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Transportation

Baltimore. Easy to get to. Easy to get around. Situated in the heart of the Eastern Seaboard, Baltimore is easily accessible by plane, train and highway. Its close proximity to New York, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia make it the ideal place to spend your next getaway. You'll save time getting here and save time getting around, so you can make the most of your trip.

See how easy it is to get here and even easier it is to get around once you're in Baltimore.

By Air

Baltimore is served by three major airports: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI; 1-800-435-9294 or 410-859-7111) in Maryland, and Washington Dulles International Airport (703-572-2700) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (703-417-8000) in Northern Virginia.

Just 15 minutes from downtown, BWI served 20.7 million passengers in 2006, and expects to grow to 30 million by 2010. Recently completed expansions and improvements resulted in 12,000 new parking spaces; new concourses and pedestrian bridges; moving sidewalks; a wider road in front of the terminal; and a monorail-style system connecting the airport, parking garages and the Amtrak/MARC Station.

BWI boasts:

344 nonstop departures

644 average daily arrivals anddepartures

55 carriers, including Southwest, AirTran, American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, US Airways andUnited

Daily nonstop internationalservice to destinations including London, Toronto,Montego Bay, Mexico and the Caribbean

Best Concession Program Awardpresented by Airport Revenue News

Transfers from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport:

Prices vary; the following are estimates:

Individual taxi $20-25

Sedan, limousineor van $40 and up

Public transportation (bus or Light Rail) $1.60

By Rail

Baltimore is easily accessible by both train and car and is within driving distance of more than one-third of the nation's population.

Erected in 1911, Penn Station Baltimore is one of Amtrak's busiest stations, serving more than 855,000 guests each year. Amtrak trains run 24 hours aday, seven days a week.

Penn Station Baltimore is a major stop for Amtrak's high-speed Acela Express service.

By Land

Baltimore's Light Rail and Metro systems carry passengers from outlyinghotels and BWI to the city.

By Water

There's no better way to get around in Baltimore or to see the city than from the water. Baltimore offers a number of different ways to sail around town, including Ed Kane's Water Taxi.