Driving/Public Transportation Directions To UMD Campus
Driving Directions**To find our location on Google Maps, please search for QuICS**From DCA• Get on I-395 N from George Washington Memorial Pkwy
• Take I-695, District of Columbia Hwy 295 and Baltimore-Washington Pkwy toMD-410 W/Riverdale Rd/Rte. 410 W/State 410 W in East Riverdale. Take theMD-410 exit from Baltimore-Washington Pkwy
• Continue on MD-410 W/Rte. 410 W/State 410 W. Take River Rd to Paint Branch
Pkwy in College Park
• Continue onto UMD Campus
From IAD• Continue to Dulles Access Road
• Follow Dulles Access Road and I-495 to New Hampshire Ave in Silver Spring.
Take exit 28B from I-495 N• Turn left onto Adelphi Road
• Turn left onto Metzerott Road
• Continue onto UMD Campus
From BWI• Continue on I-195 W• Take MD-295 S and Baltimore-Washington Pkwy to MD-201 S/Kenilworth Ave inGreenbelt. Take exit 23 from I-495 N/I-95 N• Continue on MD-201 S/Kenilworth Ave. Drive to Paint Branch Pkwy in CollegePark• Continue onto UMD Campus

HOW TO USE THE METRO
1. Determine your end location
2. Find location on list of stations with fare prices listed next to it
3. Make sure to check the time of day to determine whether you are traveling during PEAK
or OFF-PEAK hours (times will be listed)a. Example: you will be departing on Monday at 8 am (peak hours) and returning at
2 pm (off-peak hours). These have different fares…MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE
TIME!
4. Once you have determined your exit station (on both departure and return), ADD bothfares – this will be your total cost for your trip
a. Paper fares cost $1 more than SmarTrip cards (consider purchasing a SmarTrip
card if you plan on returning to the Metropolitan Area)
5. Purchase your fare card - available at every station. If you do not have enough money on
your card before you exit, you may add money inside every station**When riding the Metro, make sure to double check that the train is traveling in the correct
direction – the direction will be displayed as the final station for that specific line**Many stations have multiple lines that run on the same tracks. Please make sure to pay close
attention to the line you need as well as the direction.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Public Transportation to UMD
From IAD• Walk towards Dulles Airport Main Terminal and Arrivals• Take bus 5A towards L'Enfant Plaza Station (47 min ride)• Get off at D St SW & 7th St SW• Walk towards L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station (1 min)• Get on the green line towards Greenbelt (22 min)• Get off at College Park U of MD Station• Take UMD Shuttle 104 towards Stamp Student Union**You may also take a taxi to cut down travel timePublic Transportation to UMD
From DCA• Follow the signs for the Metro• Get on the Yellow line towards Fort Totten ($3.35, less if not during rush hour)• Get off at L-Enfant Plaza station and transfer to the Green line towards Greenbelt• Get off at College Park/U of MD Station• Take UMD Shuttle 104 towards Stamp Student Union

Public Transportation to UMD
From BWI• Walk towards BWI Airport Stop 2• Get on bus B30 towards Greenbelt Station – Green Line ($3.10 cash – exact
change needed)• Greenbelt Metro to College Park Metro stop (only one stop - $3.00 SmarTrip
Fare)• Take UMD Shuttle 104 towards Stamp Student Union

How To Get To
Washington, DC
Nextbus Stop Information
From UMD:••••

Walk to Regents Parking Garage (seecampus map in Visitor’s Guide QuICS)
Take UMD Shuttle 104 towards
College Park Metro Station
Take the green line train towards
Branch Ave.
Get off at desired metro stop

To Use Nextbus service:•••

Each bus stop has a designated number
Use this number to determine arrival
information for your specific stop
You may provide this number by:o Phone: 301-364-1780 OR
o SMS: Send *nbus umd [insertstop number] to 41411
o Web:
www.transportation.umd.edu/
nextbus.html**Important Stops:*For UMD Shuttle schedules, please visit
www.dots.umd.edu*Nextbus service provides accurate realtime arrival information. Forinstructions on how to use Nextbus,
please see instructions to the right.

•••

College Park Metro – Route 104
o Stop #: 36469
o Direction: Regents Drive Parking
GarageRegents Parking Garage – Route 104
College Park Metroo Stop #: 30996
o Direction: College Park Metro
University View – Route 127 Mazza
GrandMarco Stop #: 37147
o Direction: Regents Parking
GarageMetro Map

What To Do/Attractions
Washington, DC

1. *National Mall (Lincoln Memorial,Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial,Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial,
Smithsonian Institution Building,National Museum of the American
Indian, The American VeteransDisabled for Life Memorial – Archives
Metro Station)
2. National Zoo
3. Ford’s Theatre
4. *Washington Monument
5. National Archives
6. Library of Congress
7. Supreme Court
8. *The White House
9. *ChinatownMuseums
1. **Smithsonian Institution Building(The Castle)
2. National Air and Space Museum
3. **National Air and Space Museum
4. **Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M.
Sackler Gallery
5. **National Museum of AmericanHistory
6. **National Museum of the AmericanIndian
7. **Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden8. **National Museum of Natural History
9. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum(Smithsonian Metro Station)*Monuments and Memorials
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**The Washington Monument**The Lincoln Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial**World War II Memorial**Vietnam Veterans Memorial**Vietnam Women’s Memorial
The Franklin Delano RooseveltMemorial
9. **The Korean War Veterans Memorial
10. Marine Corps War Memorial
11. Pentagon Memorial
12. **Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
*Top Priority, Must See!
**Located on the National Mall

*How to get to the National Mall:•••Take the UMD 104 Shuttle to theCollege Park Metro Station from Stamp
Student Union
Take the Green Line towards Branch
Ave.
Get off at Archives Metro Station