BWI · Layover Guide
Baltimore
Stop in Baltimore.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Baltimore for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 63 · Discover 49 · Ease 34
Why Baltimore scores 63
Getting there
Light Rail $2 · Uber/Lyft $35
min to center
train- 01Light Rail to downtown (30 min, $2)
- 02Taxi/Uber to Inner Harbor (20 min, $30-40)
- 03MARC Train to Penn Station (25 min, $5)
- 01Explore the Inner Harbor waterfront with USS Constellation and National Aquarium
- 02Feast on Maryland blue crabs at Fells Point's historic seafood houses
- 03Wander through the quirky shops and murals of Hampden's 36th Street
- 04Visit the Walters Art Museum's free world-class collection
- 05Tour Fort McHenry, birthplace of the Star-Spangled Banner
Experiences in Baltimore
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
BWI Airport Baggage Storage
Lower level near baggage claim
$10/bag
5 min walk
Bounce (Inner Harbor locations)
Various shops near Inner Harbor
$6/bag
0 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Light Rail
to Inner Harbor/downtown
Runs every 10-15 min, connects to downtown and Penn Station
30 min
$2.00
Uber/Lyft
to Inner Harbor
Fastest option, pickup at lower level
20 min
$35.00
MARC Penn Line
to downtown Baltimore
Weekday commuter rail to Penn Station
25 min
$5.00
SuperShuttle/Shared Van
to downtown hotels
Budget option with multiple stops
35 min
$15.00
Baltimore CityPASS
National Aquarium, Maryland Science Center, Top of the World, and more
Best value if visiting 3+ attractions
$47
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Obrycki's for Maryland crab cakes in Concourse D
- 02Heavy Seas Alehouse for local craft beer
- 03Southwest's major hub with frequent departures
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