Getting to Washington

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About the airport

Airport Name : Dulles International Airport (IAD).

Web : www.massport.com/logan

Address : Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C. 20041

Phone : : 703-572-2700

Located at 25 miles (40 km) from the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Dulles, Virginia, the Dulles Airport annually receives and sends around 15 million passengers from its terminals. It is operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and is spread over an area of 12,000 acres.

Nearly all the major US carriers and over 10 international carriers run their flights from Dulles. On any given day Dulles runs over 1,000 flight operations, 75% of which are for domestic locations.

Driving Directions to Dulles International Airport (IAD)

The Dulles International Airport is accessible via the Dulles Greenway/Dulles Access Road and State Route 28. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is responsible for running the Dulles Access Road which is a toll-free, limited access highway. This road facilitates smooth access to airport for the passengers driving from Interstate 66 and Washington Beltway.

Ground Transportation Dulles International Airport

Bus

The airport is connected to the downtown by Loudoun County Transit (www.loudoun.gov) which provides round the clock bus service from the airport to the Dulles Town Center shopping center, Space Museum and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.

MetroBus

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) also offers an express 5A route that connects Dulles Airport to downtown Washington. Depending on the time of your travel, you can get down at Rosslyn Metro Station or Herndon-Monroe station.

Flyer Coach

Comparatively a much expensive way to reach Dulles Airport. The Washington Flyer Coach is a bus service that runs between West Fall Metro Station and Dulles every thirty minutes.

Taxi

Taxis are readily available. Passengers can also ride on the SuperShuttle sharing vans. More information can be collected from terminals.

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About the airport

Airport Name : Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

Web : www.bwiairport.com

Address : Maryland Aviation Administration, Third Floor, Terminal Building, P.O. Box 8766, BWI Airport, MD 21240-0766

Phone : 410-859-7111

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is located at the distance of 10 miles (16 km) from Baltimore. Roughly about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Washington, it is the focus city for Southwest Airlines. Nearly 21 million passengers made up the traffic at BWI in 2009, making it the 25th busiest airport in America. The airport was also ranked as the best airport of its size in 2010, a comparison done by Airports Council International.

Ground Transportation

The Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is one of the easiest airports to get to.

Rail

The station for the Light rail train is located nearly a mile from the main airport terminal. The airport authority provides a free shuttle bus service connecting all the terminals to the train station. If commuting by the Penn Station, the travel time to the airport is approximately ten minutes. The train runs every hour, all the days in the week.

Bus

WMATA runs metrobus that connects Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and the Greenbelt station of the Washington Metro via route B30. There's a bus every 40 minutes from 5:30 am to 10:00 pm weekdays and 9:00 am till 10:00 pm on weekends.

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