GETTING TO THE CALCE

Directions from the major airports:

BWI Airport (Baltimore, MD):
Take Route 295 South (to Washington) from the airport access road to the exit at Route 95 North. Travel approximately 4 miles, and take exit 25, US Route 1 South. Travel 2 miles south. Turn right at Campus Drive to enter the University of Maryland.

More details about BWI is available at the BWI Airport Website.

Dulles International Airport (Fairfax, VA):
Take Dulles access road to 495 north (Beltway Inner Loop to Bethesda, Silver Spring). Continue on 495; the road number will change to 95 after the New Hampshire Ave. exit. Continue on 95 to exit 25, US Route 1 South. Travel approximately 2 miles south and turn right at Campus Drive to enter the University of Maryland.

Visitors information, airlines, a terminal map, and other subjects can be found at QuickAid's Dulles International Airport Webpage or the MWAA Dulles Homepage

National Airport (Washington, DC):
Take U.S. Route 1 South to Route 95 North. Travel 25 miles to Exit 25, U.S. Route 1 South. Travel approximately 2 mile south. Turn right at Campus Drive to enter the University of Maryland.

An Alternative Route:
Go North on George Washington Parkway for 2.1 miles to Virginia
Go Northeast on I-395 for 0.6 miles to Washington DC
Go North on I-395 for 3.5 miles to New York Ave.
Go West on New York Ave. for 0.5 miles to 6th St. N.E.
Go North on 6th St. N.E. for 0.7 miles to Rhode Island Ave.
Go East on Rhode Island Ave. for 3.7 miles to Maryland
Go Northeast on US 1 for 4 miles until you reach Campus Drive and the University of Maryland.

You can also visit the QuickAid National Airport Webpage for more information or the MWAA National Airport Homepage.

Rail Traveling by Amtrak, MARC, or Metro:

Amtrak train schedules and services to the area can be found at the Amtrak Online Website. (http://www.mcs.net/~dsdawdy/Amtrak/amtrak.html).

MARC (Maryland Rail Commuter) provides trains from Baltimore, MD to Washington, DC and several stops in between. College Park is a station on the Camden Line. Information on MARC services and schedules is available at the MARC Webpage (http://www.libertynet.org/~dvarp/MARC/index.html).

The Washington Metro links the campus to places all around DC, MD and VA including a National Airport station. A fast link to a map of the metro system is provided here.The closest stop is the College Park, U of MD station on the green line.