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Getting to Metro

Using Metro to and from the airports:

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:

It's simple! Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is connected directly to Metro's Yellow and Blue lines. Follow the signs to the covered walkways and into the station.

To Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:

Use Metro's Yellow or Blue lines to take you directly to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Metrorail Station. It's closer to the airport than the parking lots. Use the covered walkway to take you directly into the terminal.

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Dulles International Airport

From Dulles International Airport:

Connect to Metrorail using Metrobus. For just $3 per person (exact change required), the 5A takes you to Rosslyn station on the Orange and Blue lines with just one stop in between. To find out when the bus leaves the airport, click here.

Or take the Washington Flyer bus to the Metro's West Falls Church-VTU/UVA station on the Orange Line. To find out when the Washington Flyer leaves the airport and its cost, click here.

To Dulles International Airport

Take Metrobus route 5A from L'Enfant Plaza Metrorail Station (Yellow, Green, Blue or Orange lines) or the Rosslyn Station (Blue and Orange lines). This Metrobus takes you to the airport for only $3 per person (exact change required). To find out when the bus leaves each of these stations for the airport, click here.

OR, take the Orange Line to West Falls Church-VTU/UVA Metrorail Station where you can take the Washington Flyer bus service to the airport. To find out when the Washington Flyer leaves the stations and its cost, click here.

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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):

From Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Washington, D.C.:

Connect to Metrorail using Metrobus. For just $3 per person (exact change required), the B30 takes you to Greenbelt Metrorail station on the Green Line. To find out when the bus leaves the airport, click here . Or take a shuttle from the airport to the MARC rail station and take the MARC train to Union Station. From there, you can transfer to Metro's Red Line.

To: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport:

Take Metrorail to the Greenbelt station on the Green Line. Then, for only $3 per person (exact change required), take the B30 Metrobus to the airport. To find out about the B30 schedule, click here. OR, take Metrorail from your nearest station to Union Station on the Red Line. From there, take the MARC train to the airport, where a shuttle takes you directly to the airport.

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Arriving by car or bus:

• Directions and parking information for stations near major highways
• Limited bus parking spaces at Greenbelt station

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Arriving by rail:

• Station information for Metrorail's Union Station, served by Amtrak, Virginia Railway Express and MARC.
  
  
  

Parking at Metro-Operated garages

Metro-operated parking lots are free on weekends and most federal holidays. SmarTrip® cards with full parking fees are the only accepted form of payment for parking except at Anacostia, Franconia-Springfield, Largo Town Center, New Carrollton, Shady Grove and Vienna/Fairfax-GMU where major credit cards are also accepted. Visit the Trip Planner or call 202-637-7000 (TTY 202-638-3780).

Riding Metro

• Metro basics
• Metrorail system map
• Maps of area around stations
• Customized trip planning: The Trip Planner
• The Metro video, "Your Safe and Easy Ride", is available in several languages:
  Vietnamese  Spanish  Korean  English
  
  
  Como Utilizar el Metro

Visitor passes

• Each person needs his/her own farecard or pass to ride Metrorail. A pass or farecard cannot be shared with another person. A farecard holds between $1.35 and $45. Farecards are available at fare vending machines in Metrorail stations. To find out how to purchase your farecard from a vending machine, click here. To buy farecards worth $10, $15 or $20 online, click here.
  
  Groups can order farecards by mail that are tailored to their needs and in any amount. A check or money order is required. Call Group Sales at 202-962-1488 for assistance.
  
  Note: To protect your farecard from damage, please carry the card in a wallet, purse or elsewhere where it lies flat and remains clean and dry. Second, be careful to keep the farecard away from portable electronic devices, which can demagnetize farecards, making them unreadable.
  
  If you need help determining how much fare you'll need, use Metro's Trip Planner. Not only can it help you plan your trip - including rail/bus information and walking directions - it will also tell you how much your trip will cost.
• Other passes:
  Metrobus Weekly Pass $11 Metrobus Weekly Disabled Pass $6 Metrobus Weekly Senior Pass $6 Metrorail 1-Day Pass $7.80 Metrorail 7-Day Short Trip Pass $26.40 Metrorail 7-Day Fast Pass $39 Metrorail farecard All passes and farecards

Purchase passes

• Online
  Please note: online purchases are limited to a $200 total purchase.
  
  
• By mail
  Decide which pass is most cost effective for you and/or calculate your fare using The Trip Planner. Then send an organizational check, certified check, or money order made payable to WMATA to the address below. WMATA does not accept credit cards or personal checks for pre-arranged bulk fare purchases, nor are any bonuses or discounts available. Please allow 14 days from receipt of your order to receive your purchase.
   
  Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
  Group Sales, Office of Marketing
  600 5th Street, N.W.
  Washington, D.C. 20001
   
  Indicate the type and quantity of your order (i.e., 15 One Day Passes, 16 $2.70 farecards, 20 7-day short trip passes). Your order will be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service, Certified Mail. Allow 10 to 15 business days. TIP: There is a distinct difference between the $7.80 ONE DAY PASS, which allows unlimited rides after 9:30 am on weekdays, and a $7.80 FARECARD (which will permit only $7.80 worth of travel).
  
  
• At Metro sales offices
  Metro sales offices are located at the Metro Center station, at the Pentagon station and at Metro Headquarters at 600 5th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Metro sales offices carry all visitor's passes and senior/disabled farecards. Metro sales offices DO NOT carry the convention passes. See sales offices' location and hours.

Visitor's kit

The Metro Visitor’s Kit is the definitive guide to helping you use Metro to get around the greater Washington, D.C. area. Among other brochures and publications providing comprehensive information, it features the Metro Pocket Guide* which provides you with the Metrorail system map, points of interest near Metrorail stations and information on system hours, fares and passes. You can download this publication (along with others) from the Website by clicking on the desired language below, or, if you prefer, you can request to have a kit mailed to you. See ordering information below.

Metro Pocket Guide*, featuring a system map, points of interest near Metrorail stations, and information on system hours, fares and passes. Available in eleven languages:

Arabic Chinese English French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Vietnamese

 

$7.80 One Day Pass - How much of Washington can you see in one day?
With a 0ne Day Pass, you can ride Metrorail as much as you want in a day. It's good after 9:30 a.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends and federal holidays. Buy online or at any Metro station from a passes/farecards machine.

Other brochures you may wish to download are:

• Bus maps for each of our jurisdictions: District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
• Tricks and tips that veteran Metro customers use to have a better, less-crowded trip.
• Guide to Metro and the Nation's Capital

* Note: These brochures require the free Adobe Acrobat reader.

To request a Metro Visitor’s Kit (one per customer, please), call the Visitor’s Information Hotline at: 1-888-METRO-INFO (1-888-638-764-636) (D.C. residents: please call 202-962-2733.) Please allow three weeks for delivery.

Tour the area with Metro

Walking tours around Metro stations National Arboretum/Union Station shuttle brochure | timetable (both in PDF format)