TRANSPORTATION

FROM BWI AIRPORT

Via Taxi: SuperShuttle offers door-to-door service from BWI. Make arrangements for service at one of the SuperShuttle ticket counters located on the lower level (near Baggage Claim #1 - Southwest Airlines Terminal - Pier A OR Baggage Claim #10 Pier C).

To arrange return service to BWI, reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance by calling 1-800-BLUE-VAN (1-800-258-3826). Online reservations are available from their website.

Refer to BWI's Ground Transportation link for information on other available taxi services as well as transportation to and from BWI using Amtrak or MARC train service.

FROM DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Via Taxi: Washington Flyer Taxicabs serve Dulles exclusively with 24 hour service to and from the airport. A taxi from Dulles Airport to College Park will probably run upwards of $70.00.

SuperShuttle operates door-to-door airport ground transportation from Dulles International. Online reservations are available from their website. Please make reservations 24 hours in advance.

FROM RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL

Via Taxi: A taxi from the airport to College Park will run upwards of $45.00.

Super Shuttle operates door-to-door airport ground transportation from Ronald Reagan National. Online reservations are available from their website. Please make reservations 24 hours in advance.

Via METRO: Metrorail, the region's rapid transit system stops adjacent to Terminals B and C. Metrorail fare cards may be purchased from machines at either of two Farecard plazas located on Level 2 near pedestrian bridges that lead into and out of Terminals B and C. A third Farecard plaza for disabled and other passengers using elevators, is under the Metrorail platform, midway between the north and south mezzanines.

Get on the Yellow line (towards Gallery Place) and transfer to the Green line (towards Greenbelt) at L'Enfant Plaza, and exit at the College Park station. It is a short taxi ride from there to your hotel destination. Click here for a complete METRO map.

BY TRAIN

Check the following links for train schedules for Amtrak or the local commuter MARC trains. The closest Amtrak stop is at New Carrollton. MARC train stops in College Park.

BY AUTOMOBILE

From Baltimore and Points North
Take I-95 south to the Capital Beltway (I-495) toward College Park. Take Exit 25 (US Route 1 South). Proceed about 1 mile south on US Route 1. Turn right onto MD Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At the third traffic light (Adelphi Road), make a U-turn and turn right into the parking garage.

From Annapolis and Points East
Take Route 50 to the Capital Beltway (I-495) toward College Park. Take Exit 25 (U.S. Route 1 South). Proceed approximately 1 mile south on U.S. Route 1. Turn right onto Route 193 West (University Boulevard). At the third traffic light (Adelphi Road), make a U-turn and turn right into the parking garage.

From Montgomery County and Points West
Take the Capital Beltway (I-495) toward College Park. Exit at New Hampshire Avenue/Takoma Park (MD Route 650 South). At the second light, turn left onto Adelphi Road. At the third light, make a left onto Route 193 East (University Boulevard) and turn right into the parking garage.

From Alexandria, VA and Points South of Washington
Take I-295 north toward Baltimore. I-295 becomes the Baltimore-Washington Pkwy (MD Route 295). Exit onto Riverdale Road west toward Hyattsville/New Carrollton. Riverdale Road becomes East-West Highway (MD Route 410). Turn right onto Adelphi Road. At fourth light, turn right onto University Boulevard (MD Route 193) and take first right into UMUC headquarters.

From Washington D.C.
Take New Hampshire Avenue (Route 650) north toward College Park. Turn right onto Route 193 East (University Boulevard). At the sixth traffic light, cross Adelphi Road and turn right into the parking garage.

PARKING

There is a parking garage adjacent to the Inn and Conference Center. This is effectively the only nearby parking. If you are staying at the Center, parking will be handled through the hotel front desk. If you are driving to the meeting, tell the attendant on exiting that you are with the Astrophysics Conference and show them your conference name tag.

Do NOT park in the open parking lots located to the rear of the Center. These are University parking lots and you WILL be ticketed.

Last updated on 04-21-06 by Susan Lehr.

october@astro.umd.edu