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How to Get to the Airport
- The Metro rail system takes students to both Reagan International and Dulles Airport.
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Hands down, DC is celebrated by students as one of the easiest cities to get around. The Metro, one of the cleanest and most efficient subway systems in the country, runs through DC and even into parts of Virginia and Maryland. Students at AU praise the Metro for its ease, convenience, and proximity to campus. They are able to visit other neighborhoods and get in, out, and around town both quickly and inexpensively.
The Tenleytown Metro stop is the closest to AU, and
a short shuttle ride from campus to the stop links
students with the entire DC area. With such an extensive Metro system, public transportation is definitely the preferred method of transportation among American University students.
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Public transportation is great....
Public transportation is great. The AU shuttle takes you to the Metro and the city bus system. Of course, you can always take a cab, but that’s expensive. |
Anonymous says: |
It is so convenient. You won’t be...
It is so convenient. You won’t be disappointed. There is a shuttle on campus that runs every 15 minutes and brings you to the subway and major bus route. |
Anonymous says: |
The Metro is the best. It’s easy,...
The Metro is the best. It’s easy, convenient, and clean. I approve.’ |
Anonymous says: |
The Metro system is the best...
The Metro system is the best transportation network in the history of the universe and beyond . . . |
Anonymous says: |
The Metro is awesome. I’m from New...
The Metro is awesome. I’m from New York, and the DC subway system easily beats it. It is so convenient. It’s the cleanest subway you will find in this country. |
On-Campus Transportation
The school runs buses across campus and to the Metro station about ever 20 minutes all day.
AU Shuttles
Monday—Friday 7 a.m. – 12:30 a.m.
Taxi Cabs
Diamond Cab DC
110 Q St., NW
(202) 387-6200
Empire Cab
1625 S. Capitol St., SW
(202) 488-4844
Lincoln Cab
129 Q St., SW
(202) 484-2222
Mayflower Cab
920 1st St., SE
(202) 783-1111
Yellow Cab
1636 Bladensburg Rd., NE
(202) 544-1212
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