Public Transportation:

• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  Metro-Bus Service serves the Washington Metropolitan Area. The F2 and F4/6 lines pass through Takoma Park. Next bus.
• Metro-Rail has a station located adjacent to Takoma Park. Serves D.C., Md., and Va.
• Montgomery County Ride-On Bus Service
  has many routes in Takoma Park: 3 12 13 14 16 17 18 24 25
• Do you need to figure out how to get from one place to another by public transportation? You can use an online route calculator.

Special services for seniors and the disabled are provided by Montgomery County and private companies.
You can fill out an application for a WMATA senior citizen card at the library.
You can obtain an application for a disability card online.

Intercity Bus Service:

• Greyhound Bus ... Depot in Silver Spring , 1 mile west of Takoma Park.
• Peter Pan shares the same depot.

Railroads

• Amtrak ... stations 1 mile west (Silver Spring) and in Washington D.C.
• CSX freight service on the old B&O tracks
• MARC

Airports

• Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall 30 miles north
• Dulles International 30 miles southwest
• Washington National Regan 7.5 miles south
• Montgomery County Airpark 15 miles north
• College Park Airport 4 miles east, which is an important site in aviation history (currently restricted)

Automobiles

• Traffic Cams at East-West Highway and Fenton (on the far edge of Takoma Park) and at Piney Branch and Flower (another corner of the town)
• Other county road cams

Light Rail

Takoma Park once had light rail, the Dinky Line, a trolley that brought Washington families to the Glen Sligo Hotel in the 1890's. A new light rail line has been proposed. Read the City Council Resolution on possible routes.