<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Buster:
I'm flying in to BWI on Saturday night and was hoping to take the train in. It looks like only Amtrak is running at that time (no MARC). Does anyone know how often the shuttle to the BWI train station runs on the weekends, and how long it takes? I called Amtrak and they said the shuttle takes 30 minutes (which I find hard to believe, but maybe that's right). They didn't know how often the train ran, so they gave me the number to the train station, but the train station's automated phone system keeps hanging up on me.
Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated. I'm starting to get very frustrated! Thanks!</font>
The shuttle, once you board it, takes less than 10 minutes to get to the AMTRAK station. I think they run about every 15 minutes or so as long as the station is open. Less often late at night but that wouldn't affect you. I park there when I fly out of BWI because it is cheap. Catching it can be a pain because of the contstruction. You really have to watch for it and flag them down. You can also take a cab for about $5 if you don't want to wait for the shuttle. The drivers don't mind at all. It is a quick easy run for them.
Follow the links already listed here for the train schedules. It looks to be $9 one way. They have trains running just about every hour from 5pm until midnight-ish. You can book your ticket online.
For $9 I think you're better off taking AMTRAK than the bus/metro. The train is fast and easy to catch.
[This message has been edited by tazi (edited 02-10-2003).]