{"id":3548,"date":"2016-12-03T14:54:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T14:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2016-12-03T14:54:36","modified_gmt":"2016-12-03T14:54:36","slug":"visiting-baltimore-by-train-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2016\/12\/03\/visiting-baltimore-by-train-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Baltimore By Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to visit Baltimore, but are worried about driving\u00a0there\u00a0or if you don&#8217;t have access to a car,\u00a0the MARC train is a great option. \u00a0Here is some information on how you can enjoy visiting Baltimore via public transportation. Prices and info are accurate as of Dec 3, 2016. Please check links to verify prices and schedules before you go.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Getting from DC to Baltimore<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe MARC Train Penn Line runs from Union Station (DC) to Baltimore Penn Station. Cost for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mta.maryland.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/June2015One-Way-Fares-PennLine.pdf\">one way ticket<\/a> ($6-8.) Considering cost of gas and parking in the city, if you drive, makes the train a pretty good deal.<\/p>\n<p>View the schedules here \u2013&gt;<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mta.maryland.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Penn_WEEKEND_111916_small.pdf\">Weekend Penn Line<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mta.maryland.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/Penn_Weekday_111416_small.pdf\">Weekday Penn Line<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mta.maryland.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/PENN-Weekend_Sched-Grid103013.pdf\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturdays, there are currently running 9 trains from about 9 am (1st train northbound from DC) to about 9:00 pm (last train southbound from Baltimore.)\u00a0 On Sundays, there are currently running 9 trains from about 10:30 am (1st train northbound from DC) to about 5:00 pm (last train southbound from Baltimore.)<strong>\u00a0It is very important to be sure of the time of the final train back from Baltimore to DC.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Weekdays, the MARC Penn Line runs from about 5:45\u00a0am (1st train northbound from DC) to about 9:15 pm (last train southbound from Baltimore.)<\/p>\n<p>In our cluster area, here are your options:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Take the Metro Red Line to Union Station and get on the MARC Penn Line there.<\/li>\n<li>Take the Metro Orange Line to New Carrollton and get on the MARC Penn Line there.<\/li>\n<li>Drive or take a bus to Bowie State Station (off Rt 197) and get on the MARC Penn Line there.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Free Way to Get Around Baltimore\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baltimore offers a FREE Charm City Circulator service that features 4 shuttle bus lines and 1 water taxi line. The shuttle buses run about every 10 minutes. Visit the website here to view the maps:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.charmcitycirculator.com\/content\/route-maps\"><strong>Charm City Circulator\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To visit the Inner Harbor take the Purple Line from Baltimore Penn Station to stop #302 \u2013\u00a0S. Calvert St. &amp; W. Pratt St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to visit Baltimore, but are worried about driving\u00a0there\u00a0or if you don&#8217;t have access to a car,\u00a0the MARC train is a great option. \u00a0Here is some information on how you can enjoy visiting Baltimore via public transportation. Prices and info are accurate as of Dec 3, 2016. Please check links to verify prices  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2016\/12\/03\/visiting-baltimore-by-train-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[97,273,998,1113,899,1114,934,942],"class_list":["post-3548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-baltimore","tag-dc","tag-marc-train","tag-penn-line","tag-travel","tag-union-station","tag-visit","tag-washington"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Visiting Baltimore By Train - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Visiting Baltimore By Train - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you want to visit Baltimore, but are worried about driving\u00a0there\u00a0or if you don&#8217;t have access to a car,\u00a0the MARC train is a great option. \u00a0Here is some information on how you can enjoy visiting Baltimore via public transportation. 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