Travel to the Gathering

By Train: Take Amtrak directly to Johnstown. Read more about taking the train to Johnstown.

By Car: Johnstown, PA (Cambria County) is 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. For overnight hospitality en route to the Gathering, consult the Directory for Traveling Friends, available only from www.QuakerBooks.org or 1-800-966-4556. (When using the Directory, please bring a letter of introduction from your home meeting.)
Return here in April for directions.

By Bus: Take Greyhound to Johnstown.

By Bike: Join the EarthQuaker Bike Trip—an intergenerational 250 mile ecowitness bicycle trip from Philadelphia, PA (Pendle Hill) to the Gathering in Johnstown. This weeklong journey (June 19th-June 27th) will afford opportunities for play, worship, and service.

By Plane: Fly into the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport or the Pittsburgh Airport (located approximately 2 hours from the University).

Shuttle Transportation: FGC will arrange for group transportation to and from the Johnstown and Pittsburgh Airports, and Johnstown Amtrak and Greyhound stations. Click here to learn more and to reserve a space on a shuttle.

Read more about Eco-Travel to the Gathering.

2008 Carbon Offset Project
You can take steps to minimize and mitigate the environmental impact of your travel. First, make careful choices about how you travel to the Gathering.
Consider taking a bus or a train! If you are driving, bring the maximum number of passengers.

Second, this year we have the opportunity to begin to offset the carbon footprint of the Gathering. Just thirty minutes from Johnstown is a beautiful wetland currently being restored by the Audubon Society. On Thursday afternoon, a special field trip will give Friends an opportunity to plant up to 1000 trees in this sanctuary for many species of birds, animals, fish, flora and fauna.

Please make a contribution to this effort when you register or when you arrive at the Gathering. (Planting one tree will cost approximately $5.)