Travel Information
Meeting Location
National Cancer Institute - Shady Grove Campus
9609 Medical Center Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Security
Please allow time for security screening when entering the NCI Shady Grove campus. All visitors must sign in at the guard desk and submit to a security inspection. You will need a government-issued photo ID such as a driver’s license or passport. Visitors will be required to pass through a metal detector and have bags, backpacks or purses inspected or x-rayed as they enter the building.
A representative from the conference will help you sign in at the guard desk and will escort you to the meeting room.
Dining
Attendees will be responsible for providing their own food, beverages, and snacks. A list of dining choices are listed below.
Shady Grove Cafeteria
The NCI Shady Grove cafeteria will now be self-checkout, accepting credit card payments only. The cafeteria will serve breakfast, lunch, and snacks between the hours of 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. It features breakfast food, paninis, sandwiches, burgers, soups, and salads. Customers will scan and/or look up their items for purchase.
Hours of Operation:
- Monday through Thursday
- 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Grill Hours:
- Breakfast: 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m. –1:30 p.m.
Avanti Market/Snack Shop
Located on the first floor of the Shady Grove building in 1E274. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and offers fresh grab-and-go lunch options and snacks with self-service kiosk, accepting credit card payments only.
Nearby Restaurants Off-campus. Participants leaving the building for lunch must use the main entrance on the 1st floor and return through the main entrance and go through security again. Please have your ID with you.
Adjacent to NCI Shady Grove
- Shady Grove Farmers Market (Wednesday only)
- Passion Bakery (coffee, sandwiches, salads, baked goods)
- Freshii (burritos, wraps, soups, salads)
- Subway (submarine sandwiches and salads)
- Dunkin’ Donuts (coffee, donuts, bagels)
Restaurants in Nearby Shopping Centers
The following information is provided for the convenience of participants. Inclusion on this website does not constitute endorsement by the NCI.
Hotel Accommodations
Attendees are responsible for arranging and reserving their travel including transportation and hotel accommodations. Please find a list of recommended hotels near NCI Shady Grove.
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
Courtyard by Marriott Rockville
12-minute walk (0.6 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 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.