Rockville

Rockville is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Understand
Rockville is the second largest incorporated city in Maryland and is characterized by rolling hills, historic towns, and high tech industries. The city has been consistently ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S.

Rockville is northwest of Washington D.C. and is just south of Olney and Gaithersburg.

By plane
Baltimore-Washington International Airport is a 45-minute drive from Rockville. It is also accessible via ICC Bus 201.

Washington Reagan National Airport is a 30-minute drive from Rockville and is accessible via the Metrorail.

Washington Dulles International Airport is a 35-minute drive from Rockville but takes significantly longer using public transportation.

By train

 * Routes stopping at Rockville:
 * Capitol Limited operates daily between Chicago and Washington, D.C. including stops in South Bend, Elkhart, Waterloo, Toledo, Sandusky, Elyria, Cleveland, Alliance, Pittsburgh, Connellsville, Cumberland, Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry, and Rockville.
 * Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail Red Line stops at North Bethesda, Twinbrook, Rockville, and Shady Grove.
 * MARC Train, Brunswick line, offers service to/from Union Station in Washington DC as well as service to/from Gaithersburg, Germantown, Frederick, and Harpers Ferry.
 * MARC Train, Brunswick line, offers service to/from Union Station in Washington DC as well as service to/from Gaithersburg, Germantown, Frederick, and Harpers Ferry.

By bus
Ride-on-Bus and MetroBus operate service between Rockville and other locations in Montgomery County, including Bethesda, Silver Spring, and Wheaton.

By car

 * Rockville is accessible via Interstate 270, which links I-70 with I-495, the Capital Beltway.
 * Maryland Route 355, known as Hungerford Drive in the downtown area, Frederick Road to the north, and Rockville Pike to the south, is the most important north-south thoroughfare in Rockville.
 * Downtown Rockville lies near the nexus of Route 355 with Maryland Route 28, called Montgomery Avenue to the west of the intersection.
 * Maryland Route 586, Veirs Mill Road, connects downtown Rockville to Wheaton to the southeast.
 * Route 189, Falls Road, runs southwest to its terminus at Great Falls.

By car
A car is best used to get around the city. However, Ride-on-Bus, MetroBus, and the Metrorail can be used if traveling between popular destinations.

Parking meters in Rockville are linked to the MobileNOW payment system and app.

By bicycle
There are several bicycle trails in Rockville. For information on Capital Bikeshare, the bike sharing network of the Washington D.C. area, see Washington_DC.

Do




Budget
In addition to the restaurants below, all of the popular East Coast chain restaurants are represented in Rockville.