There are 5 ways to get from Towson to James Madison University by train, bus, car, subway, plane, taxi, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Commuter Rail / ...
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Godwin Transit Centerbus Valley Flyer / ...
6h 15m$32–637Train, subway, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway S
- Take the bus from Dulles Airport to JMU Godwin Transit Centerbus
6h 21m$26–59Drive 170.1 mi
- Drive from Towson to James Madison Universitycar 170.1 mi
3h 5m$31–45Train, subway, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Charlottesville (CHO)plane IAD - CHO
- Take the taxi from Charlottesville (CHO) to James Madison Universitytaxi
5h 59m$186–464Bus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus FlixBus 2601 / ...
- Take the bus from DC Union Station to JMU Godwin Transit Centerbus Virginia Breeze
6h 40m$32–74
Towson to James Madison University by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Towson to James Madison University is to train and subway and bus which costs $26 - $60 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Towson to James Madison University is to drive which takes 3h 5m and costs $30 - $45.
No, there is no direct bus from Towson to James Madison University. However, there are services departing from DULANEY VALLEY RD & JOPPA RD sb and arriving at JMU Godwin Transit Center via GREENE & BALTIMORE sb, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station and DC Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 40m.
The distance between Towson and James Madison University is 204 miles. The road distance is 171.1 miles.
The best way to get from Towson to James Madison University without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 15m and costs $30 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Towson to James Madison University, including transfers.
Towson to James Madison University bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Towson to James Madison University bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Towson to James Madison University is 171 miles. It takes approximately 3h 5m to drive from Towson to James Madison University.
There are 136+ hotels available in James Madison University.
What companies run services between Towson, MD, USA and James Madison University, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from DULANEY VALLEY RD & JOPPA RD sb to James Madison University via Baltimore & Arch, GREENE & BALTIMORE sb, HAINES ST & WARNER ST wb, Baltimore Downtown Bus Station, DC Union Station, and JMU Godwin Transit Center in around 6h 40m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1-800-827-3490
- [email protected]
- Website
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Washington Union Station to Godwin Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–35
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- [email protected]
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Dulles Airport to JMU Godwin Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $20–45
Bus from DC Union Station to JMU Godwin Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $23–50
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $20–28
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Estimated price
- $150–190
1st Call Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-906-6670
- Website
- 1stcalltaxi.wordpress.com
Anytime Taxi
- Phone
- +1 434-977-5522
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