How to travel from Dulles airport to Washington DC union station?
I need to travel from Herndon, VA to H St. NW & 10th St. NW, Washington DC and ned to reach DC by 6 AM on a Tuesday morning. I don't have a car to drive, but can have some one drop me off any where in Herndon/Reston area. What are my options to get to DC in time? Thanks,
Washington, D.C. - 3 Answers
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Answer 1 :
The public transportation in DC really eats it - most expensive subway system in the nation, and most stops drop you off several blocks from your destination. The buses are oftentimes not air conditioned, arrive late, and it costs $5 to get a SmarTrip card - without this purchase, you cannot get free transfers. Not to mention that the traffic sucks, which means the buses are oftentimes caught in the same traffic everyone else is stuck in. Even if the Silver Line (which will eventually extend to Dulles) were built, you'd still be in trouble, since the subway doesn't open until 5am (and usually stops running around 11pm - then they wonder why everyone around here drives drunk all the time). If your ride can drop you off at a subway station (the closest ones are Vienna/Fairfax-GMU, Dunn Loring-Merrifeld, and West Falls Church), you can take the subway to Metro Center, which is a couple blocks from where you want to be. It's about a 30 minute ride, but only an idiot rides Metrorail and doesn't expect delays - the one thing Metro loves more than fare hikes is delays (elevator outages are #3 on the list). Nothing like sitting in a tepidly air-conditioned car, motionless, for five minutes. They never bother to tell you WHY you're not moving, just that you're not moving (in case you're too retarded to tell, and many Metrorail riders, in fact, are). The only other way you're going to get there is a cab - the buses that go between the airport and subway stations won't get you to the subway soon enough to get downtown. Cab fare will probably be around $20.
Answer 2 :
It is very easy! have someone drop you off at Herndon Monroe and take the 950 bus to West falls church. (the bus will only stop at Herndon Monroe and will take you straight to the metro station) and West falls church take the orange line metro that goes towards New Carrollton (orange) then get off the train at metro center, go up the stairs and take the red line metro towards silver spring. Get off at Union Station and that's it! it will cost you about $6.00. Good luck!
Answer 3 :
You can use the wmata trip planer which is the DC metro system website that includes both rail and bus system. When I put Herndon as departing destination it gave me a route departing from ELDEN ST & CENTER ST taking the 950 bus at 4:57am arriving at West Falls Church at 5:28Am. From West Falls Church Metro take the train at 5:42a towards New Carrolton and arrive to metro center @ 6:04am Exit station using exit 11TH ST NW & G ST NW. Walk approx. 1 block E on G St NW. Turn left on 10th St NW. Walk approx. 1 block N on 10th St NW. http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner.cfm Metro opens at 5am on weekdays so I guess you will have some problems arriving before 6am. Good Luck! http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner.cfm
I need to travel from Herndon, VA to H St. NW & 10th St. NW, Washington DC and ned to reach DC by 6 AM on a Tuesday morning. I don't have a car to drive, but can have some one drop me off any where in Herndon/Reston area. What are my options to get to DC in time? Thanks,
Washington, D.C. - 3 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
The public transportation in DC really eats it - most expensive subway system in the nation, and most stops drop you off several blocks from your destination. The buses are oftentimes not air conditioned, arrive late, and it costs $5 to get a SmarTrip card - without this purchase, you cannot get free transfers. Not to mention that the traffic sucks, which means the buses are oftentimes caught in the same traffic everyone else is stuck in. Even if the Silver Line (which will eventually extend to Dulles) were built, you'd still be in trouble, since the subway doesn't open until 5am (and usually stops running around 11pm - then they wonder why everyone around here drives drunk all the time). If your ride can drop you off at a subway station (the closest ones are Vienna/Fairfax-GMU, Dunn Loring-Merrifeld, and West Falls Church), you can take the subway to Metro Center, which is a couple blocks from where you want to be. It's about a 30 minute ride, but only an idiot rides Metrorail and doesn't expect delays - the one thing Metro loves more than fare hikes is delays (elevator outages are #3 on the list). Nothing like sitting in a tepidly air-conditioned car, motionless, for five minutes. They never bother to tell you WHY you're not moving, just that you're not moving (in case you're too retarded to tell, and many Metrorail riders, in fact, are). The only other way you're going to get there is a cab - the buses that go between the airport and subway stations won't get you to the subway soon enough to get downtown. Cab fare will probably be around $20.
Answer 2 :
It is very easy! have someone drop you off at Herndon Monroe and take the 950 bus to West falls church. (the bus will only stop at Herndon Monroe and will take you straight to the metro station) and West falls church take the orange line metro that goes towards New Carrollton (orange) then get off the train at metro center, go up the stairs and take the red line metro towards silver spring. Get off at Union Station and that's it! it will cost you about $6.00. Good luck!
Answer 3 :
You can use the wmata trip planer which is the DC metro system website that includes both rail and bus system. When I put Herndon as departing destination it gave me a route departing from ELDEN ST & CENTER ST taking the 950 bus at 4:57am arriving at West Falls Church at 5:28Am. From West Falls Church Metro take the train at 5:42a towards New Carrolton and arrive to metro center @ 6:04am Exit station using exit 11TH ST NW & G ST NW. Walk approx. 1 block E on G St NW. Turn left on 10th St NW. Walk approx. 1 block N on 10th St NW. http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner.cfm Metro opens at 5am on weekdays so I guess you will have some problems arriving before 6am. Good Luck! http://www.wmata.com/rider_tools/tripplanner/tripplanner.cfm
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