Public Transportation

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, USG buildings will not be open through May 31. While the campus buildings will not be open during this time, USG staff are teleworking and providing access to services remotely until on-site facilities are reopened.

Shuttle Service

2020 Spring Semester USG Charter Shuttle to UMCP

The chartered shuttle service between College Park and Shady Grove will run on its normal schedule (see chart, below) beginning the first day of UMCP Classes. Arrival times are subject to traffic conditions, but buses should generally be at the stop 5 minutes prior to departure time and leave promptly at the departure time. The bus stop location for the USG terminus is in parking lot 5 between Building #3 and #4 and the UMCP terminus is at the Stamp Bus Slip.

All Shuttle-UM buses running between USG and UMCP are chartered buses and all scheduled buses will run on Monday-Thursday ONLY, from the first day of classes through to the last day of exams, not including Spring Break. All riders are required to display a USG photo ID to board the bus at either end of the route. The ShuttleUM Lost & Found can be reached at 301-314-3687. USG recommends that you create an account at "NEXTBUS Automatic Alerts." DOTS will notify you of potential inclement weather cancellations through this service. Create your account and choose the "Add New Watch Route Alerts" so that NEXTBUS Automatic Alerts sends you a text message and/or an email when disruptions or outages occur.

The schedule for the USG-UMCP charter bus is as follows:

LEAVE UMCP STAMP STUDENT UNION	ARRIVE AT THE UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE	ARRIVE UMCP STAMP STUDENT UNION
MONDAY - THURSDAY ONLY
6:50 am	7:45 am	8:45 am
7:45 am	8:45 am	9:45 am
9:55 am	10:45 am	11:30 am
11:35 am	12:25 pm	1:10 pm
	*SERVICE CEASES UNTIL TIMES BELOW*
2:10 pm	3:00 pm	4:00 pm
SERVICE CEASES UNTIL TIME(S) BELOW
4:45 pm	5:45 pm (this bus will wait until 6:00 pm to depart USG)	6:50 pm
	SERVICE CEASES UNTIL TIME(S) BELOW
8:25 pm	9:15 pm	10:00 pm

Shuttle-UM's 141 Gaithersburg Park & Ride commuter bus route serves the West Diamond Avenue MTA Park-and-Ride in Gaithersburg and UMCP. This route is available to all USM students and staff, regardless of USG affiliation.

**PLEASE NOTE**

UMCP students who are only taking one class at USG may have chosen not to exchange their UMCP photo ID for a USG photo ID. If you don’t have a USG photo ID card and wish to use the charter bus from USG to UMCP, you must see your Program Director to obtain USG charter bus privileges. Your Program Director will contact the Safety & Security Office to confirm your enrollment at USG. Once you’ve been approved, USG Security (B-III desk) will place a holographic sticker on your UMCP ID. This sticker will allow you to board USG-UMCP charter buses using your UMCP photo ID card.

Montgomery County's Ride-on Bus System

This system is tightly integrated with the Metrorail, Metrobus and MARC commuter rail systems.

Route 43 - Shady Grove-Traville Transit Center-Fallsgrove Center
Route 66 - Shady Grove-Traville Transit Center
Route 67 - Shady Grove-Traville Transit Center

For specific route information please go to Ride-On website or call 240-777-7433.

TAXI CaBS

Montgomery Taxicab 301-926-9306
15858 Somerville Drive, Rockville, MD 20855 (3.60 miles away)
Action Taxicab 240-552-9403
15805 Paramount Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 (3.81 miles away)

uberPool

uberPool matches you with riders heading in the same direction so you can share the ride and the cost.

Carpool on Demand

RideFlag finds ideal carpool routes. Drivers submit their destination and are notified when a rider requests a carpool.

CarPo App

The CarPo App was created by a University of Maryland student. Learn more about it in The Diamondback.

MetroRail and MetroBus Systems

For information on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Metrorail and Metrobus services, please click here for maps and schedules.

Get instant transit information and point-to-point directions using the RideGuide, the interactive trip planning service for the Metrorail and Metrobus systems. You can also call Metro for more information at 202-637-7000.

Metro Directions from College Park, Md. to USG:

Depart from the College Park/University of Maryland Metro Station (Green Line).
Transfer at the Fort Totten Metro Station and follow the Red Line to the Shady Grove Metro Station.
Transfer to the Route 43 Ride-on Bus, which is the most direct Ride-on bus route to USG.

MARC

Students and visitors may also use the MARC Commuter Rail coming from Baltimore and points west (West Virginia and Frederick, MD area). Click here see the following for specific schedules and maps.

Air Travel

Three major airports service the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Metrorail, bus and MARC Train services are available from each of the major airports.