cornpine t1_iug5ya1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:50 AM

Reply to comment by IntellectualDarkWave in What is something Baltimore City and County residents can all agree on? by kreebob

I am new to Baltimore from NYC and the lack of public transit is a really hard adjustment. IMO one thing that would be great to have is a public transit link to Montgomery County. Looking for jobs, I've had more than one interview where a company in the Baltimore region has an office in MoCo and going there weekly would be required. I've also seen a decent number of jobs in Silver Spring and Bethesda. It's frustrating because having been in NYC so long, I wouldn't want to jump into such a long grueling drive but going all the way down to DC and back up is a non-starter. As a newcomer, it's easy to forget that we're the same state!

IntellectualDarkWave t1_iuhqwin wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:58 PM

It depends where exactly you are because it's not accessible to some parts of Baltimore, but the MARC train leaves from Camden Yards and will get you to college park in about 45 minutes. From there you can take the green line 2 or 3 stops to ft Totten, transfer to the red line and you'll be in silver spring after a few stops. Probably take you about an hour and fifteen minutes when all is said and done.

Bethesda would probably take longer as you would have to take the Penn Station marc to union Station and then hop on the red line and go all the way through DC.

Honestly, I would just be ecstatic if there was reliable transit that could get me downtown, which there isn't unless you live right along the light rail line or the subway line. The busses here are so chaotic.