
Transportation
By rail, road, or sky, getting
to and from Rockville is convenient
and comfortable. The city is an easy subway ride or short drive from
Washington, D.C., and the surrounding region. Rockville's
direct access to major freeways and rail lines also creates convenient
commutes to Baltimore and other major East Coast metropolitan cities.
Three major airports in close proximity to Rockville mean businesses
and residents stay connected to the world.
Air
Rockville is served by three major airports: Baltimore/Washington
International Thurgood Marshall (BWI), Washington-Dulles
International (IAD), and Ronald
Reagan Washington National (DCA).
Baltimore-Washington International Airport is located in Baltimore,
Maryland, 40 miles from Rockville. Washington-Dulles International
Airport in Sterling, Virginia, is 30 miles from Rockville. And Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport, located in Arlington, Virginia,
is just 20 miles from Rockville.
Highway
Several main arteries connect Rockville to the rest of the region.
The city can be accessed via
I-270, I-95, and I-495, the Capital Beltway.
Subway
The award-winning Metrorail,
the region's subway system, serves Rockville by way of the Red Line.
Clean, safe, and affordable, Metro is the second largest rail transit
system in the United States, providing service throughout the Washington
Metropolitan Area.
Train
Amtrak provides intercity rail passenger service with connections
throughout the Greater Washington region including stops in Washington,
D.C., Baltimore, and RockvilleMontgomery County's only
Amtrak station.
The
MARC
Train Brunswick Line provides passenger service throughout Maryland, the District
of Columbia, and West Virginia. The commuter rail system has a station
stop at the Metro Red Line station in Rockville.
Bus
Ride
On serves Rockville and Montgomery County.
The Metro transit system's Metrobus is
the fifth largest bus network in the United States. With an operating
fleet of 1,460 buses, Metrobus serves Rockville, Montgomery County,
and the entire Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area.
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