2014 Weekend for Women Transportation Information - Washington, DC

2014 Weekend for Women Transportation Information - Washington, DC


Traveling to the Weekend for Women Conference is easy due to the wide array of air, rail and driving options that lead you right to the front steps of the Embassy Suites  in Old Town Alexandria.

AIRPORTS 

 


Washington National Airport (DCA)
Take the George Washington Parkway South to Alexandria. Make a right turn onto King Street (Route7). Continue 8 blocks and turn left onto Daingerfield Road. Turn right onto Diagonal Road. The Embassy Suites will be on the left.
Driving distance: 6 miles
Driving time: 10 minutes
Public transportation: $2.00, approximate
Taxi: $25.00, approximate

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Dulles Toll Road East to 495 South to 95 North to exit 176B Telegraph Road. 2nd right to Downtown Alexandria (Duke Street). Left on Diagonal Road. Hotel is on right.
Driving distance: 35 miles
Driving time: 35 minutes
Public transportation: $16.00, approximate
Taxi: $75, approximate

TRAIN STATIONS - AMTRAK


Alexandria, VA (ALX)
110 Callahan Drive
Alexandria, VA
Driving distance: 0.3 miles
Driving time: less than 5 minutes
Public transportation: not available, within walking distance
Taxi: $3, approximate

Washington, DC - Union Station (WAS)
50 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC
Driving distance: 9.5 miles
Driving time: 25 minutes
Public transportation: RED LINE from Union Station Metro to Galleria Place Chinatown Metro Station. Transfer YELLOW LINE to King Street Station. Approximately 40 minutes. $3 approximate
Taxi: $19, approximate

DRIVING DIRECTIONS

Take 14th Street Bridge to 395 South. Exit King Street East. Follow King Street approximately 3 miles. You will pass the George Washington Masonic Temple, go under the overpass and take right onto Diagonal Road. Hotel is on left. Self parking is available on-site at a reduced rate of $18 per day.