Directions

• Getting around via public transportation
• Driving to campus
• Parking
• Getting around campus on foot

Getting around via public transportation

• Directions to Campus from Metro, commuter rail (MARC), and Amtrak train.
• Getting to campus from area airports via Metro and taxi.
• Additional transportation options from airports:
  • The B30 Metrobus from BWI Airport to Greenbelt Metro Station costs only $3 per person for a one-way fare. It is quick, comfortable, and convenient and has extra space for passenger luggage. The first bus leaves BWI for Greenbelt at 7:00 AM on weekdays and 9:40 AM on weekends and holidays, and the last bus leaves BWI at 10:50 PM seven days a week. The trip to Greenbelt takes approximately 30 minutes. The College Park Metro Station is one stop from Greenbelt on the Metro's Green line. Printable timetables in PDF or Palm format are available on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority website.
  • Super Shuttle is a van service that offers transportation from area airports to locations in and around DC. You must reserve Super Shuttle in advance; to do so online, go to Super Shuttle, Washington, DC for Reagan National and Dulles International Airports, and Super Shuttle, Baltimore, MD for BWI Airport. You may also call 1-800-BLUE-VAN (258-3826) toll free for reservations.

Driving to campus

• Driving Directions to Campus from Area Airports
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) — 30–45 minutes driving time, depending on traffic. Follow signs for Airport exit. Take the ramp toward the George Washington Parkway, headed north. Merge onto I-395 north headed towards Washington. After 1. 5 miles, merge onto I-295 (Southeast Freeway) from the left exit. Take the Pennsylvania Ave. exit off the Southeast Freeway. You will cross the John Philip Sousa Bridge, and will need to get into the left lane when you see signs for 295 North. Turn left onto the on-ramp for 295 North. This will become the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. After 9 miles, get off at the exit for the Capital Beltway, I-495 North/I-95 North towards Baltimore/College Park. You will be on the Beltway for only one mile. Take exit 25, which is Baltimore Ave./US-1 south towards College Park. The main entrance to campus (on Campus Drive) is on your right approximately two miles south of the exit on Route 1.
  • Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) — 30–40 minutes driving time, depending on traffic. As you leave the airport, look for signs to 295 S (Baltimore-Washington Parkway) heading towards Washington. Travel on the Parkway until you see the exit for the Capital Beltway, I-495 North/I-95 North towards Baltimore/College Park. You will be on the Beltway for only one mile. Take exit 25, which is Baltimore Ave./US-1 south towards College Park. The main entrance to campus (on Campus Drive) is on your right approximately two miles south of the exit on Route 1.
  • Washington Dulles International Airport — 1 hour, 15 minutes driving time, depending on traffic. From the airport exit, take the Dulles Toll Road (267) east towards Washington. Take the exit for I-495 (Capital Beltway) headed towards Baltimore. Take exit 25, which is Baltimore Ave./US-1 south towards College Park. The main entrance to campus (on Campus Drive) is on your right approximately two miles south of the exit on Route 1.
• For other driving directions and maps, go to MapQuest.com.

Parking

If you are staying within walking distance of campus, you may want to leave your car at the hotel and walk or take the hotel's shuttle bus (if provided).

There are also pay lots and garages throughout campus. The Union Lane Garage, next to the student union, will be unavailable for the duration of the symposium, as it is reserved for a job fair. Instead, we suggest that you park at the Mowatt Lane Garage (pictured in blue), the university's newest parking structure, with approximately 300 spaces set aside for visitor use. Rates are $2.00 for the first hour, and $1.00 per hour therafter, up to an $8.00 per day maximum, and the facility is open from 7:00 a.m. to midnight on weekdays. Like all cashiered lots on campus, Mowatt Lane Garage is a CASH-ONLY facility. Checks and/or credit cards are not accepted.

Getting around campus on foot

A campus map is available online.

All conference events will take place on campus, in McKeldin Library (#035 on the campus map). A floor plan of the library is available online.

From the College Park Metro Station UM Shuttle stop across from Adele Stamp Student Union (#163 on the map). With Stamp Union on your right, begin walking to your left and follow the path between Patterson and Jimenez Halls. Once you pass these buildings, you will see McKeldin Mall, a large grassy area, ahead of you. McKeldin Library is at the head of the Mall on your right.

Safety. Because the University is located in a busy suburban area near a major city, use caution when walking on or to campus after dark. If possible, do not walk alone. There are blue pillars located about campus with emergency phones, where campus police may be dialed in case of emergency or for after-hours escort 301-405-3555 (x53555)