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Georgetown University - TransportationCollege Prowler4.24
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Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- A combination of GUTS Bus and the Metro
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab or the Metro is your best bet. At peak times (before Christmas or summer breaks), it’s easy to split a cab with another student who is waiting for one.
College Prowler Take
If Georgetown students ever have any doubts about how much they are hated by the area residents, they need only to take a walk to the nearest Metro to remember that, yes indeed, the residents hate them a lot. The biggest gripe among students about their grown-up neighbors is that the permanent residents of Georgetown will not allow a Metro (subway) stop to be built in the community. As a result, the nearest station is a brisk 20-minute walk across the river. This fact, combined with the difficulty of parking in Georgetown, means that public transportation can be a bit of an annoyance. Students are reluctant to credit the administration for doing anything to improve the situation, though there is a free shuttle running to two nearby Metro stations until 12 a.m. on weekdays and in the afternoons on Saturday. If you can stand the walk to the Metro station, you’ll be home free. The Metro goes everywhere you need to go, and it runs until the wee hours of the morning. Part of the problem is that all of the other universities in the city have their own stations, and so the trek that Hoyas have to make to get on the train ends up seeming like a cosmic injustice. But the public transportation in DC is very clean and cheap, unless you’re talking about cabs, which are rank and expensive. Most students get around with a mix of buses, cabs, and the subway, depending on where they’re going and how quickly they have to get there. The truth is that walking is a sorely underutilized form of public transportation—DC is a great town for walking. Students Speak Out
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GeoSA says: Georgetown University 2012 Biological and Biomedical Sciences  |
The Metro in DC is really easy and...
The Metro in DC is really easy and convenient. Getting there, however, can be a hassle. Georgetown runs GUTS buses regularly on weekdays, but only every few hours on the weekends. There's always a Metro bus that leaves Georgetown, though.
Transportation: February 19, 2009
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GeoCMb says: Georgetown University 2012 Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
Though many complain that there is...
Though many complain that there is not a Metro stop right near campus, there are free buses that take students to the nearest Metro stop. From there, you can get anywhere in the city.
Transportation: February 19, 2009
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gxmxrx says: Georgetown University 2013 Social Sciences |
GUTS Buses Are Easy
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The Transportation Shuttles that run during the week easily take you to the nearest subway station to catch an easy train. There is a public bus that stops right on campus as well. It is not hard to get around D.C.
Transportation: March 12, 2010
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JaneHoya says: Georgetown University 2013 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies |
Many students use the GUTS bus...
Many students use the GUTS bus Wisconsin shuttle from the Leavey Center to get groceries because it drops off and picks up at the Safeway, Monday through Friday until 7 p.m. Otherwise, it's just shy of a mile walk back to campus.
Transportation: March 02, 2009
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JaneHoya says: Georgetown University 2013 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies |
Students joke that you know you go...
Students joke that you know you go to Georgetown if you can't get anywhere in DC without going to Virginia first. So true: Many student shuttle to Rosslyn, VA and then take the metro back into DC.
Transportation: March 02, 2009
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On-Campus Transportation
otm.georgetown.edu/guts/index.cfm - Buses are free to students and faculty and travel to and from Arlington Loop, Dupont Circle, Law Center, Rosslyn and Wisconsin Avenue. Georgetown University Transportation Shuttle (GUTS) (202) 687-4372
Public Transportation
Metro, buses, and metrorail lines connect all points of DC with points in Virginia and Maryland. The maximum one-way fare for any trip is $3.25, and most trips within the district cost a little more than $1. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (202) 637-1328 www.wmata.com
Amtrak
The station is located at Union Station, reachable via Metro or a short cab ride.
Airport
Reagan is the closest airport to Georgetown, roughly 15 minutes by cab from campus. It is also easily reached on the Metro. Ronald Reagan National Airport (703) 417-8000
Dulles is farther from campus than Reagan, but offers different airlines. Washington Dulles International Airport (703) 572-2700
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