[Fwd: Travel between Philadelphia area and BWI]

All,

Any tips on driving between Philadelphia to BWI Airport. I need to take
my wife to a flight out of BWI on Friday afternoon. Pickup will be
Sunday evening. I am thinking about 2 1/2 Hrs driving time. I have
checked AAA and Yahoo maps for directions. We live in the western suburbs.

TIA,

Alec

(Alec D. Plotkin) wrote in
:

Any tips on driving between Philadelphia to BWI Airport. I need to
take my wife to a flight out of BWI on Friday afternoon. Pickup
will be Sunday evening. I am thinking about 2 1/2 Hrs driving time.
I have checked AAA and Yahoo maps for directions. We live in the
western suburbs.

It's been a while since I've driven the route, but I don't think you
have a lot of reasonable choices.

Do whatever it takes to get on I-95 south. When you cross the
southern part of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), start looking for
I-195. Take I-195 east and you'll end up in the airport.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

driving time sounds about right, one small suggestion is that you
figure in some wiggle room; we have made that trip many times, our son
lives in Port Deposit,MD , and have been tied up in the tunnel. Last
year a major shut down of I-95 due to a fatal accident and the other
roadways were pretty well jammed up. It took us 3 hours for a 45
minute drive to Philly.

--
jtc

"Alec D. Plotkin" wrote in message
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All,

Any tips on driving between Philadelphia to BWI Airport. I need to
take
my wife to a flight out of BWI on Friday afternoon. Pickup will be
Sunday evening. I am thinking about 2 1/2 Hrs driving time. I have
checked AAA and Yahoo maps for directions. We live in the western
suburbs.

TIA,

Alec

(jtc) wrote in
k.net:

driving time sounds about right, one small suggestion is that you
figure in some wiggle room; we have made that trip many times, our
son lives in Port Deposit,MD , and have been tied up in the tunnel.
Last year a major shut down of I-95 due to a fatal accident and the
other roadways were pretty well jammed up. It took us 3 hours for a
45 minute drive to Philly.

If you're concerned about the tunnel, you can go around Baltimore on
the West side (go CCW around the Beltway, I-695).

It adds about 15 miles and 15 minutes to the trip.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

If you aren't stuck on driving, consider taking Amtrak to BWI. Most all
of their trains stop there, and there is then a free shuttle to get you
to the terminal.

Bert Hyman wrote:
(jtc) wrote in
k.net:

driving time sounds about right, one small suggestion is that you
figure in some wiggle room; we have made that trip many times, our
son lives in Port Deposit,MD , and have been tied up in the tunnel.
Last year a major shut down of I-95 due to a fatal accident and the
other roadways were pretty well jammed up. It took us 3 hours for a
45 minute drive to Philly.

If you're concerned about the tunnel, you can go around Baltimore on
the West side (go CCW around the Beltway, I-695).

It adds about 15 miles and 15 minutes to the trip.

--
Bert Hyman | St. Paul, MN |

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:29:35 GMT, "jtc" wrote:

driving time sounds about right, one small suggestion is that you
figure in some wiggle room; we have made that trip many times, our son
lives in Port Deposit,MD , and have been tied up in the tunnel. Last
year a major shut down of I-95 due to a fatal accident and the

There are two tunnels and a bridge to choose from, as well as the option of
going west around the Baltimore beltway and skipping them all.

-- Larry

Alec D. Plotkin wrote:
All,

Any tips on driving between Philadelphia to BWI Airport. I need to take
my wife to a flight out of BWI on Friday afternoon. Pickup will be
Sunday evening. I am thinking about 2 1/2 Hrs driving time. I have
checked AAA and Yahoo maps for directions. We live in the western suburbs.

TIA,

Alec



2 important points that ought to change your mind about taking I-95
down:
1) you're coming from the west suburbs (I'm assuming you're out near
West Chester or so),
2) it's a Friday afternoon, so you're competing with rush hour and
people who are leaving work early to go on a weekend trip (many to the
beaches in Delaware or down in Ocean City).

Basically, if you're going to Baltimore from the West Chester area,
consider taking US-1 all the way into Baltimore and making your way
over to 295 (I think it's Russell St. or Pace St. that becomes 295).
You miss all the tolls this way and the only area you should run into
some congested traffic is the area between downtown Baltimore and BWI.
You're going to go by the ballpark, but it shouldn't be a problem since
the Orioles are out of town for the weekend. 2 1/2 hours to do this
sounds reasonable, by the way.