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301 Howard Street, Cape May, NJ 08204 | 609-884-8409 | info@chalfonte.com | Facebook Instagram Pinterest

Getting to the Chalfonte

The Chalfonte Hotel is located at 301 Howard Street, Cape May, NJ 08204.

Travel Time by Car

from Philadelphia
2 hours
from NYC & Washington DC
3.5 hours
from Atlantic City
45 minutes
  • From the Atlantic City Expressway

    Traveling east via the Atlantic City Expressway take Exit 7S (Cape May) to the Garden State Parkway (GSP) South. Take the GSP South to Exit 0.

    Continue straight through the traffic light on to Route 109 South to Cape May crossing the Canal Bridge and then the smaller Marina Bridge. Continue straight on to Lafayette Street. Go one mile and make a left at the first traffic light onto Madison Avenue.

    Go straight through the traffic light at Washington Street (PNC Bank on the corner). Pass the water tower and make a right on Sewell Avenue. Continue three blocks- The Chalfonte Hotel is on the right hand side, on the corner of Sewell Ave and Howard Street. Turning right on Howard Street, there is a fifteen minute spot where you can park while you check in and unload your luggage. The Front Desk staff can advise you on where to find free street parking.

  • From the Delaware Memorial Bridge

    Follow signs to Route 40 East and continue to Route 55 South.

    Continue on Route 55 S to Route 47/347 South. (Use 347S to avoid local traffic and stop lights)

    Make a left on Route 657 (Courthouse South Dennis Road). Cross over Route 9 and pass Cape Regional Hospital. Follow the signs to make a right on to the Garden State Parkway South. Take the GSP South to Exit 0.

    Continue straight through the traffic light on to Route 109 South to Cape May crossing the Canal Bridge and then the smaller Marina Bridge. Continue straight on to Lafayette Street. Go one mile and make a left at the first traffic light onto Madison Avenue.

    Go straight through the traffic light at Washington Street (PNC Bank on the corner). Pass the water tower and make a right on Sewell Avenue. Continue three blocks- The Chalfonte Hotel is on the right hand side, on the corner of Sewell Ave and Howard Street. Turning right on Howard Street, there is a fifteen minute spot where you can park while you check in and unload your luggage. The Front Desk staff can advise you on where to find free street parking.

  • From the Cape May-Lewes Ferry

    Exiting the Ferry Terminal, make a right onto Route 109 and follow the signs to Cape May. Go straight through six traffic lights and bear right to merge with the traffic coming off the Garden State Parkway. Cross over the Canal Bridge and then the smaller Marina Bridge. Continue straight on to Lafayette Street. Go one mile and make a left at the first traffic light onto Madison Avenue.

    Go straight through the traffic light at Washington Street (PNC Bank on the corner). Pass the water tower and make a right on Sewell Avenue. Continue three blocks- The Chalfonte Hotel is on the right hand side, on the corner of Sewell Ave and Howard Street. Turning right on Howard Street, there is a fifteen minute spot where you can park while you check in and unload your luggage. The Front Desk staff can advise you on where to find free street parking.

A note on parking: The Chalfonte does not have a parking lot. Parking is street parking only around the hotel, so start looking for parking upon crossing Franklin Street, which is the bordering street of the back end of the Chalfonte's property. Please do not park in the yellow. You may pull around the front of the hotel and park in the 15-minute unloading space, and then proceed to a parking space.

Cape May can also be reached by

 

Ferry

Cape May-Lewes Ferry
(609) 886-2718 or (302) 645-6346

Air

Atlantic City's Pomona International Airport (45 miles) or Philadelphia International Airport (90 miles)

Train

Service to Amtrak Station in AC via Philadelphia - (800) 872-7245 (then by bus from AC into Cape May)

Bus

NJ Transit departing from New York, Philadelphia and all points in NJ. In NJ, call (800) 582-5946. Out of state, call (215) 569-3752. Direct service from Port Authority (NYC) connects in AC and on to Cape May.