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Are there long-term parking at Dulles and Reagan National Airports?

from the article below, seemed daily parking at Dulles is $15 and
Washington National is $17.

I parked at BWI for $8 (and the 7th day is free)

Thanks
Mike
Prince William County

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/02/AR2007020200553.html

A Guide to the Three Washington Area Airports

Sunday, February 4, 2007; P12

DULLES INTERNATIONAL

Chantilly, Va. | 703-572-2700, http://www.mwaa.com/Dulles

DISTANCE FROM . . .

* Union Station: 28.3 miles

* Chevy Chase Circle: 25.5 miles

ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS

* Paging (available for main terminal only): 703-572-8296, or call the
airline

* Airport police: 703-572-2950

PARKING

* Hourly: In front of the main terminal. $4 per hour, up to $36 per 24
hours. No charge if exiting within the first 20 minutes.

* Daily: In the two garages closest to the terminal. Garage 1 is
connected to the terminal via an underground passageway. Garage 2 is
connected to the terminal's third level by a bridge. $5 per hour, up
to $15 per 24 hours. No charge if exiting within the first 20 minutes.

* Valet parking: Available daily through hourly parking (follow signs)
in front of main terminal 24 hours a day. $30 for the first 24 hours,
$17 each additional day (703-572-4540).

* Cellphone lot: Drivers waiting for passengers can wait in this free
lot at Rudder Road and Autopilot Drive for up to one hour. Driver must
remain with the vehicle.

* More info:703-572-4500, or check radio station 530 AM. All lots
accept cash and credit cards. Pay & Go machines are on lower level
of the Main Terminal near the east and west exit doors and on the
pedestrian bridge of Garage 2.

GETTING THERE

* By bus: Metrobus runs a D.C.-Dulles bus (5A) that originates at the
L'Enfant Plaza Metro station and stops at the Rosslyn Metro, the
Tysons-Westpark Transit Station (at Jones Branch Drive and Spring Hill
Road in McLean) and the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride Lot (on Sunrise
Valley Drive in Fairfax). Buses depart L'Enfant Plaza every 35 to 45
minutes from 4:50 a.m. to 10:38 p.m. weekdays and depart nearly hourly
from 5:30 a.m. to 10:35 p.m. weekends. Buses depart Dulles about every
40 minutes from 5:50 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. weekdays and hourly from 6:32
a.m. until 11:40 p.m. weekends. The trip to or from L'Enfant Plaza
takes 56 minutes and costs $3 each way. Info: 202-637-7000, http://www.wmata.com/.

In Loudoun County, Virginia Transit also offers hourly service on its
Dulles to Dulles Connector, between the airport and Dulles Town Center
(at Routes 7 and 28), with five stops in between. Buses depart Dulles
Town Center hourly from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and depart Dulles hourly from
7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The trip to or from Dulles Town Center takes 28
minutes and costs 50 cents. Info: 877-777-2708, http://www.vatransit.org/.

* By subway/bus: The Washington Flyer express bus travels from the
West Falls Church Metro station to Dulles every 30 minutes starting at
6:15 a.m. weekdays and 8:15 a.m. weekends and holidays until 10:45
p.m. daily. Buses depart Dulles every 30 minutes starting at 5:45 a.m.
weekdays and 7:45 a.m. weekends and holidays until 10:15 p.m. daily.
The trip is 25 minutes and costs $9 one way or $16 round trip. Buses
depart Dulles at Door 4 on the arrivals level of the main terminal.
Info: 888-927-4359, http://www.washfly.com/.

* By taxi: Fares are about $55 one way from downtown Washington, $58
from Reagan National Airport, $55 from Bethesda, $40 from West Falls
Church Metro station and $115 from BWI.

SERVICES

* 39 food, drink and snack spots

* 36 retail shops, including newsstands

* 7 currency exchange stations, 1 bank branch and 9 ATMs

* 7 public computer terminals with Internet access, in wall-mounted
telephone enclosures in concourses B, C and D

REAGAN NATIONAL

Arlington, Va. | 703-417-8000, http://www.mwaa.com/reagan

DISTANCE FROM . . .

* Union Station: 5.8 miles

* 16th and K streets NW: 4.4 miles

* Chevy Chase Circle: 9.3 miles

ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS

* Paging, Travelers Aid: Terminal A, 703-417-3972; Terminal B,
703-417-1816; Terminal C, 703-417-1806; baggage claim level,
703-417-3974

* Airport police: 703-417-8560

PARKING

* Hourly: Available in the Terminal A garage and lot and garages at
Terminals B and C. $2 per half-hour for the first two hours, then $4
an hour up to $17 per 24 hours at Terminal A and up to $36 at B and C.
The garages are connected to the terminals by a bridge.

* Daily: Available in the Terminal A garage and lot at the same rates
as hourly parking (see above). Also at the garages at Terminals B and
C. $5 per hour, up to $17 per 24 hours.

*Economy: At the south end of the airport. $3 an hour, up to $10 per
24 hours. All lots have 20-minute free parking. Free shuttle to
terminals from all parking venues leaves about every seven minutes, 24
hours a day.* Valet parking: Available across from the Terminal A
garage; reservations encouraged (703-417-1234). $40 for the first 24
hours, $30 the second and third days and $25 thereafter.

* Cellphone lot: Drivers awaiting the arrival of passengers can wait
in this free lot just beyond Terminals B and C for up to one hour.
Driver must remain with the vehicle.

GETTING THERE

* By subway or bus: Trains run to Reagan National, a stop on the Blue
and Yellow lines, at the concourse (Level 2) between Terminals B and
C. Hours: Monday to Thursday, 5 a.m. to 12:26 a.m.; Friday, 5 a.m. to
3:26 a.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m. to 3:26 a.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m. to 12:26 a.m.
Free shuttles run between the Metro station and Terminal A. Info:
202-637-7000, http://www.wmata.com/.

* By taxi: Fares are about $15 from downtown Washington, Capitol Hill
and Georgetown; $58 from Dulles; and about $25 from Bethesda and the
West Falls Church Metro station.

SERVICES

* 35 food, drink and snack spots

* 31 retail locations, including 6 kiosks

* 1 currency exchange station, 1 bank, 11 ATMs

* 4 shoeshine stands


BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL

Linthicum, Md. | 800-435-9294, http://www.bwiairport.com/

DISTANCE FROM . . .

* Union Station: 32 miles

* 16th and K streets NW: 33.5 miles

ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS

* Paging: 800-435-9294

* Airport police :410-859-7041

* Lost and found: 410-859-7387

PARKING

* Hourly: Garage next to the main terminal. First 30 minutes free,
then $2 for each half-hour, with a daily maximum of $20. Pay & Go
kiosks in skywalks to garage let customers prepay for the hourly
garage and exit through express lanes. You must exit within 30 minutes
of paying.

* Daily: Garage at Aviation Boulevard (Route 170) and Elm Road, just
beyond the terminal near the Four Points by Sheraton. $2 an hour, with
a daily maximum of $10. Shuttle buses to the terminal run every five
to eight minutes.

* Express Service Parking (ESP): This lot is at Aviation Boulevard and
Elm Road, directly across from the Daily Garage. $3 an hour, up to $14
a day. ESP offers luggage assistance and immediate shuttle service
that picks up passengers at their parking spaces. On return to BWI,
the shuttle delivers passengers directly to their cars.

* Long term: On Aviation Boulevard just north of the airport. $1 an
hour, with a daily maximum of $8; every seventh day is free. Shuttle
buses to the terminal run every 10 to 15 minutes.

More info: 800-468-6294, or listen to radio station 1040 AM.

GETTING THERE

* By train: Amtrak and MARC trains travel from Union Station and New
Carrollton to the BWI Rail Station, where a free shuttle bus connects
you to the airport.

# Amtrak: From Union Station, trains run from 5:02 a.m. weekdays and
5:25 a.m. on weekends until 10 p.m. daily. Departures from New
Carrollton are about 10 minutes later. Return service from BWI starts
at 6:23 a.m. and ends at 11:48 p.m. weekdays and 11:51 p.m. weekends.
The trip is 30 minutes to or from Union Station and 15 minutes to or
from New Carrollton. Cost is from $12 each way. Info: 800-872-7245,
http://www.amtrak.com/.

# MARC: MARC trains depart Monday through Friday nearly hourly; no
weekend service and limited holiday service. Service from Union
Station is from 5:54 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.; from New Carrollton, 6:05
a.m. to 10:56 p.m.; from BWI, 4:40 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The trip takes 35
to 40 minutes. Cost is $6 each way to or from Union Station and $5
each way to or from New Carrollton. Info: 800-325-7245, http://www.mtamaryland.com/.

* By subway/bus: The BWI Express bus (No. B30) runs nonstop from the
Greenbelt Metro station on the Green Line to the arrivals level of
BWI's Concourse E. Buses stop at two locations: The first stop serves
Southwest and Delta passengers, and the second stop is for all other
airlines. Buses depart Greenbelt every 40 minutes from 6:10 a.m.
weekdays and from 8:45 a.m. weekends until 10 p.m. daily. Return
service from BWI runs from 6:58 a.m. weekdays and from 9:38 a.m.
weekends until 10:48 p.m. daily. Cost is $3 each way. Info:
202-637-7000, http://www.mata.com/.

* By taxi: Fares are about $63 one way from downtown Washington and
$71 from Bethesda, $71 from Reagan National and $103 from Dulles.

SERVICES

* 36 food, drink and snack spots

* 27 retail shops, including newsstands

* 3 currency exchange stations

* Unlimited high-speed wireless Internet is available throughout
Concourses A, B and D for $7.95 per day and $21.95 per month.