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The American Physical Society is located on the 4th floor of the American Center for Physics (ACP), in College Park, Maryland.  Directions are provided for travel by Air, Rail, or Car/Taxi.

American Center for Physics
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD  20740

 

By Air

From Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)   
There are four options for traveling from BWI to ACP:  taxi, car, BWI Shuttle, and Metro Bus.

Driving from BWI
Taxi  ~$40 and 60 minutes

• Exit BWI traveling WEST towards I-195. 
  
• Exit onto Baltimore/Washington Parkway (Rt. 295) SOUTH towards Washington.
• Continue SOUTH on Baltimore/Washington Parkway (Rt. 295)   ~24 miles.
• Exit at Hyattsville/New Carrollton/Route 410.
• RIGHT at end of ramp onto Riverdale Road.
• Travel ~1 mile.
• RIGHT onto Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201)
• Travel ~.5 miles.
• LEFT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

Direct Shuttles to ACP
~$40 and 50 minutes

• SuperShuttle - Call 1-800-258-3826 or visit SuperShuttle for booking and information.
• OnTime Shuttle - Call 301-474-6111 for booking and information.

Metro Bus B30 from BWI to Greenbelt Metro Station
<$5 (pay driver directly; no change given) and 60 minutes total
B30 Metro Bus Information 

• The B30 Metro Bus shuttle will drop you at the Greenbelt Metro Station on the GREEN LINE.
• From Greenbelt Metro Station, take the Metro towards Washington to the College Park station (one stop).
• Follow directions from Metro Station: College Park/University of Maryland.

From Reagan National Airport
Taxi  ~$30 and 30 minutes

• Leave airport going NORTH on US-1 toward I-395/I-66/Washington.
• Merge NORTH onto I-395 toward Washington, D.C.
• Travel ~4 miles.
• RIGHT (NORTH) on New York Avenue.
• LEFT onto the Baltimore/Washington Parkway (NORTH toward Baltimore).
• Exit RIGHT  for Hyattsville/New Carrollton/Route 410.
• LEFT at end of ramp onto Riverdale Road.
• Travel one mile.
• RIGHT onto Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201)
• Travel ~.5 miles.
• LEFT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

Metro
The Reagan National Airport Metro Station is connected to Reagan National Airport.
Map of Washington. D.C. Metro system

• Take the YELLOW LINE going toward Fort Totten.
• At L'Enfant Plaza, change trains to the GREEN LINE going toward Greenbelt.
• Exit at College Park Station.
• Follow directions from Metro Station: College Park/University of Maryland.

From Dulles International National Airport
Taxi  ~$60 and 60 minutes 

• Leave airport traveling EAST on Dulles Access Road toward Washington, DC.
• Exit at I-495 towards Rockville.
• Stay NORTH on I-495 which will take you into Maryland.
• Stay EAST on I-495 as Beltway splits at I-270.
• Take EXIT 23, MD-201 Kenilworth Avenue SOUTH towards Bladensburg.
• SOUTH on Kenilworth Avenue ~3 miles.
• RIGHT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

 

By Rail

Metro Station: College Park/University of Maryland
College Park/University of Maryland Station is on the GREEN LINE.
Map of Washington. D.C. Metro system

Walking
ACP is ~.5 mile (~ ten-minute walk) from the College Park Metro.

• Exit Metro station on the EAST side, facing River Road.
  
• Turn RIGHT (south) along River Road.
• Walk ~10 minutes to the Metro Bus stop.
  
• Turn RIGHT onto sidewalk at ACP building sign.
• Bear RIGHT at drive to enter through the main entrance.
  

M Square Shuttle
View M Square-Shuttle Route

• Look for a red and white shuttle mini-bus outside the Metro station.
• The shuttle runs between the Metro station and ACP every 15 minutes, Monday - Friday, during rush hour (6:00-8:45 a.m. and 3:00-5:45 p.m.).
• The M Square Shuttle is free.

From the New Carrollton Amtrak Station
Taxi  ~$20 and 20 minutes

• Exit the AMTRAK waiting area and turn LEFT (staying on street level) to exit on the Garden City Drive side of the station.
• RIGHT onto Garden City Drive.
• Stay RIGHT to exit to Rt. 50 WEST
• Take EXIT 5 onto Rt. 410 WEST for 1.6 miles.
• LEFT onto Riverdale Road for 1 mile.
• RIGHT onto Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201).
• Travel ~.5 miles.
• LEFT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

 

By Car/Taxi

From the District of Columbia

• NORTH on New York Avenue.
• LEFT onto the Baltimore/Washington Parkway (NORTH toward Baltimore).
• Exit RIGHT for Hyattsville/New Carrollton/Route 410.
• LEFT at end of ramp on to Riverdale Road.
• Travel ~1mile.
• RIGHT onto Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201.
• Travel ~.5 miles.
• LEFT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

From the Capital Beltway (Interstate 495)

• Capital Beltway (I-495) to EXIT 23, MD-201 Kenilworth Avenue SOUTH (toward Bladensburg).
• SOUTH on Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201) ~3 miles.
• RIGHT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

From Baltimore-Washington Parkway (Route 295)

• Exit at Hyattsville/New Carrollton/Route 410 exit, which is inside (south of) the Beltway.
• WEST at end of ramp onto Riverdale Road (Route 410).
• Travel one mile.
• RIGHT onto Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201).
• Travel ~.5 miles.
• LEFT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.

From the University of Maryland Conference Center (UMUC)
Taxi  ~$12 and 15 minutes

• Leaving UMUC on Campus Drive, turn LEFT onto Adelphi Road.
• SOUTH on Adelphi Road about 2 miles.
• EAST on Rt. 410 (East-West Highway) ~2.5 miles.
• LEFT onto Kenilworth Avenue (MD-201).
  
• Travel ~.5 miles.
• LEFT onto River Road.
• ACP is on the LEFT.
• Follow signs to parking.