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University of Maryland College Park - - Transportation

The closet major airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, located in Washington, DC, at a distance of 10 miles from the city center of College Park, MD.

 

Getting around in College Park, MD

Public Transportation

 

- The city has a station (College Park-U of Md), on the Washington Metro Green Line.

- MARC trains run on CSX tracks, adjacent to the Green Line.

- The city also has a University bus service, which has many stops outside and within the campus limits.

 

Major Roads

 

Route 1 is the main north/south artery of College Park, locally known as Baltimore Avenue, the alternative for Route 1 being Rhode Island Avenue. The main east/west roads include the Campus Drive/Paint Branch Parkway and University Boulevard (Route 193).

 

Rush Hour: The traffic on Route 1 can sometimes ruin one's day - you should reconsider getting behind the wheel between 5 and 6, from Monday to Thursday, and between 4 and 5 on Fridays, because it can take up to one hour to make a few miles, between the reminded hours, which is not very pleasant, especially if you're in a hurry to get somewhere.

 

How to get to University of Maryland College Park campus?

Easy! Just follow the driving directions listed below!

 

From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Head north, toward Aviation Cir/Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Road and continue straight onto Aviation Cir/Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Access Road. Take the ramp onto George Washington Memorial Pkwy., take the exit onto I-395 N toward Washington, and enter DC. Take exit 6 for I-395 N/C St SW toward D St NW/U.S. Senate/U.S. Capitol the House and merge onto I-395 N (signs for D St NW/New York Ave). Turn right at New York Ave NW and left at Bladensburg Rd NE/US-1 Alt N. Enter Maryland and continue onto Baltimore Ave/US-1 N. Turn left at Rossborough Dr.