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Arrival and information
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The spacious, modern
Baltimore-Washington International Airport
(BWI), ten miles south of the city center and twenty-five miles northeast of DC, is one of the busier east coast hubs. The cheapest and best way to get into the city is on the MTA
light-rail
system, which leaves every seventeen minutes and takes around twenty-five. Airport Shuttle
vans
($11; tel 410/821-5387 or 1-800/BLUE-VAN) into Baltimore leave the terminal every twenty minutes, taking half an hour to reach downtown.
Taxis
cost around $20.
MARC
commuter trains (tel 410/539-5000 or 1-800/325-RAIL; hourly; $3.25 one-way, $6 round-trip), operating weekdays from DC, stop at BWI airport before continuing on to the restored
Pennsylvania Station
(commonly known as Penn Station), half a mile north of downtown at 1525 N Charles St, which is also the arrival point of Amtrak
trains
(tel 1-800/USA-RAIL) from all destinations. All Greyhound
buses
stop on the west side of downtown at 210 W Fayette St, but be careful in this area at night since it borders on the rougher part of the city.
Pick up free maps and the seasonal
Quick Guide
at the
Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association
, on the West Wall of the Inner Harbor (tel 410/837-4636 or 1-888/BALTIMORE,
), or from its booths at the airport and train station. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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