Dulles Airport Metro Station location

[Anonymous]

I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

[Anonymous]

Reviving an old thread. Anyone take the Silver line out to Dulles or vice versa yet? I'd like to get some feeback.

[Anonymous]

I took the Silver Line last night after a flight to Dulles. It was very convenient. I first tried Uber, but gave up after no drivers were available. Metro is about a 5-10 minute walk from baggage claim through a tunnel with moving walkways. It was easy for me, but I can see where it would be harder for someone with mobility issues or if traveling with a lot of children or luggage. Off-peak, my trip was $4 - much cheaper than an Uber would have been if a car had been available.

[Anonymous]

thanks for the info. I think its going to be a hit. My uber costs at least $45 from Georgetown to Dulles. The cost savings is tremendous.

[Anonymous]

It takes a long time to get into town, but for the cost, it is worth it.

[Anonymous]

I was also surprised it was close. I was thinking it would open up into a parking lot and you would have to hop a shuttle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

What's your point?

[Anonymous]

It was not worth 330 million dollars to save you 500 steps.
Shrug.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It takes a long time to get into town, but for the cost, it is worth it.

The Post tested and found it was the same travel time at rush hour. Obviously Saturday morning at 10 am may be different but it's not necessarily slower (aside from being $100 cheaoer).

[Anonymous]

Dulles is going to look at putting luggage check in at the train station too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

What's your point?

You replied to a post from 3 years ago. This was an old thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

What's your point?

Probably that we want Metro to be convenient, but WMATA always seems to add an extra hurdle or two. The metro station next to DCA is much closer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

What's your point?

Probably that we want Metro to be convenient, but WMATA always seems to add an extra hurdle or two. The metro station next to DCA is much closer.

It's closer than the terminal garages-- not a long walk at all, and it was going to cost like another billion to move it closer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

What's your point?

Probably that we want Metro to be convenient, but WMATA always seems to add an extra hurdle or two. The metro station next to DCA is much closer.

It's closer than the terminal garages-- not a long walk at all, and it was going to cost like another billion to move it closer.

Agree. I usually park in Garage 1 and walk to the terminal with my luggage - it's about a 4-5 minute walk. There's an elevator and an escalator to get up to the terminal. The metro comes into the tunnel closer to the airport than Garage 1.

I remember back when people complained about where the DCA metro stop was!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just flew from Hong Kong.

You check-in at the train station in Central Hong Kong. You need to be there 90 minutes before your flight if international. You drop your bags at the train station, not the airport.

There is an express train to the airport that takes 25 minutes. The train lets you off basically inside the terminal. You walk maybe three minutes to the security line and then go through security and immigration exit procedures, after which you walk (or small train) to your gate.

And at Dulles? Have a nice roll from the parking garage/subway station after your XX minute metro ride.

What's your point?

Probably that we want Metro to be convenient, but WMATA always seems to add an extra hurdle or two. The metro station next to DCA is much closer.

It's closer than the terminal garages-- not a long walk at all, and it was going to cost like another billion to move it closer.

I agree. It’s not inconvenient at all. Everyone is a GD whiner these days. Especially all of the transit/bike/urbanist/yimby people. I wish these people would just move to Europe already so they can leave the rest of us alone in peace.