Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING TO WASHINGTON, DC
1. BY AIR FROM NORTH AMERICA
Three airports serve Washington - Reagan Washington National, Dulles Internation-
al, and Baltimore/Washington International. Twenty-four US, Canadian, and region-
al airlines have flights to one or more of these. For downtown Washington, Reagan is
the airport of choice.
Reagan National (DCA) • 703 417 8000 •
www.mwaa.com
Dulles International (IAD) • 703 572 2700 •
www.mwaa.com
Baltimore/Washington
International
(BWI)
•
800
I
FLY
BWI
•
2. BY AIR FROM EUROPE
Most major European airlines serve Dulles, either direct or by changing planes in
New York or Boston. These include British Airways, Air France, Aer Lingus, KLM,
Lufthansa, SAS, and Virgin. British Airways also serves BWI.
3. BY AIR FROM AUSTRALASIA
Air Canada provides a service via Halifax to Sydney; Qantas and American Airlines fly
via Los Angeles. Connections are available from any of the DC airports.
4. BY AIR FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA
Grupo Taca has flights between more than 40 cities in 19 countries in North, Central,
and South America. United and American Airlines have routes between Washington
and Central and South America, via Miami.
5. RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT
The layout of this airport is a long walkway with a semicircular bend at the end -
use the shuttle bus that stops at marked locations. A Metrorail stop is right outside
the northern terminals. Taxi service from the airport to the National Mall is about 15
minutes and costs around $20. The SuperShuttle provides transit from door to door.
