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==Transportation== ===Roads and highways=== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | header = | header_align = | header_background = | footer = Southern and northeastern Travilah CDP| footer_align = center<!-- left/right/center --> | footer_background = | width = | background color = | image1 = Travilah South.png | width1 = 250 | alt1 = map of southern portion of Travilah CDP | image2 = Travilah NE.png | width2 = 250 | alt2 = map of northeast portion of Travilah CDP}}[[Maryland Route 190]], a state highway known as River Road, is an important highway for the southern portion of Travilah that runs along the Potomac River and connects with [[Interstate 495 (Capital Beltway)]]—the highway that circles Washington, DC. River Road can also be used to connect to the Clara Barton Parkway for another route to Washington. Both highways are part of the [[List of Maryland Scenic Byways#Chesapeake and Ohio Canal|Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Scenic Byway]]. Washington is less than 20 miles away, and the drive to Washington for some residents using the Clara Barton Parkway takes only 30 minutes.<ref name="UTPotomacSsteroids"/> In northern Travilah, residents can use Piney Meetinghouse Road to connect to Shady Grove Road and then [[Interstate 270 (Maryland)|Interstate 270]] or [[Interstate 370 (Maryland)|Interstate 370]] and the [[Maryland Route 200|Intercounty Connector toll road]] (MD 200). On the western side of Travilah, Travilah Road connects River Road in the south to Darnestown Road and Shady Grove Road in the north. Maryland's Interstate 270 is a major north–south highway in the area.<ref name="MDOTstudy270">{{harvnb|U.S. Department of Transportation|Maryland Department of Transportation|2002|p=12}}</ref> [[Interstate 370 (Maryland)|Interstate 370]] and the Intercounty Connector are major east–west highways that connect to [[Interstate 95 (Maryland)|Interstate 95]].<ref name="MDTA-ICC">{{cite web |title=Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 |website= Maryland Transportation Authority - Intercounty Connector (ICC)/MD 200 |publisher=Maryland Transportation Authority |url=https://mdta.maryland.gov/ICC/ICC.html |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> ===Public transportation=== Portions of the [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]]'s (a.k.a. "Metro" or "Metrorail") [[Washington Metro|subway system]] are located in Montgomery County, and [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]] stations on the west side of the county are closest to Travilah.<ref name="MontDC">{{cite web |title=Montgomery, Maryland - Washington DC |website= MD DC Montgomery, Maryland |publisher=Conference and Visitors Bureau of Montgomery County, MD, Inc. |url=https://visitmontgomery.com/get-inspired/washington-dc/ |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Among those west side Metro stations are [[Shady Grove station|Shady Grove]] (Gaithersburg), [[Rockville station|Rockville]], [[Twinbrook station|Twinbrook]] (south Rockville), [[North Bethesda station|North Bethesda]], and [[Grosvenor–Strathmore station|Grosvenor-Strathmore]] ([[North Bethesda, Maryland|North Bethesda]]).<ref name="MetroMap">{{cite web |title=Metro System Map |website= Metro System Map |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |url=https://www.wmata.com/schedules/maps/upload/2019-System-Map.pdf |access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> Montgomery County's [[Ride On (bus)|Ride-On]] bus route 301 runs from Tobytown Drive (Travilah CDP near River Road) to the Rockville Metro station, and has stops along its route at Travilah's Glenstone museum and at the intersection of Travilah and Glen Roads (Potomac Oak Shopping Center) through the west side of Travilah.<ref name="Route301map">{{cite web |title=Department of Transportation - Transit Services: Ride On Routes and Schedules - Route 301 |website= Montgomery County Department of Transportation |publisher=Montgomery County, Maryland, Government |url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Transit/routesandschedules/allroutes/Route301.html |access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> This route also has a stop at the [[Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center|Shady Grove Hospital]].<ref name="Route301map"/> Ride-On bus route 67 runs from the [[Universities at Shady Grove]] (Traville Transit Center) to the Shady Grove Metro station, and has a stop on Piney Meetinghouse Road along a route that proceeds through North Potomac on Travilah Road and Dufief Mill Road.<ref name="Route67map">{{cite web |title=67 Shady Grove Rd – Dufief Mill Rd – North Potomac – Travilah Rd – Traville Transit Center |website= Montgomery County Department of Transportation |publisher=Montgomery County, Maryland, Government |url=https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DOT-Transit/Resources/Files/route_067%20map%20-%205_14_17.pdf |access-date=2020-03-19}}</ref>
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