Hotel & Travel
Attendees are responsible for arranging and reserving their travel including transportation and hotel accommodations.
Recommended hotel:
Courtyard by Marriott Rockville
12-minute walk (0.6 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Other area accommodations:
Hilton Garden Inn Rockville-Gaithersburg
10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Homewood Suites by Hilton Rockville-Gaithersburg
10-minute walk (0.5 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Gaithersburg
18-minute walk (0.8 mile) to NCI Shady Grove
Air Travel
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
By Car or Taxi: Drive time is estimated at 40 minutes (25 miles) to NCI Shady Grove, depending on traffic.
By Metrorail: Travel time is estimated at 60 minutes. Take Metrorail from the airport to the Shady Grove Metro station. Transfer from the Yellow to Red Line at Gallery Place and exit at Shady Grove. Metrorail hours of service varies by day.
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
By Car or Taxi: Drive time is estimated at 50 minutes (40 miles) to NCI Shady Grove, depending on traffic.
By MTA Route 201 Bus: Travel time is estimated at 80 minutes. Coach bus from BWI to Shady Grove Metro station. At BWI the bus stops near Concourses A (Southwest Airlines) and E (International terminal). See daily time timetables as hours of service varies by day.
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
By Car or Taxi: Drive time is estimated at 60 minutes (40 miles) to NCI Shady Grove, depending on traffic.
By Metrorail: Travel time is estimated at 110 minutes. Take Metrorail from the airport towards Largo. Transfer from the Silver to Red Line at Farragut West and exit at Shady Grove. Metrorail hours of service varies by day.
Transportation
NCI Visitor Parking
Visitors to NCI Shady Grove should park in the NCI Shady Grove garage, which is directly across from the campus building. Visitor parking tickets can be validated at the guard station in the lobby after a visitor has signed in.
By Metro
Metrorail service is available from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Union Station (railway). To get to NCI Shady Grove, take the Washington, DC Metro Red line to the Shady Grove stop (terminal station). Exit the Metro station on the "Kiss & Ride" side and look for signs for the NCI Shady Grove shuttle. The shuttle runs throughout the day and drops off in front of the NCI building. Alternatively: you may choose to take the Metro Red line to the Medical Center stop at the NIH main campus, and then take the NIH Express Shuttle from Building 31 to NCI Shady Grove. See also below: NCI Shuttle Service.
The Super Shuttle is available from all the above listed airports to NCI Shady Grove. For reservations call 1-800-258-3826 or visit www.supershuttle.com.
Refer to the NCI Shady Grove Visitor page for more details on traveling to the campus.
NCI Shuttle Service
NCI Shady Grove is located at 9609 Medical Center Drive. Shuttle service is offered on federal work days and all shuttle routes end at NCI Shady Grove in the evening. Take a look at the links below to find directions. Shuttles are free and open to visitors.
Shady Grove Metro to NCI Shady Grove
Two shuttle buses will depart from the Shady Grove Metro station at 6:00 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. respectively. During commuting times from 6:00 - 9:30 a.m. and 3:00 - 7:00 p.m., service runs every 15 minutes. Between the hours of 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., shuttle service is every 30 minutes. The last shuttle leaves for the Metro at 6:45 p.m. The NCI Shady Grove Metro shuttle will pick up passengers on the west side of the Shady Grove Metro Station. The NCI Shady Grove Shuttle will be near the Kiss and Ride lot; look for our shuttle signs.
Main Campus to Shady Grove
Shuttle service runs every thirty minutes nonstop from the main lobby of Building 31 on the NIH Main Campus in Bethesda to NCI Shady Grove from 7:15 a.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Here are a few things to remember about the NCI Shady Grove shuttle service:
- Shuttles are free and open to visitors
- Shuttles are labeled with their destinations: Metro and NIH Campus to Campus Express. Shuttles stop at the circle in front of the main lobby doors of NCI Shady Grove. During inclement weather, staff can wait in the lobby.
- Drivers will allow riders to board or exit the shuttle bus only at designated shuttle stops.
- All NCI Shady Grove shuttles have bicycle racks.
For Federal Operating Status Changes, Note NCI Shady Grove Shuttle Schedule
- If the federal government has a delayed opening, the shuttles will also delay their start time to coincide with the same delayed schedule (ending times will follow the regular schedule).
- If the federal government is closed, the shuttles will not be in service
- On days with early dismissal, the shuttles will operate on the regular schedule.