Baltimore: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Baltimore is a city of 585,708 people in United States (Maryland), 35 m (115 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre. It has 6 railway stations on record, including Camden Station. It is a port city: Port of Baltimore. Our booking partner lists 257 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Baltimore runs from about 9 h 27 min a day in late December to 14 h 59 min in late June (computed for 39.29° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Baltimore is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, whose 10,503-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA, 61 km), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD, 82 km), Lancaster Airport (LNS, 96 km), Wilmington Airport (ILG, 97 km).
Flights to Baltimore: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Camden Station, West Baltimore, Mount Royal Station, President Street Station, Calvert Street Station, Edmondson Avenue station. Trains to Baltimore
Buses to Baltimore · Driving and car hire · Ferries
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 257 places to stay in Baltimore. Of the 165 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (87), and 5 are five-star. Across 77 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.9 out of 10. Guests have left 66,519 reviews in total.
Hotels in Baltimore: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Enoch Pratt Free Library | 1,542,278 | 2017 |
| Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine | 163,224 | 2020 |
The busiest is Enoch Pratt Free Library at 1,542,278 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Baltimore
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- New York City, 273 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Brooklyn, 273 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- Queens, 283 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Philadelphia, 144 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Manhattan, 280 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- The Bronx, 291 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Washington, 57 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Staten Island, 254 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Virginia Beach, 277 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pittsburgh, 316 km — trains
Twin towns and sister cities: Kawasaki, Piraeus, Salerno, Genoa, Cádiz, Xiamen, Gbarnga, Alexandria, Luxor, Odesa, Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Ashkelon, Metropolitan City of Genoa.
Common questions
Which airport serves Baltimore?
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), 14 km (9 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Baltimore?
About 585,708 people live in Baltimore, across 238 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Baltimore in?
America/New_York, currently UTC-4.
What currency is used in Baltimore?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Baltimore?
Our booking partner lists 257 places to stay in Baltimore, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Baltimore?
New York City (273 km), Brooklyn (273 km), Queens (283 km), Philadelphia (144 km), Manhattan (280 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.