Directions to the Department

By plane

Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), located approximately 13 miles south of the city, is Baltimore's closest airport. Washington National, located in Washington, D.c., approximately 35 miles south of Baltimore, could also be used but is less convenient.

• Limousine service: (410) 859-7545
• BWI to/from Inner Harbor ($8.00 one way)
• Taxi: BWI airport cab (410) 859-1100
• Yellow cab (410) 685-1212
• BWI to/from Physics Dept. ($24.00)
• Downtown to/from Physics Dept. ($10.00)
• BWI to/from Downtown ($17.00)
• BWI to/from Washington National ($57.00)

Fares are approximate and subject to change.

By train

AMTRAK (1-800-USA-RAIL) and MARC (local commuter - 1-800-325-RAIL) serve Pennsylvania Station between Charles and St. Paul streets, three blocks south of North Avenue (ten minute ride to STScI). There is a taxi queue on the west side of the station. The Physics Dept. is on San Martin Drive off of University Parkway, across the street from the Space Telescope Institute. The trip from Penn Station takes 10 minutes and costs approximately US$5.

By car

From the South: (BWI, Washington, D.C.). Take the Baltimore- Washington Parkway (295) north or I-95 north. Follow the signs to downtown Baltimore and use the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (MLK) exit. Follow MLK N. to Howard Street. (Directions continued*).

From the West: (Frederick, Pittsburgh) Follow I-70 to I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway). Take I-695 north to Towson, continue around the Beltway to I-83 south. Take the 28th street exit east to N. Howard street. Turn left. (Directions continued*).

From the Northeast:(Philadelphia, New York City) Take I-95 south to I-695 (the Baltimore beltway). Take the Beltway west toward Towson until you reach I-83 south. Use the 28th street exit east to Howard street. Turn left. (Directions continued*).

* Continue north on N. Howard Street. After crossing 29th Street, continue straight ahead, but keep to the left lane. Turn left on Wyman Park Drive until you arrive at a fork in the road (one block) where Wyman Park Drive intersects with San Martin Drive. Bear right onto San Martin Drive and follow this curving road to the Physics Department on the right, on the hill. The Space Telescope Institute (Stephen Muller Building) will be on the left. Metered parking is available in the lot further up the road on the right, past the STI.

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