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Alexandria (Virginia) by plane
Alexandria (Virginia) by plane
Alexandria is accessible from the three Washington, D.C., area airports.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), is located right on the edge of Alexandria in Arlington. From Reagan National, downtown Alexandria is only two Metro stops south: take the Yellow metro line in the direction of Huntington or the Blue line towards Franconia/Springfield south, to King Street.
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), is located at Dulles (pronounced Dull-ess), Virginia, 33 miles northwest of Alexandria. To get to Alexandria, the most convenient option may be the Washington Flyer coach , which operates every half hour to and from the West Falls Church Metro (Orange Line). It takes 20-25 minutes and costs $8 one way or $14 round trip. At West Falls Church take the Orange metro line in the direction of New Carrollton; get of at the Rosslyn stop. At Rossyln, transfer to the Blue line in the direction of Franconia-Springfield and get off at King Street.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), is in Maryland about 40 miles northeast of Alexandria. From BWI, take the MARC train (morning and evening only) to Union Station in the District of Columbia. Once there, switch to Metro: take the Red Line towards Shady Grove, then transfer at the Gallery Place/Chinatown station, to the Yellow Line towards Huntington. Get off at the King Street station. A second option, if you arrive at Union Station on a weekday during the daytime is to take the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) from Union Station directly to the Alexandria station, which is very close to the King Street Metro station. A third option is to take the B30 Metrobus, which goes from BWI to the Greenbelt Metro station. From there, take the Green line until a transfer point on the Yellow line; take the Yellow line to the King Street Station.
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