Skyline Drive
Getting to the Byway

Nearby Airports

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Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI), MD (104 miles / 166.4 km, 1 hour 55 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Aviation Loop
N 39.190° W 76.680° [?]
Directions:
  • From the Baltimore Washington International Airport, get on Aviation Loop, which runs around the whole airport, and get on I-195, heading north.
  • Take exit 4B to loop onto I-95, heading south.
  • Take exit 27 to merge onto I-495/Capital Beltway, heading west.
  • Take exit 49 to merge onto I-66, heading west. *Take exit 13 to leave the interstate and turn left onto Apple Mountain Rd.
  • Turn right at John Marshall Hwy.
  • Turn left onto S Royal Ave.
  • Turn left on Browntown Rd and another left on Stonewall Jackson Hwy.
  • After about 0.3 miles, veer right to where the byway begins.

*In good traffic, it takes about 2 hours to drive from Baltimore Washington International Airport but be prepared for at least 3 if traffic is bad.
Junction with byway: End Marker Stonewall Jackson Highway
N 38.906° W 78.201° [?]
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), VA (72 miles / 115.2 km, 1 hour 23 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Airport Access Road
N 38.851° W 77.042° [?]
Directions:
  • From Ronald Reagan National Airport, head north on the Airport Access Road and get on George Washington Memorial Parkway heading north.
  • Take exit 10B to loop onto Henry Shirley Memorial Hwy/US 1, heading southwest.
  • Take exit 8B and merge onto Jefferson Davis Hwy/SR 110, heading north.
  • After about 2 miles, merge onto I-66, heading west.
  • Take exit 13 and turn left on Apple Mountain Rd.
  • Turn right on John Marshall Hwy/SR 55.
  • Turn left on S Royal Ave/US 340.
  • After about 0.5 miles turn left onto the beginning of Skyline Drive.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of S Royal Ave/US 340 and Skyline Drive
N 38.907° W 78.201° [?]
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Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), VA (55.2 miles / 88.3 km, 1 hour 5 minutes)
Start: Airport Marker Saarinen Circle
N 38.954° W 77.444° [?]
Directions:
  • From Washington-Dulles International Airport, use Saarinen Circle to get on Hirst Brault Expy, heading north.
  • After about 0.5 miles, merge right onto SR 28 heading south.
  • Merge right onto I-66 heading west after about 9 miles.
  • Take exit 13 and turn left onto Apple Mountain Rd.
  • Turn right onto John Marshall Hwy/SR 55.
  • Turn left onto S Royal Ave/US 340.
  • After about 0.5 miles turn left onto the beginning of Skyline Drive.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of S Royal Ave/US 340 and Skyline Drive
N 38.907° W 78.201° [?]

Nearby Cities

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Richmond, VA (91 miles / 145.6 km, 1 hour 35 minutes)
Start: City Marker Richmond I-64/95 Junction Richmond, VA
N 37.550° W 77.435° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-64 northwest to Afton.
  • Get off on US-250 and go south to Skyline Drive.
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of Blue Ridge Pkwy and VA-610
N 38.031° W 78.858° [?]
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Washington, DC (68 miles / 108.8 km, 1 hour 30 minutes)
Start: City Marker I-66 westbound, Washington, D.C.
N 38.896° W 77.099° [?]
Directions:
  • Take I-66 west to Shenandoah Farms.
  • Get on VA-55 going west to Front Royal.
  • Take US-340 south to Skyline Drive
Junction with byway: End Marker Intersection of US-340 and Skyline Dr Front Royal, VA
N 38.906° W 78.200° [?]