-AC back in college. It is a long, horrible trip (often 4.5-5 hours total), but yes, it is cheap. Takes FOREVER due to lots of stops and was habitually late (to be fair, this was a couple years ago). Also, Greyhound station is in shady area and return options are limited - not to mention using the b-room is so horrible that it is pretty much not an option.

One exception to this is that they have an express bus once a night to Taj (forget the time) that only takes a shade over 3 hrs. That one is OK. Or you can take one around 11 am there from DC (takes like 4.5) and then take the 4 am express back from Taj that lands you in DC in 3 hrs or less even (no traffic). Again, this was awhile ago so check the schedules. Also, you can't purchase tix in advance for AC buses and there are very long lines at the station with buses often selling out. You need to get there a solid HOUR early to be safe.

If you have the means and want to take pub transport, I highly recommend Amtrak.

Jeff

[Temp Hutter]

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Shortcut, take 95 north obv, cross Delaware Memorial Bridge, take NJ Turnpike to Exit 3, pay toll, can go left or right, left says "To AC Expressway", go right, make a left at the first light, go round through industrial park (speed limit 25, haven't seen cop yet tho), come round, bear right at the gas station, make a left at the stop sign, cross over the highway, make an immediate left, down onto 42 which turns into AC Expressway shortly. On the way back, it's exit 15, Creek Rd. Saves time if you miss lights going through Bellmawr.

EDIT: Google Maps Link should work; Turnpike, north on Black Horse, left on Benigno or Browning, onto Creek, across 42, go south.

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Going to AC I take the left on Browning, not Benigno (instead of coming off the turnpike and turning at the first light near the wendys, just keep going to the second light). You need to go all the way up to Creek Rd anyway to get to 42S so it doesn't make much sense to cut through the industrial park (benigno rd). Coming back to DC I take Benigno through the industrial park because the exit off of 42N puts you right there. Small difference but it shortens things up a bit and takes a few less turns.

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And depending on the time of day you get there it can sometimes be hard to get through the intersection after going through the industrial park and again making a left at the top of the hill with lots of traffic.

[chillrob]

OK, reviving an old thread here because driving up from AC tomorrow, and I can't really understand how this shortcut works (the old link is dead). I'm not even sure I know which road to take from the Turnpike to the ACX even without the shortcut, I have only done this with someone else who knew the way - when driving on my own I've always taken US40.

Actually whenever I come back from AC to DC, I take the ACX which becomes 42, then get onto to 295S, bypassing the Turnpike completely. I am not sure if this can be done in reverse though - does anyone know if you can go from 295N to 42 south? One would think you could, but the Google map looks kind of like 295N goes straight into 42N.

Even on the route I mentioned going home 42N to 295S, if you follow the signs it gets you there fine, but it is really unusual, it is kind of like you are making a U-turn. I think maybe the signs actually have you take an offramp, then put you back onto 42S, then onto 295S.

[Poshua]

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OK, reviving an old thread here because driving up from AC tomorrow, and I can't really understand how this shortcut works (the old link is dead). I'm not even sure I know which road to take from the Turnpike to the ACX even without the shortcut, I have only done this with someone else who knew the way - when driving on my own I've always taken US40.

Actually whenever I come back from AC to DC, I take the ACX which becomes 42, then get onto to 295S, bypassing the Turnpike completely. I am not sure if this can be done in reverse though - does anyone know if you can go from 295N to 42 south? One would think you could, but the Google map looks kind of like 295N goes straight into 42N.

Even on the route I mentioned going home 42N to 295S, if you follow the signs it gets you there fine, but it is really unusual, it is kind of like you are making a U-turn. I think maybe the signs actually have you take an offramp, then put you back onto 42S, then onto 295S.

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This map should show the shortcut:

http://tinyurl.com/2nfxxe