How to get fromShady Grove Station to Columbiaby bus, car, or taxi

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There are 3 ways to get from Shady Grove Station to Columbia by bus, car, or taxi

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Bus, line 501 bus
best
1. Take the bus from SHADY GROVE & station to Arundel Mills Shopping Centerbus 201
2. Take the bus from Arundel Mills Mall to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rdbus 501
2h 33m
$7
Drive 26.3 mi
cheapest
1. Drive from Shady Grove Station to Columbiacar 26.3 mi
45 min
$5–7
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Shady Grove Station to Columbiataxi 26.3 mi
45 min
$75–95

Shady Grove Station to Columbia by bus

72Weekly Buses

2h 33mAverage Duration

$7Cheapest Price

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Distance: 49.6 mi
Duration: 2h 33m

What companies run services between Shady Grove Station, MD, USA and Columbia, MD, USA?

You can take a bus from SHADY GROVE & station to Little Patuxent Pkwy / Running Brook Rd via Arundel Mills Mall in around 2h 33m.

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Columbia(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

Columbia is a census-designated place in Howard County, Maryland, United States. It is a planned community consisting of 10 self-contained villages. The census-designated place had a population of 104,681 at the 2020 census, making it the second most populous community in Maryland after Baltimore. Columbia, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., is officially part of the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Things to do in Columbia

B&O Railroad Museum(Opens in a new window)

The B&O Railroad Museum is a museum and historic railway station exhibiting historic railroad equipment in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) company originally opened the museum on July 4, 1953, with the name of the Baltimore & Ohio Transportation Museum. It has been called one of the most significant collections of railroad treasures in the world and has the largest collection of 19th-century locomotives in the U.S. The museum is located in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's old Mount Clare Station and adjacent roundhouse, and retains 40 acres of the B&O's sprawling Mount Clare Shops site, which is where, in 1829, the B&O began America's first railroad and is the oldest railroad manufacturing complex in the United States.

Baltimore Streetcar Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Baltimore Streetcar Museum (BSM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit museum. It is located at 1911 Falls Road (MD 25) in Baltimore, Maryland. The museum is dedicated to preserving Baltimore's public transportation history, especially the streetcar era.

National Capital Trolley Museum(Opens in a new window)

The National Capital Trolley Museum (NCTM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates historic street cars, trolleys and trams for the public on a regular schedule. Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, the museum's primary mission is to preserve and interpret the history of the electric street and interurban railways of the National Capital region.

Places to stay in Columbia

Staybridge Suites Columbia - Baltimore by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Hampton Inn Columbia, MD(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Residence Inn Columbia MD(Opens in a new window)

9.4Superb

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