Q: How to get around Washington, DC?
A: The best way of travelling in Washington is by using its vast MetroRail subway system. It's fast, convenient, and (relatively) inexpensive. The complete information about routes, schedules, fares etc. is available from the web site of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. You can familiarize yourself with the Washington MetroRail system by having a look their System Map in black/white or color.

Q: Where can one find a good campus map of the GWU?
A: Here.

Q: What are the nearest Metro stations to the GWU campus?
A: The GWU campus is located between Foggy Bottom and Farragut West stations on the Orange/Blue lines and Farragut North station on the Red line.

Q: How expensive is Metro? How does one pay for it?
A: A one-way ticket can cost anything between $2 and $6 depending on the length of the travel and time of the day. The maximal ticket price is $6.00 during the rush hours (5:00am–9:30am and 3:00pm–7:00pm) and $3.85 otherwise. The price of going to each destination is listed on the attendant booth at every station.

To pay for your trip you must purchase a farecard from one of the farecard machines at the station entrance. You then put your farecard into the faregates at the beginning and end of your trip, so that the appropriate fare can be charged. If you don't have enough money on your farecard left at the exit, you can replenish it at the exitfare machines.

Detailed instructions on how to buy a farecard can be found on the WMATA web site.

Q: How to reach Washington from the Washington Dulles International Airport using public transportation?
A: Take the Silver Line Express Bus to the Wiehle-Reston East Metro station on the Silver line. The ticket price is $5 one-way. For other options, see here.

More information about the airport is available on its web site.

Q: How to reach Washington from the Baltimore/Washington International Airport using public transportation?
A: See here. More precisely, take the B30 Express MetroBus to the Greenbelt Metro station on the Green line. The ticket price is $7.50 one-way and must be paid in full directly to the driver who does NOT give change. The schedule of the B30 bus can be found here.

More information about the airport is available on its web site.

Q: How to reach Washington from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport using public transportation?
A: The airport is located at the correspondingly named Metro station on the Blue/Yellow lines across the Potomac river from the downtown Washington.

More information about the airport is available on its web site.

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