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George Washington University - Transportation - College ProwlerCollege Prowler4.62

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Best Ways to Get Around Town
  • Taxi
  • 4-RIDE
  • Metro
  • Walk
Best Ways to Get to the Airport
  • Baltimore Washington International Airport Take the Marc Train from Union Station to the BWI Rail Station and then take the free Super Shuttle to your terminal. The trip takes about 45 minutes total.
  • The Reagan National Airport is conveniently located just across the Potomac River and is accessible via metro or short taxi ride.
  • To get to the Washington Dulles International airport, take the Super Shuttle, a blue van that comes right to your door. GW students, staff, and alumni can find a discount code online that gets them a one-way trip for $27 for the first person and $8 for each subsequent person in the van.

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With a Metro stop and bus stops on campus, public transportation is convenient. It is also easy to use and will take students almost anywhere they want to go. The Metro, DC’s subway system, is easy to learn and cheap—a little more than a dollar will get you to most places in and around the District. The taxi system is convenient—many cab drivers park outside of Thurston Hall on party nights. The problem with cabs is that fares are based according to zones, rather than meters, so trips end up being quite expensive. Cab rides usually cost around $6 or $7, depending on time of day. Plus, riders are charged $1.50 for each additional person in the car.

Union Station provides Amtrak service to several major cities and is close to campus. Various companies in the city offer round-trip bus tickets from DC to New York City for as little as $36. Reagan National Airport is accessible via the blue line on the Metro, and GW usually offers shuttles to the Washington-Dulles airport for a reasonable price at the end of each semester. The Zipcar service, which offers students cars for under $10 per hour, is great for nighttime runs to the grocery store or day trips to local sites such as Old Town Alexandria or Baltimore. The bus system is a little tougher to figure out than the subway system, but it is still manageable. The city is relatively small, so even if a student gets on the wrong bus or train, it’s not impossible to find a way home.
 

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Transportation at George Washington University

karahoff

'13

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

1.2
D

Vern Express

All students are charged a fee of $1000 for this transportation but we do not all even need to use it. I think that the students who live on the Mount Vernon campus should pay more than the students who live on Foggy Bottom, as most of the Foggy Bottom residents do not go to the Vern often enough to justify making us ALL pay $1000 for some unreliable buses.

Feb 12, 2012

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Transportation at George Washington University

Sangella

'10

Theological and Ministerial Studies

5.0
A+

Transportation

That would be the best part about being in DC. The transportation was fantastic. You could get anywhere, anytime easily. Cabs, public transit, shuttles... you name it.

Jan 26, 2012

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Transportation at George Washington University

js210

'15

Political Science and Government

4.6
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Perfect

The school has its own metro stop making it easy to get around. Were only a short walk to the National Mall and Georgetown.

Jan 12, 2012

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How easy is it to get around town?

Campus ShuttleWhat's This?

The Vern Express

All day and night at various intervals, daily

(202) 242-6673

4-RIDE escort service

Call the number above and a van will be sent to you. You just need to show the driver your GWorld card.

(202) 994-RIDE

7 p.m.– 6 a.m. daily

Colonial Express Shuttle Bus

The free service runs 7 p.m.–3 a.m. daily and there are two main routes, with several stops around campus.

(202) 994-RIDE

7 p.m.–3 a.m. daily

Public TransitWhat's This?

Washington Area Metro Transit Authority

The Metro (subway) runs Monday–Thursday 5 a.m.–12 a.m., Friday 5:30 a.m.–3 a.m., Saturday 7 a.m.–3 a.m., and Sunday 7 a.m.–12 a.m. The Foggy Bottom Metro stop is located directly on GW’s campus, next to the GW Hospital.The Metrobus operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

www.wmata.com/

Georgetown Shuttle Bus

Buses leave every 10 minutes from the Foggy Bottom stop, located outside the Foggy Bottom Metro station

Nearest AirportWhat's This?

Washington Dulles International Airport

(703) 572-2700

www.metwashairports.com/Dulles/

Ronald Reagan National Airport

(703) 417-8000

www.metwashairports.com/national/

Baltimore Washington International Airport

(800) I-FLY-BWI

www.bwiairport.com/

Nearest Passenger TrainWhat's This?

Amtrak

Service is available in Union Station, about a 15-minute cab or Metro ride (on the Red Line) away.

50 Massachusetts Ave.

www.amtrak.com

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