Cadet Bus Service

•  WPPC-MDDCVA provides comfortable, convenient, and economical bus transportation services for cadets to come home on selected long weekends and holidays as a service for our parent’s club members. Bus seats are offered to non-members when available but we encourage you to become a member to ensure you receive member discounts and timely communications about bus services.  Please see our Membership page for details on how to join.

• Credits: To redeem a credit from a previous registration, DO NOT REGISTER AGAIN. Email bus@wppc-mddcva.org and ask to be added to the current roster.
• Reservations are taken on a "first come, first served" basis
• A waiting list will be maintained once the bus(es) are filled
• No paper tickets will be issued - the bus driver will have a roster of paid passengers and you will receive an email receipt upon payment
• Reservations may be cancelled with a full refund up to 48 prior to departure
• Cancellations within 48 hours may receive credit for a future bus trip if:
  • the reason is beyond the Cadet's control, AND
  • the WPPC-MDDCVA Transportation Coordinator is notified before the bus departs.

The pick-up/drop-off point at USMA is in the parking lot by Clinton Field behind the Supe's box on The Plain. Departure and Arrival times are determined based on the official release/reporting times set by USMA.  WPPC-MDDCVA buses run through the Baltimore/Washington area along I-95. Four dropoff/pick-up stops are spread along the route.  Location details are listed below and annotated on the map at the bottom of the page. 

• White Marsh Park and Ride, White Marsh, MD
• I-95 Rest Area, Laurel, MD
• Springfield Mall, VA
• Spotsylvania Mall, Fredericksburg, VA

Send all questions or requests to cancel a reservation within 48 hours to bus@wppc-mddcva.org

White Marsh Park ‘N Ride (White Marsh, MD)

GPS 39.37747, -76.46172

On I-95  take exit 67B (White Marsh Blvd, Rt 43 west). Immediately get into the far left lane (turn lane). Make a left at the first light onto Honeygo Blvd. Immediately get into the far right lane and bear right at the first light which heads into White Marsh mall parking area. Stay in the far right lane which turns into the park and ride.

Laurel Rest Area (Laurel, MD)

Southbound GPS 39.14553, -76.84580

Northbound GPS 39.14060, -76.84500)

The Laurel Rest Areas are along I-95 between Exit 38 (MD Rt 32) and Exit 35 (MD Rt 216). The drop-off location is the southbound rest area (which includes a Maryland Welcome Center). If you are driving south from Baltimore, after you pass Exit 38 the rest area will be the next turnoff to the right and will be marked. If you are driving north from the Washington Area, take Exit 38B onto MD Rt 32 West. Immediately get into the left lane and take left exit back onto I-95 South. Then follow the instructions above.

The pick-up location is the northbound rest area. If you are driving north from Washington, after you pass Exit 35, the rest area will be the next turnoff to the right and will be marked. If you are driving south from Baltimore, take Exit 35A onto Rt 216 East. Stay in the right lane and take the right exit back onto I-95 North. Then follow the instructions above.

Springfield Hilton Hotel (Springfield, VA)

GPS 38.77750, -77.17715

The hotel is located at 6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield, 703-971-8900. The Springfield Metro Stop is accessible with a long (~1 mile) walk on the opposite corner of the Springfield Mall. Whether driving north or south on I-95, take exit 169A. If you use the southbound exit, you will cross back over I-95. The Hilton Hotel will be visible on the right. Turn right on Loisdale Rd, and then right into the Hilton Hotel parking area.

If you use the northbound exit, you will take the first left onto Loisdale Rd, and then the first left onto Loisdale Ct. The Hilton Hotel will be the last building on the right.

Spotsylvania Mall, (Fredericksburg, VA) 

GPS 38.29280, -77.51430

Take I-95 exit 130B (Culpeper). The sign for Spotsylvania mall will be on the left about 2 lights ahead, as well as a McDonald’s. Turn left into the mall parking lot there. The bus normally parks in front of Belk department store.