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A Guide to the Three Washington Area Airports A Guide to the Three Washington Area Airports

Washington Post
Sunday, February 4, 2007; P12




DULLES INTERNATIONAL

Chantilly, Va. | 703-572-2700,
http://www.mwaa.com/Dulles
DISTANCE FROM . . .
* Union Station: 28.3 miles
* Chevy Chase Circle: 25.5 miles
ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS
* Paging (available for main terminal only): 703-572-8296, or call the airline
* Airport police: 703-572-2950
PARKING * Hourly: In front of the main terminal. $4 per hour, up to $36 per 24 hours. No
charge if exiting within the first 20 minutes.
* Daily: In the two garages closest to the terminal. Garage 1 is connected to the
terminal via an underground passageway. Garage 2 is connected to the
terminal's third level by a bridge. $5 per hour, up to $15 per 24 hours. No charge
if exiting within the first 20 minutes.
* Valet parking: Available daily through hourly parking (follow signs) in front of
main terminal 24 hours a day. $30 for the first 24 hours, $17 each additional day
(703-572-4540).
* Cellphone lot: Drivers waiting for passengers can wait in this free lot at Rudder
Road and Autopilot Drive for up to one hour. Driver must remain with the vehicle.
* More info:703-572-4500, or check radio station 530 AM. All lots accept cash
and credit cards. Pay & Go machines are on lower level of the Main
Terminal near the east and west exit doors and on the pedestrian bridge of
Garage 2.
GETTING THERE
* By bus: Metrobus runs a D.C.-Dulles bus (5A) that originates at the L'Enfant
Plaza Metro station and stops at the Rosslyn Metro, the Tysons-Westpark Transit
Station (at Jones Branch Drive and Spring Hill Road in McLean) and the
Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride Lot (on Sunrise Valley Drive in Fairfax). Buses
depart L'Enfant Plaza every 35 to 45 minutes from 4:50 a.m. to 10:38 p.m.
weekdays and depart nearly hourly from 5:30 a.m. to 10:35 p.m. weekends.
Buses depart Dulles about every 40 minutes from 5:50 a.m. to 11:40 p.m.
weekdays and hourly from 6:32 a.m. until 11:40 p.m. weekends. The trip to or
from L'Enfant Plaza takes 56 minutes and costs $3 each way. Info: 202-637-
7000,
http://www.wmata.com/
.
In Loudoun County, Virginia Transit also offers hourly service on its Dulles to
Dulles Connector, between the airport and Dulles Town Center (at Routes 7 and
28), with five stops in between. Buses depart Dulles Town Center hourly from 7
a.m. to 6 p.m. and depart Dulles hourly from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The trip to or
from Dulles Town Center takes 28 minutes and costs 50 cents. Info: 877-777-
2708,
http://www.vatransit.org/
.
* By subway/bus: The Washington Flyer express bus travels from the West Falls
Church Metro station to Dulles every 30 minutes starting at 6:15 a.m. weekdays
and 8:15 a.m. weekends and holidays until 10:45 p.m. daily. Buses depart Dulles
every 30 minutes starting at 5:45 a.m. weekdays and 7:45 a.m. weekends and
holidays until 10:15 p.m. daily. The trip is 25 minutes and costs $9 one way or $16 round trip. Buses depart Dulles at Door 4 on the arrivals level of the main
terminal. Info: 888-927-4359,
http://www.washfly.com/
.
* By taxi: Fares are about $55 one way from downtown Washington, $58 from
Reagan National Airport, $55 from Bethesda, $40 from West Falls Church Metro
station and $115 from BWI.
SERVICES
* 39 food, drink and snack spots
* 36 retail shops, including newsstands
* 7 currency exchange stations, 1 bank branch and 9 ATMs
* 7 public computer terminals with Internet access, in wall-mounted telephone
enclosures in concourses B, C and D


REAGAN NATIONAL
Arlington, Va. | 703-417-8000,
http://www.mwaa.com/reagan
DISTANCE FROM . . .
* Union Station: 5.8 miles
* 16th and K streets NW: 4.4 miles
* Chevy Chase Circle: 9.3 miles
ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS
* Paging, Travelers Aid: Terminal A, 703-417-3972; Terminal B, 703-417-1816;
Terminal C, 703-417-1806; baggage claim level, 703-417-3974
* Airport police: 703-417-8560
PARKING
* Hourly: Available in the Terminal A garage and lot and garages at Terminals B
and C. $2 per half-hour for the first two hours, then $4 an hour up to $17 per 24
hours at Terminal A and up to $36 at B and C. The garages are connected to the
terminals by a bridge. * Daily: Available in the Terminal A garage and lot at the same rates as hourly
parking (see above). Also at the garages at Terminals B and C. $5 per hour, up
to $17 per 24 hours.
*Economy: At the south end of the airport. $3 an hour, up to $10 per 24 hours. All
lots have 20-minute free parking. Free shuttle to terminals from all parking
venues leaves about every seven minutes, 24 hours a day.* Valet parking:
Available across from the Terminal A garage; reservations encouraged (703-417-
1234). $40 for the first 24 hours, $30 the second and third days and $25
thereafter.
* Cellphone lot: Drivers awaiting the arrival of passengers can wait in this free lot
just beyond Terminals B and C for up to one hour. Driver must remain with the
vehicle.
GETTING THERE
* By subway or bus: Trains run to Reagan National, a stop on the Blue and
Yellow lines, at the concourse (Level 2) between Terminals B and C. Hours:
Monday to Thursday, 5 a.m. to 12:26 a.m.; Friday, 5 a.m. to 3:26 a.m.; Saturday,
7 a.m. to 3:26 a.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. to 12:26 a.m. Free shuttles run between the
Metro station and Terminal A. Info: 202-637-7000,
http://www.wmata.com/
.
* By taxi: Fares are about $15 from downtown Washington, Capitol Hill and
Georgetown; $58 from Dulles; and about $25 from Bethesda and the West Falls
Church Metro station.
SERVICES
* 35 food, drink and snack spots
* 31 retail locations, including 6 kiosks
* 1 currency exchange station, 1 bank, 11 ATMs
* 4 shoeshine stands


BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL
Linthicum, Md. | 800-435-9294,
http://www.bwiairport.com/
DISTANCE FROM . . .
* Union Station: 32 miles * 16th and K streets NW: 33.5 miles
ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS
* Paging: 800-435-9294
* Airport police :410-859-7041
* Lost and found: 410-859-7387
PARKING
* Hourly: Garage next to the main terminal. First 30 minutes free, then $2 for
each half-hour, with a daily maximum of $20. Pay & Go kiosks in skywalks
to garage let customers prepay for the hourly garage and exit through express
lanes. You must exit within 30 minutes of paying.
* Daily: Garage at Aviation Boulevard (Route 170) and Elm Road, just beyond
the terminal near the Four Points by Sheraton. $2 an hour, with a daily maximum
of $10. Shuttle buses to the terminal run every five to eight minutes.
* Express Service Parking (ESP): This lot is at Aviation Boulevard and Elm Road,
directly across from the Daily Garage. $3 an hour, up to $14 a day. ESP offers
luggage assistance and immediate shuttle service that picks up passengers at
their parking spaces. On return to BWI, the shuttle delivers passengers directly to
their cars.
* Long term: On Aviation Boulevard just north of the airport. $1 an hour, with a
daily maximum of $8; every seventh day is free. Shuttle buses to the terminal run
every 10 to 15 minutes.
More info: 800-468-6294, or listen to radio station 1040 AM.
GETTING THERE
* By train: Amtrak and MARC trains travel from Union Station and New Carrollton
to the BWI Rail Station, where a free shuttle bus connects you to the airport.
# Amtrak: From Union Station, trains run from 5:02 a.m. weekdays and 5:25 a.m.
on weekends until 10 p.m. daily. Departures from New Carrollton are about 10
minutes later. Return service from BWI starts at 6:23 a.m. and ends at 11:48 p.m.
weekdays and 11:51 p.m. weekends. The trip is 30 minutes to or from Union
Station and 15 minutes to or from New Carrollton. Cost is from $12 each way.
Info: 800-872-7245,
http://www.amtrak.com/
. # MARC: MARC trains depart Monday through Friday nearly hourly; no weekend
service and limited holiday service. Service from Union Station is from 5:54 a.m.
to 10:45 p.m.; from New Carrollton, 6:05 a.m. to 10:56 p.m.; from BWI, 4:40 a.m.
to 9:30 p.m. The trip takes 35 to 40 minutes. Cost is $6 each way to or from
Union Station and $5 each way to or from New Carrollton. Info: 800-325-7245,
http://www.mtamaryland.com/
.
* By subway/bus: The BWI Express bus (No. B30) runs nonstop from the
Greenbelt Metro station on the Green Line to the arrivals level of BWI's
Concourse E. Buses stop at two locations: The first stop serves Southwest and
Delta passengers, and the second stop is for all other airlines. Buses depart
Greenbelt every 40 minutes from 6:10 a.m. weekdays and from 8:45 a.m.
weekends until 10 p.m. daily. Return servi