A nice eco friendly way to get to Dulles Airport without the headache. While helping family…read morenavigate to get from and to the airport, I discovered this gem. Pick up is Lfant plaza. The cost is $7 each way. Drop off in front. However plan ahead like for any trip, get here at least 2 hours early in case of traffic. And don't be a seat hog. Put your luggage in the luggage compartments. Your luggage shouldn't be rolling down the aisles, hitting my feet.

Quick and convenient sums it up most of the time. This is an express bus with 4 total stops: Dulles…read moreAirport, Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride, Rosslyn Metro Station, and L'Enfant Plaza Station. The two metro stops are transfer points to other lines. Note that the pick up and drop off locations at L'Enfant are different. Depending on traffic, the trip can be from 30-60 minutes. Other than not having many stops, this bus is able to take Dulles Toll Road in the express lane. While this is an express bus to Dulles, it is essentially a commuter bus. This, there really isn't a place to put your luggage like the airport buses. If you intend to take the bus to catch a flight, plan accordingly. If major accidents/inclement weather occurs or its rush hour, the arrival time of the bus may vary. If there are people waiting, then the bus operators do their best to fit everyone on board. However, this can lead to people standing for the commute until the last stop. If you are pretty short and the bus is packed, aim to stand near the doors where the poles are or hold on to the headrests of the seats. Otherwise it's painful to hold on to the overhead bars for so long. The fare is $7.50 via SmartTrip card (can be bought at any metro station) or exact change. There is no metro operated vehicle parking at the two metro stations. The parking at Herndon-Monroe is currently free, but I imagine that will change once the silver line station there opens up. Then it will be $4.95. Dulles Airport has its own paid parking. Note that WMATA is considering ending Bus 5a when the silver line metro station at Dulles Airport opens. This is still a proposal and not yet decided upon as of February 2020.

So easy to navigate. You have the metro and buses. Easy drop off and pick up. To get to the trains…read morethere is a covered escalator to go up then the bridge walkway that goes over the highway. When I was there on a Saturday 1pm it was not crowded one bit. There are metro cars ticket machines available for use. The station is very clean, and beautiful. It is outside so dress for the weather or in layers.

I usually pass through this station to get to other stations, but this time, I had to get off here…read more It's a fairly nice station, typical of a newer station... clean, empty. I got off here to go to attend a Yelp event at the town center. Luckily, the train I was on was a newer one; however, the one I rode back on was an older train. The employee I went up to was really nice when directing me on which way to go. One thing to note: this station closes earlier than most of the stations, most likely because it doesn't have a lot of foot traffic.

A transfer station for us. Only a 5 minute walk to get to the station. All around the Capitol,…read moreyou will find different Metro stations. It is very convenient for travelers. The Metro is clean and runs often on the weekdays. The system is easy to use. Each stop is announced clearly. Station agents and other official staff at museums are very helpful. Most are very knowledgeable about the Metro system and happy to help.

Bottom Line: One of the smaller Metro Station which makes for an easy and efficient experience…read more More often than not, a Metro Station will have multiple exits. If you are not familiar with the station, then you have to figure our which exit to take so you don't end up 1/4 mile from your desired destination. This station is super simple in that it only has one exit. As the name implies, it drops you off in Federal Center which consists of tons of federal agency buildings. Although this Metro stop may be used by commuters the most, it is also convenient to lovely attractions like the US Capital building, US Botanical Gardens and Bartholdi Park. I've only used this station during the day so I'm not sure what its like at night.

Great view while waiting on the train. Not dirty ,…read more Has security cameras & workers. Trains are usually on time .

Spring Hill is a pretty good Metro station. It happens to be pretty new so it's clean. Station is…read morelocated in Vienna. Because it's an outdoor one it has much better smells. This is connected to plenty of ground transportation. At this station the trains come fairly often. It serves the Silver Line. This is the station after Greensboro when going west. It has a pretty good location. The next stop is Wiehle-Reston. It gets trains every few minutes just about. There isn't as long as a wait even if it's not peak times. Many people are coming from or going to Dulles. The station has lots of modern technology like monitors and stuff. It has some things to do around here. Lots of places to eat and just hang out. There's lots of things to do while here waiting.

This metro station is clean and easy to use and centrally located between DuPont Circle and the…read moreWhite House. Tons of walking to nearby shopping and dining. Easy touch less pay options or you can buy a day or week or month pass. At $2.25 per ride. It's a great way to get around D.C. and very easy to use.

This is an excellent metro station in Washington just steps from the Mayflower hotel. It is the red…read moreline and the two trains are labeled based on their final destinations, either Glenmont or Shady Grove. You can preload your metro card and you can go anywhere in Washington DC for about $2-$4. To get to the orange, blue, or silver lines, take the Glenmont train to the Metro Center Station and go down one level. To get to the green and yellow lines, take the Glenmont train to the Gallery Place Station. The Farragut N. station is very clean, modern, and has a high sense of safety as there is a Metro police officer in the station. A super-great value and extremely efficient. You scan your preloaded card on the way in (turnstile) and on the way out of your destination station's turnstile. It automatically deducts the amount of the trip from your balance. We preloaded about $15 each and had more than enough of a balance to get us through three days. Remember not to preload too much money as you'll have that balance for your next trip to DC. Really easy and a convenient and safe, low-cost means of travel.

I don't think I have ever been this far on the Metro. Not because I don't want to be, but because I…read morehave never had a need to come this way before. Being that I was attending a conference nearby, this was the closest Metro stop for me to take to get to where I was going. I really need to get out more and discover more of DC. Maybe I'll try to use every Metro station to do this. Woodley Park services the neighborhood namesake and Adams Morgan. It is the best station to utilize if you find yourself going to the Zoo. But prepare yourself for a walk. Being on the Red Line you are well connected and can get anywhere you need to. The station itself is fairly deep underground. Around 150 feet below the surface you will find yourself on the typical DC platform. What is crazy here is the long escalator that takes you to another escalator to reach street level. I had wondered why so many people were opting for the elevator here. I now know why. If you are up for it, you are more than welcome to climb the escalator, but you will definitely be tired by the time you are all the way up. Trains are scheduled regularly. Decently maintained.

This is know for its huge escalators as it is built deep underground. One of the two stations…read more(Cleveland Park) servicing the zoo. If you don't/can't do escalators and/or stairs, use the elevator that takes you right to Connecticut Ave.

For a short period of time, due to track maintenance, Rhode Island Ave Metro was my transfer point…read more It was not joyful in the least. Riding a bus is never joyful, but to have to take the bus for nearly an hour makes it less joyful. The station itself is fine, when you just view it as a station and nothing else. But when you actually use the entirety of the station, i.e., transfer, bus, walk from, there is no way to actually like this station. If you happen to have to transfer here, it's not bad, but if you want to catch one of the many buses here, prepare yourself to battle to get onto the bus. Or, just hope and pray that the bus will show up at a scheduled time. There was one day where I had to wait for over an hour and a half for a bus to come. No reason given, employees working the bus bays didn't care. In fact, one bus going my way was told to switch the line they were running to another one to accommodate backups. Mind you, there was a major backup for the line I needed. Compound that with the fact that when it downpours, only a portion of the bus bays are covered. So when it does rain, there is major overcrowding to keep from getting wet. Or you just suck it up, get drenched, and hope that your bus shows up shortly. Which was me one day. Flying by here on the train or having to stop at the station every so often is fine. But if I never have to actually use this physical station, I am fine by that.

Brentwood has a Metro station. It's located on Rhode Island Avenue. Location is the best thing…read moreabout it. Close to some places to eat. There's a large bus station to get on. Clean mostly and plentiful ways to commute. It serves the Red Line. This place isn't such a long wait for trains. Also there's busses. This makes it convenient to get to and from by many methods. It overall seems pretty clean. It's outdoors and can get cold but it means there isn't such a bad smell here. This is one of the better stations because of various modes of transportation.

The drivers showed up on time at 3 a.m. on a Monday morning. On the return trip, the driver waited…read moreeven though the flight was an hour late and the baggage was late to the carousal. Both of them drove in a safe and relaxed manner that got me to my destinations on time. Both cars were clean SUVs with complimentary water, lots of ports for charging your electronics, and thankfully they had exactly the sort of relaxing music that you need to clear your mind for your trip. Strongest recommendation.