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Transportation

Quick Stats

Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Find a friend with a car
  • Hopkins and Collegetown shuttle
  • Shuttle service
  • Taxi
  • Charm City Circulator
  • Baltimore bus system—actually very reliable
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • A cab ride to the airport costs approximately $30.
  • Hopkins-run shuttle (only during the major holidays and the end of the semester)
  • Light rail from Penn Station

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Many students do not find a need to use Baltimore City public transportation. Instead, they use the free shuttle service, called the Collegetown Shuttle, which can get them to the Harbor, the Hopkins Medical School, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Towson, the mall, other area universities, and anywhere else within a mile of campus. When students want to go to D.C., they take the Collegetown Shuttle to Penn Station and then take the Amtrak or MARC trains. Students who do use the city’s public transportation describe it as reliable and cheap.

Baltimore public transportation isn’t great, but it will suffice. The main complaint about it is that it takes many connections to reach certain points in the city. There are also entire sections of the city and suburbs that are not accessible by public transportation. Some students feel unsafe on the buses because of the mix of individuals who use them for travel. Since many students do not have cars, they use mostly shuttle services and taxis to get around Baltimore. Students don’t generally cite lack of public transportation as a reason that they don’t leave the Homewood campus, though.

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Transportation at Johns Hopkins University

phangerll

Economics '15

3.5
B

Buses Are the Best Option

JHU offers several free shuttle vans/bus options for students, for example the Blue Jay Shuttle, which has several designated routes, but also available to pick you up within a 2 mile radius of the school. There's also the free JHMI shuttle, which shuttles between the JHU campuses.

Mar 12, 2012

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Transportation at Johns Hopkins University

kevf92

Chemical Engineering '14

4.6
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Great Shuttle System

Hopkins revamped their transportation system just this year. There are now multiple shuttles with different preset routes, and their exact location and predicted times are available via GPS online. There are also free vans that you can call after 10 pm supposedly, but I've heard that they either take forever or don't show up at all. Cab fair is cheap too.

Feb 03, 2012

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Transportation at Johns Hopkins University

kittycat17

History '14

4.6
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Transportation

In addition to the very cheap public transportation, students have access to two free shuttle services, the JHMI and the Collegetown Shuttle, which basically take you anywhere around Baltimore that you want to go. There are also free van services that take you around campus.

Dec 17, 2011

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User rating for Johns Hopkins University - Transportation is 3.5 out of 5 based on 22 user reviews.

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Facts

Local Taxi Services

Yellow Cab is a popular taxi service and can be reached at (410) 683-1212.

Safety Escort ServicesWhat's This?

Johns Hopkins University Escort Van
(410) 516-8700
Daily 5 p.m.–3 a.m.

Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

Homewood-Peabody-JHMI Shuttle

(410) 516-4600

(410) 516-PARK

Monday–Friday 6:20 a.m.–11:30 p.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–2 a.m., Sunday 11:30 a.m.–12 a.m.

Public TransitWhat's This?

Maryland Transit Authority (MTA)

Regular fare is $1.60.

(410) 539-5000

(866) 743-3682 toll free

(410) 539-3497 TTY

6 St. Paul St.

www.mtamaryland.com

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Airport

BWI Airport is approximately a 30-minute drive from Johns Hopkins.

7062 Elm Road

(410) 859-7111

www.bwiairport.com

Nearest Passenger BusWhat's This?

Greyhound

The Greyhound bus terminal is located in downtown Baltimore, approximately three miles from campus.

2110 W. Fayette St.

(410) 752-7682

www.greyhound.com

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak - Penn Station

Penn Station is located on the shuttle route, approximately one and one-half miles from campus.

1500 N. Charles St.

(800) 872-7245

www.amtrak.com

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Name
Dan White
Hometown
Glen Rock, NJ
Major
International Studies and Economics
Grad Year
2012

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