Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI)
Tel: (410) 859 7111 or 1 800 435 9294.
Website: www.bwiairport.com

Baltimore/Washington International is located 16km (10 miles) south of Baltimore, off Route 295, 48km (30 miles) northeast of Washington, DC.

Approximate flight times to Baltimore: From London, is 8 hours 30 minutes; from New York is 1 hour 15 minutes; from Los Angeles is 5 hours; from Toronto is 1 hour 35 minutes; from Chicago is 1 hour 50 minutes and from Sydney is 21 hours.

Airport facilities: A wide range of restaurants, bars, shopping and duty-free, as well as business and postal services, ATMs and bureaux de change. TDD phones and visual paging for the hearing impaired as well as wheelchair service. Wi-Fi is available throughout. Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Hertz, National, Enterprise and Thrifty.

Transport to the city: By road, the trip Downtown takes about 20 minutes; half this to Baltimore's Penn station. The BWI Super Shuttle can be ordered on your arrival (tel: 1 800 258 3826, website: www.supershuttle.com), as can The Airport Shuttle (tel: (410) 381 2772 or 1 800 776 0323; website: www.theairportshuttle.com). The Bay Runner Shuttle (tel: (410) 912 6000; website: www.bayrunners.com) transports passengers to Easton and Salisbury. Some hotels have their own complimentary shuttle service. Alternatively, an airport taxi Downtown costs about US$32.

The regional Maryland Area Rail Commuter (MARC) train (tel: 1 866 743 3682; website: www.mtamaryland.com) and national Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) can take you from the airport to Penn station in 30 minutes.