World City Guide

Getting There By Air

Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
Tel: (800) 435 9294 or (410) 859 7111.
Website: www.bwiairport.com

Baltimore/Washington International is located 16km (10 miles) south of Baltimore, off Route 295, 48km (30 miles) northeast of Washington, DC. It is Maryland’s busiest airport, with around 19.7 million passengers annually using the airport.

Approximate flight times to Baltimore: From London is 8 hours 30 minutes; from New York is 1 hour; from Los Angeles is 5 hours 40 minutes; from Toronto is 1 hour 40 minutes; from Chicago is 1 hour 50 minutes and from Sydney is 24 hours.

Airport facilities: Facilities include a wide range of restaurants, bars, shopping and duty-free, as well as postal services, ATMs and bureaux de change. There is a 24-hour disabled request help service. Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National and Thrifty. Business facilities are also available.

Transport to the city: BWI Super Shuttle minibus service (tel: (800) 258 3826, website: www.supershuttle.com) and The Airport Shuttle (tel: (410) 381 2772 or (800) 776 0323; website: www.theairportshuttle.com), go to Downtown hotels every 30 minutes 0600-2300 (journey time – 30 minutes) and also can be pre-booked for other journeys. Some hotels have their own complimentary shuttle service. A MARC (tel: (866) 743 3682; website: www.mtamaryland.com) train goes to Penn station (journey time – 30 minutes), weekdays 0700-2200. Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) also provides a daily service to Penn station in Baltimore but services can be irregular. There is a continuous, free shuttle bus between the airport and the BWI train station (journey time – less than 10 minutes). Taxis and limousines are available at the airport. BWI Airport Taxis (tel: (410) 859 1100; website: www.bwiairporttaxi.com) specifically meet arrivals. The trip Downtown takes about 20 minutes.