Public Transportation to Laurel Park

Is there public transportation from Penn Station, Baltimore or Union Station, DC to Laurel Park on weekends?

Public Transportation to Laurel Park

In a word, no.

Laurel falls into sort of a public transportation no-man%26#39;s land falling halfway between Washington and Baltimore, getting weekday commuter service only into and from both cities.

You will need a taxi to get yourself to the track, which I suspect would run around $50 from downtown Washington or Baltimore. If you want to minimize this expense, you could always take public transit to the end of the lines closest to Laurel and taxi from there.

Coming from Washington, that would mean taking Metro%26#39;s Green Line to Greenbelt. From Baltimore, take the light rail to BWI airport.

Public Transportation to Laurel Park

Thanks for the reply. You confirmed my thoughts. It is strange that any race track would not have some sort of public transportation on their busiest two days.

There is a bus service from the Cromwell light rail station which will get you to Laurel on Saturday (not Sunday) on a limited schedule. But you will need to change buses at Laurel Mall.

http://www.corridortransit.com/schedules.html

Use the K to get to Laurel Mall, the the B or C to get you near the track.

Looks like a lot of work, I suspect you%26#39;ll be taxiing.

Baltimore is the LEAST public transportation friendly town EVER. EVER.

Lived here 32 year, my whole life. First time I ever took a bus was at the age of 17 and that was in Ocean City, not Baltimore. I%26#39;ve only ever taken a subway in NY (does Baltimore even have one?) And these days, taking a bus in Baltimore could cost you your life :(

'; I%26#39;ve only ever taken a subway in NY (does Baltimore even have one?)';

You%26#39;ve lived in Baltimore for 32 years and don%26#39;t know? :)

(Yes, Baltimore has a subway - not much of one, but it exists. Trivia buffs can note that it often serves as the ';Washington Subway'; in movies, since Metro in DC rarely if ever lets film crews use their stations for scenes. TMI, sorry...)

carey24,

Interesting you should choose this thread to lash out against Baltimore public transit. Convoluted as it is, note that the one public transit solution I was able to come up with for the OP originated from Baltimore, not Washington.

Before the Light Rail opened, I would have largely agreed about the inconvenience of transit in Baltimore. But most of the visitors to Baltimore who can make effective use of public transportation are staying in the Inner Harbor area and coming from the airport. Which, coincidentally, the Light Rail serves reliably and directly for just $1.60. Many other large U.S. cities (New York for one) have no rail service--cheap or otherwise--directly from their airport terminals into the heart of town.

As for taking your chances on the bus--have there been horrific incidents in recent memory? Absolutely. But random violence can happen anywhere, and most of the trouble on the MTA buses largely reflect the neighborhoods where the trips originate, end, and pass through. In short, the likelihood of a visitor needing to be on one of these routes is the same as his needing to be in one of the neighborhoods the bus serves--that is to say slim to none. And statistically, it%26#39;s still EXTREMELY unlikely you%26#39;ll be the victim of a crime if you take your chances on one of these routes.

Whether you%26#39;re riding public transportation or just walking through any part of a big city (not just Baltimore), you need to exercise big-city smarts. On public transportation, that means situating yourself as close to the operator as possible if you%26#39;re the least bit uncomfortable.