Anonymous
06/14/2025 15:46
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:OP here - Writing this from my flight with a 47 minute drive from Bethesda to DCA. 7 minutes from walking in the doors to getting to my gate. Safe travels everyone.
Nice!
I'll take my $5k in 20s.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 15:44
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I say this as someone who usually aims to get to the airport 60 mins before a flight and am often not there until 50 mins before (takeoff, not boarding time).
I would plan to be there by 10am. There is SO MUCH that can go wrong with your transit, there may be increased security, etc. I wouldn’t mess around tomorrow.
Saturday is by the quietest day at DCA. OP will be sitting around for 4 hours with this advice. I agree it will probably take longer than normal and OP may have to cross the river on the beltway and maybe come in on 66 and then snake around the Pentagon, but this is over the top.
OP, just pull up Waze at say 11 AM and see how long it is taking to drive to DCA. I am willing to bet it will be 10 minutes longer than normal because of the redirections. Regular people will not be anywhere near the central part of the area tomorrow, most roads will be quieter than normal.
Do not listen to this person. They are wildly incorrect with their assumptions about tomorrow.
Right now Google Maps says 40 minutes drive from downtown Bethesda to DCA Terminal 2. I will check at 11 AM tomorrow, and will post back here, and take my blows if it's more than an hour. If I had the ability, I would easily bet $5k at even odds it will.be under an hour.
Checking in at 9:30 AM Saturday. 34 minutes.
11 AM Saturday- 38 minutes from downtown Bethesda to DCA terminal 2. Security checkpoint wait times per DCA website- under 5 minutes.
https://www.flyreagan.com/travel-information/security-information
42 minute drive at noon (when I would have left personally). TSA wait time at 1 PM under 5 minutes.
Google maps told my sister 30 minutes to get to a celebration of family is having today and it took her two hours. YMMV
Weird to have a family celebration at an airport, but you do you.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 15:35
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
OP here - Writing this from my flight with a 47 minute drive from Bethesda to DCA. 7 minutes from walking in the doors to getting to my gate. Safe travels everyone.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 15:17
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I say this as someone who usually aims to get to the airport 60 mins before a flight and am often not there until 50 mins before (takeoff, not boarding time).
I would plan to be there by 10am. There is SO MUCH that can go wrong with your transit, there may be increased security, etc. I wouldn’t mess around tomorrow.
Saturday is by the quietest day at DCA. OP will be sitting around for 4 hours with this advice. I agree it will probably take longer than normal and OP may have to cross the river on the beltway and maybe come in on 66 and then snake around the Pentagon, but this is over the top.
OP, just pull up Waze at say 11 AM and see how long it is taking to drive to DCA. I am willing to bet it will be 10 minutes longer than normal because of the redirections. Regular people will not be anywhere near the central part of the area tomorrow, most roads will be quieter than normal.
Do not listen to this person. They are wildly incorrect with their assumptions about tomorrow.
Right now Google Maps says 40 minutes drive from downtown Bethesda to DCA Terminal 2. I will check at 11 AM tomorrow, and will post back here, and take my blows if it's more than an hour. If I had the ability, I would easily bet $5k at even odds it will.be under an hour.
Checking in at 9:30 AM Saturday. 34 minutes.
11 AM Saturday- 38 minutes from downtown Bethesda to DCA terminal 2. Security checkpoint wait times per DCA website- under 5 minutes.
https://www.flyreagan.com/travel-information/security-information
42 minute drive at noon (when I would have left personally). TSA wait time at 1 PM under 5 minutes.
Google maps told my sister 30 minutes to get to a celebration of family is having today and it took her two hours. YMMV
Anonymous
06/14/2025 15:16
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:I just got to airport. Zero traffic from Virginia Square metro area.
I mean duh you’re traveling IN Arlington TO Arlington. That’s not where the issues are.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 12:57
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I say this as someone who usually aims to get to the airport 60 mins before a flight and am often not there until 50 mins before (takeoff, not boarding time).
I would plan to be there by 10am. There is SO MUCH that can go wrong with your transit, there may be increased security, etc. I wouldn’t mess around tomorrow.
Saturday is by the quietest day at DCA. OP will be sitting around for 4 hours with this advice. I agree it will probably take longer than normal and OP may have to cross the river on the beltway and maybe come in on 66 and then snake around the Pentagon, but this is over the top.
OP, just pull up Waze at say 11 AM and see how long it is taking to drive to DCA. I am willing to bet it will be 10 minutes longer than normal because of the redirections. Regular people will not be anywhere near the central part of the area tomorrow, most roads will be quieter than normal.
Do not listen to this person. They are wildly incorrect with their assumptions about tomorrow.
Right now Google Maps says 40 minutes drive from downtown Bethesda to DCA Terminal 2. I will check at 11 AM tomorrow, and will post back here, and take my blows if it's more than an hour. If I had the ability, I would easily bet $5k at even odds it will.be under an hour.
Checking in at 9:30 AM Saturday. 34 minutes.
11 AM Saturday- 38 minutes from downtown Bethesda to DCA terminal 2. Security checkpoint wait times per DCA website- under 5 minutes.
https://www.flyreagan.com/travel-information/security-information
42 minute drive at noon (when I would have left personally). TSA wait time at 1 PM under 5 minutes.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 11:17
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
I just got to airport. Zero traffic from Virginia Square metro area.
Anonymous
06/14/2025 11:02
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I say this as someone who usually aims to get to the airport 60 mins before a flight and am often not there until 50 mins before (takeoff, not boarding time).
I would plan to be there by 10am. There is SO MUCH that can go wrong with your transit, there may be increased security, etc. I wouldn’t mess around tomorrow.
Saturday is by the quietest day at DCA. OP will be sitting around for 4 hours with this advice. I agree it will probably take longer than normal and OP may have to cross the river on the beltway and maybe come in on 66 and then snake around the Pentagon, but this is over the top.
OP, just pull up Waze at say 11 AM and see how long it is taking to drive to DCA. I am willing to bet it will be 10 minutes longer than normal because of the redirections. Regular people will not be anywhere near the central part of the area tomorrow, most roads will be quieter than normal.
Do not listen to this person. They are wildly incorrect with their assumptions about tomorrow.
Right now Google Maps says 40 minutes drive from downtown Bethesda to DCA Terminal 2. I will check at 11 AM tomorrow, and will post back here, and take my blows if it's more than an hour. If I had the ability, I would easily bet $5k at even odds it will.be under an hour.
Checking in at 9:30 AM Saturday. 34 minutes.
11 AM Saturday- 38 minutes from downtown Bethesda to DCA terminal 2. Security checkpoint wait times per DCA website- under 5 minutes.
https://www.flyreagan.com/travel-information/security-information
Anonymous
06/14/2025 09:34
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I say this as someone who usually aims to get to the airport 60 mins before a flight and am often not there until 50 mins before (takeoff, not boarding time).
I would plan to be there by 10am. There is SO MUCH that can go wrong with your transit, there may be increased security, etc. I wouldn’t mess around tomorrow.
Saturday is by the quietest day at DCA. OP will be sitting around for 4 hours with this advice. I agree it will probably take longer than normal and OP may have to cross the river on the beltway and maybe come in on 66 and then snake around the Pentagon, but this is over the top.
OP, just pull up Waze at say 11 AM and see how long it is taking to drive to DCA. I am willing to bet it will be 10 minutes longer than normal because of the redirections. Regular people will not be anywhere near the central part of the area tomorrow, most roads will be quieter than normal.
Do not listen to this person. They are wildly incorrect with their assumptions about tomorrow.
Right now Google Maps says 40 minutes drive from downtown Bethesda to DCA Terminal 2. I will check at 11 AM tomorrow, and will post back here, and take my blows if it's more than an hour. If I had the ability, I would easily bet $5k at even odds it will.be under an hour.
Checking in at 9:30 AM Saturday. 34 minutes.
Anonymous
06/13/2025 23:09
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
Anonymous wrote:Cross into Virgina at chain bridge road and use Use Glebe road.
The problem is a lot of traffic will divert to these other routes. They are closing a boat of the streets and bridges. At any time they can expend the closures with no notice. Add in a lot of people will have no clue that stuff is closed and back up traffic.
Anonymous
06/13/2025 22:48
Subject: How do I get to DCA tomorrow
It took me two hours to get from Bethesda to Alexandria late this afternoon. Leave yourself a lot of time - might make sense to take 495 to ALX and approach DCA from the south. It is a complete mess between construction and road closures