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if you are arriving at National Reagan Airport, you can plan on using the metro system for most of your needs inside the loop
if you are arriving at Dulles International Airport, then you must find your way to your hotel , (choose fromn courtesy van or taxi or super shuttle or rental car) then you must find your way to Park and Ride at Herndon Center from whence a bus will take you downtown
If you want to use the metro , then you must find your way to Tysons Corner / Merrified Metro station , or to West Falls Church Metro station. Th metro will take you to the Smithsonian Museums downtown nd many other locations
If you are arriving at Union Station, you are in luck, you are within walking distance of many attractions
If you are arriving at Baltimore Washington International Airport, then you will need to reach Greenbelt metro station (using metro bus or taxi or rental car) , alternatively, you could take the shuttle to Amtrak train to Union station Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Parking in DC can be difficult.. obey the signs or make a policeman's ticket quota for the day!
Try a garage some offer 15$ a day, its worth it for some of us (not to mention the security surrounding your vehicle).
Avoid rush hour, get in early see the Lincoln Memorial or the monument until 10 the museums will open then. Leave the city by 2 pm.
You can always come back in the evening! Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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There was a big parking lot next to the Eisenhover Avenue Metro Station, it was next to an AMC theater, we used this to park our car through the day as we traveled by metro and it was free of charge! A helpful attendant at the Metro Station gave us this tip. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Update June 2008: DC cabs now use meters! The new system charges passengers $3 for the first sixth of a mile and 25 cents for each additional sixth of a mile. Also passengers are charged 25 cents for each minute stopped in traffic or traveling slower than 10 miles per hour.
Old system:
Taxi fares inside the District stump even the long-time residents. Fares are based on a zone system rather than actual distance or time spent idling in traffic. Travel within a zone and get charged the lowest price, travel into an adjacent zone and get charged the next lowest price. Sounds simple right? The trick is knowing where the zone lines are because you could ask to be dropped off on one corner and pay a higher price than if the cabbie had dropped you on the other side of the intersection.
Virginia licensed taxis (Alexandria, Crystal City, Arlington) use the familiar meters, even when traveling into the District. Theme: Car/Motor Home
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I usually take the supershuttle from IAD to downtown, DC. It is about half the cost of a taxi, but it generally takes longer. You can make a reservation in advance. Leave a Comment
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There are plenty of ways to get to DC, but driving is easiest and fastest way for us. Our drive takes us about 4 hours (depending on time of day we leave home) on I-95 South until we get to MD-295S (via Exit 52) to US-50W/New York Avenue to DC.
If we are going to Arlington, we continue to I-395 (crossing to VA) and on to our location.
If you don't have a navigational system, check out mapquest.com or if you are a member of AAA you can get directions from them. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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We decided to leave our car parked at the hotel and take a taxi to and from our events. This was our best option for two reason, we didn't want to worry about finding a place to park the car and we also wanted to enjoy ourselves with a few drinks.
The taxi was our only real option actually as we were going to be out later than the operating hours of the DC Metro. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Baltimore-area residents traveling south this weekend are being urged to avoid the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, where transportation officials are planning to close three lanes as part of the mammoth project to replace the span that carries Interstate 95 over the Potomac River.
The inner loop of the Capital Beltway from Interstate 295 in Maryland to U.S. 1 in Virginia will be reduced from four lanes to one. The lane closings, which will let construction crews pour asphalt, will begin at 8 p.m. today and continue until as late as 5 a.m. Monday.
Officials predict that even if the bridge's normal traffic loads are down 75 percent, the remaining motorists could face backups of 10 to 15 miles and delays of one to 1 1/2 hours.
Similarly dire predictions were issued last month when transportation officials closed the outer loop for repaving. So many motorists took the warning to heart that severe backups were avoided.
Officials in charge of the 11-year, $2.43 billion project said they hope drivers will be equally diligent in finding alternate routes this weekend.
Those headed toward Richmond, Va. or the Carolinas should take U.S. 301 south from U.S. 50 through Southern Maryland, officials said. For Washington-area traffic, they recommended using the American Legion Bridge on the west side of the Capital Beltway or Interstate 395 through the District of Columbia.
Project officials also plan to close several ramps - one at I-295 in Maryland and the others in Alexandria, Va. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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We drove from Chicago but watch out because it is common for hotels to charge $15.00 and up a night for parking.
Taxis were reliable and easy to come by. The public transportation is supposed to be excellent as well but we didn't have the chance to try it. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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1001 16th St NW corner K Street, Washington D.C. - The Westin Embassy Row, Washington D.C.
2100 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington D.C. - Hotel George - A Kimpton Hotel
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525 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington D.C. - Hotel Rouge - A Kimpton Hotel
1315 16th St. NW, Washington D.C. - Club Quarters
839 17th St NW, Washington D.C. - Holiday Inn Washington-Central/White House
1501 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Washington D.C. - Days Inn Connecticut Ave
4400 Connecticut Avenue, Washington D.C. - Courtyard Washington Convention Center
900 F St. NW, Washington D.C. - Hyatt Regency Washington DC
400 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington D.C.
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