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The Metro is the best way to get here in my opinion. It is fast and easy and will bring to you many areas of the town without having to worry about parking or the like.
As with everywhere on the Washington Metro, it is pay per distance so have money with you to top up your card. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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 Down the Runway, next to the
Potomac by zanzooni
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 Sheraton and Days Inn
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 Reagan National Airport:
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DCA is actually here in Arlington just outside of Washington, DC.
With direct Metro connection and easy car access from the NW district of Washington this is my favorite airport in the area. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 METROBUS STOP SIGN by matcrazy1
Scheduled buses run by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) are called metro buses. The company runs metro system, too and covers Washington DC and adjacent areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia including Arlington.
Details on how to use the metrobus system are put in my transportation tips on my Washington, DC page.
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 METRO TRAIN AT ARCHIVES-NAVY
MEMORIAL STATION by matcrazy1
The five metro lines are named and marked by the following colours: Blue, Green, Orange, Red and Yellow. Look at the map of metro system here. Transfer stations are marked on Metro maps with a double black circle. The stations are always marked on all maps of Arlington, I saw.
To get to the nearest metro station you can:
- walk (from Arlington National Cemetery to Arlington Cemetery metro station)
- take a metro bus (from Fort Myer to Rosslyn metro station)
- take a shuttle van/bus from your hotel (ask at the desk).
METRO LINES TO ARLINGTON
The following three metro lines cross the Potomac River to reach Arlington:
1. Yellow line (take direction Huntington from DC)
2. Blue line (take direction Franconia-Springfield from DC)
3. Orange line (take direction Vienna/Fairfax-GMU from DC).
Example fares to Arlington Cemetery Station (reduced/regular; time of travel):
- Union Station: $1.35/$1.60; 18 min.
- Archives - Navy Memorial: $1.35/$ 1.40; 16 min.
- Capitol South: $1.35/$1.55; 18 min.
- Reagan Washington National Airport: $1.35/$1.35; 9 min.
Details on how to use the metro system are put in my transportation tips on my Washington, DC page.
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 THERE ARE NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS
(BY PENTAGON) by matcrazy1
It's not my recommendation, first because it's hard to get around there. There are numerous highways, freeways and streets of which some (few) are one way. It's really easy to get lost. Even Nat, an able navigator, was thrown for a loop when he was with us. Just in case... keep on main highways and look for a gas station, parking or helpful direction signs.
PARKING
The second disadvantage of driving around is parking which mostly cost a few bucks even for short time parking. There are numerous parking lots in downtown Arlington, especially along business areas of metro lines corridors. There is large parking for visitors to Arlington Cemetery (paid).
YOUNG BOYS AND OLD LADIES
Generally they drive carefully but... watch for young boys and old ladies. Once, I saw old lady who drove too... slow and changed lanes probably without looking at rear mirrors (she turned back instead) and... forced other car to break. On multi-lane highways do not change lanes if not necessary and follow the traffic.
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 BEST WESTERN & COMFORT INN
SHUTTLE VAN by matcrazy1
All three hotels, I stayed, in Arlington offered free transportation by hotel shuttle (van or bus) at least to the nearest metro station, two of them to the nearest airport that is Ronald Reagan National Airport. Are there any hotel with no shuttle service in Arlington? Probably not. Sometimes two or more hotels located close one to each other offer together one shuttle service to share and lower the cost (Best Western and Comfort Inn on my picture). Shuttle are well signed by a logo of a hotel.
Before you book a room check on your hotel webpage whether it offer free shuttle service or call them to ask for the details like the schedule of the shuttle. The shuttles went usually every hour or half an hour and operated from early morning till late evening (10.00 or 11.00 pm). Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 WALKWAY TO CAR RENTALS AT
NATIONAL AIRPORT by matcrazy1, 4 more photos
WHY IN ARLINGTON?
This Budget car rental had the least expensive offer for a car I wanted to rent (mid-size for 31 days with unlimited mileage). Other offers in this area (I checked tenths) were usually at least a few hundred bucks more expensive. Keep in mind that for non-US resident, like me, the most expensive is full insurance coverage which, anyway, I strongly suggest to purchase.
HOW MUCH?
I paid $1814.54 in total including insurance (LDW, Loss Damage Waiver + SLI, Suplemental Liability Insurance) which cost $644.35. I got discounts worth a few hundred bucks: I paid over $440 less for LDW and I paid the price for a Mid-size car although I rented a Premium car.
DID I PAID A LOT?
Hiring a car in the USA was very expensive for me. It was my main expense, difficult to bear although, thanks to weak US dollar my money was worth almost 20% more than a year before. But I can't complain. I enjoyed my southern odysey by a hired car a lot and I would spend that money for it again and again. I even can't imagine how to visit so many wonderful places without a car. A car is a must for everyone who wants to discover real beauty and variety of the USA.
WHERE TO LOOK FOR A CAR RENTAL?
Check first all car rentals at the airport of your arrival:
- Car rentals at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
- Car rentals at Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)
- Car rentals at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
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- The Westin Arlington Gateway
801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA - Best Western Rosslyn/Iwo Jima
1501 Arlington Blvd. (formerly Quality Inn Iwo Jima), Arlington, VA - Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport
1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA - Hilton Arlington And Towers
950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA - Blue Cypress Hotel
117 South Watson Road, Arlington, VA - Sheraton National
900 S Orme St, Arlington, VA - Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston
4610 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA - Oakwood Arlington
1550 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, VA - Courtyard By Marriott Rosslyn
1533 Clarendon Boulevard, Arlington, VA - AKA Arlington
3409 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA - Hyatt Regency Crystal City
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA - Oakwood Crystal City
400 15th Street South, Arlington, VA - Hotel Palomar Arlington - A Kimpton Hotel
1121 N 19th Street, Arlington, VA - Oakwood Metropolitan Pentagon City
901 15th St S, Arlington, VA - Clarion Collection Arlington
1200 N. Courthouse Rd. (formerly Quality Hotel), Arlington, VA
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