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Originally Posted by KathyinCali  What airport would we fly into if Alexandria is chosen? |
I fly to DC a few times a year for work, and my preference is to fly into DCA (National). It is on the metro line, and I can take it anywhere within the district, but if we actually had the meet-up in Alexandria, we're pretty limited with what hotels are on the metro line (King Street metro stop). If you took a taxi to Alexandria from DCA, that should cost less then $15 or so (they just switched to meters from a "zone system" at the beginning of June, so I'm not 100% positive how the new rates are). The other options are flying into IAD (Dulles), which is an ok airport, but I personally don't like it as well as DCA because you have to take these "Star Wars" type transport cars to transport you between terminals, and it just seems like more hassel to me. Dulles is about 30 minutes from the district, so maybe 15-20 minutes from Alexandria? I take a taxi to the district if I have to fly into Dulles, and it's pretty pricey (maybe $45 or so). Another option is BWI (Baltimore), but that's farther out yet, and I haven't personally flown in there. Any of the 3 airports would be "doable". I'm not from that area though, so if anyone who lives in that area would like to answer, maybe they could offer more insight.