Flights for Steve and Quinn-- outdated info at top here, saved as a placeholder
Arrival
SATURDAY June 27:
DCA (Ronald Reagan Airport) arrival: Terminal B Flight United 484 from Houston (departing 4:08 pm) arriving 8:16 pm
Departure:
WEDNESDAY July 1, 2015
Departing IAD DULLES NOT RONALD REAGAN!!) : 12:30 pm United 1763 GOING to Houston (IAH)
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Major Airports: Sometimes you will find a cheaper flight depending upon which airport you select, so shop around and know...
Reagan National Airport places you closest to downtown DC. You see the Washington Monument and Pentagon as you descend. It is connected to everything by the Metro's blue line. You can transfer from blue line to Orange line and that drops you a 15-minute walk from Marg's house. Alternatively, Marg can pick you up from Reagan by car-- takes only about 25 min from her house and 15 min. from where she works.
Dulles Airport is out East in Northern Virginia. It is not yet connected by Metro to DC or Marg's house, but driving there from Marg's is a straight line... 35 min. Also, there is a public transportation option if you must get from Dulles in to DC or to Marg's house. See below.
Both of the above give easy access to Marg's house and we use them both. For us to drive to either is a cinch.
BWI or Baltimore Washington International Airport is really much farther away serving Baltimore better than DC, frankly, made more difficult by the long rush hours DC area has. But it's not more than 90 min away.
DCA (Ronald Reagan) Airport info here: link
Dulles Airport information here
Details:
A) if Reagan National airport, just get on the metro to come to West Falls Church via the Blue THEN the Orange Line. See C.
B) If Dulles Airport, From baggage claim, just exit to the arrivals curb. There are not that many exit doors and they are associated with separate airlines but if you can possibly exit the Last DOOR, (it might be number 5?) then it's easiest for me to locate you and hover. The cops don't allow cars picking up to stand, so I'll loop around if they drive me off. It takes about 4 minutes to do the loop.
If I get there way early, I go park in the cell phone parking lot. You can text me as you come out of the plane, or from the baggage claim if you checked baggage.
If you need to take public transportation instead of getting an airport pickup from me, find information about the Silver Line Express Bus as follows. The entire process (to get into DC or out to my house will take about an hour using several connections.
You are not stranded! You can use this 15-minute bus from the airport to the "Whiele-Reston East" metro station which is on the Metro's Silver Line. (I'm pretty sure that's the ONLY place that bus goes.) When the bus drops you at that metro station, simply hop the Silver line go to the station called EAST FALLS CHURCH. From there, transfer to the ORANGE line going in the direction of WEST Falls Church which is our metro station. Here is bus info and map.
C) From West Falls Church Metro it is a 15-20 minute walk to our house. See the link at left for detailed directions from the Metro to our house.