Hotel and travel

Entry/ID Requirements

Visitors must present photo identification to the lobby receptionists, sign the visitor register, receive the appropriate badge, and remain under escort unless otherwise authorized by Visitor Control. Passports are required for foreign visitors, and permanent residents must present their Permanent Resident Card (green card) for entry to the Laboratory. Questions regarding the status of a visitor’s access to the Laboratory should be directed to Visitor Control (phone: 240-228-5661; fax: 240-228-6400). Visitors attending a meeting should have their visit request faxed to Visitor Control or sent via SMO code 888984.

Directions

South Campus (Buildings 200 and 201): From Johns Hopkins Road, turn left onto APL Drive.

Travel

The following airports are within driving distance of the APL main campus.

• Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) (Maryland)

  - 25 minutes Information: 410-859-7111 or 800-435-9294,

  Ground Transportation

• Dulles International Airport (Virginia)

  - 1 hour Information: 703-572-2700,

  Ground Transportation

• Reagan National Airport (Washington, DC)

  - 1 hour Information: 703-417-8000,

  Ground Transportation

Taking public transportation? Visit the sites below to find the most convenient AMTRAK, MARC, and Metrorail routes.

• AMTRAK
• MARC

  Information: 410-539-5000 APL is closest to the Laurel MARC station on the Camden Line.

• Metrorail (Washington, DC, subway) and Metrobus (Washington, DC)

  Information: 202-637-7000