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chang@cs.umbc.edu (Richard Chang) writes:


>I'm looking for some information about long-term parking at
>Dulles International Airport.  My questions are:

>   - How much does it cost per day?
The long-term at the terminal is $9/day, but there isn't much of it.
The satellite parking is $6/day.

>   - Is it safe?
It's up to you.  At least 1 employee at my company has had her
car broken into while parked for 2 weeks at the terminal around
Christmas, 2 years ago.  I don't have any idea whether that is
typical or unusual.  

>   - Is it easy to get back and forth from the terminal?
Yup.  There are buses that go through the satellite parking lots on
a regular schedule.

>   - Is space usually available?
There is little space at the terminal, and lots of space in the
satellite lots.

A taxi fare data point: I live in Centreville (near Rt 28 and Braddock, not
New Braddock), in the approach path to Dulles, and a cab there costs me 
$17.00, for about 10 miles (because I live on the south side, and the 
entrance is close to the north side).

It depends where you live.  There are Washington Flyer buses from
West Falls Church metro stop to Dulles, for $8.50 one-way.  The buses
don't run on time around rush hour; the one time I tried this, it took
me 1 hour+ to get from Dulles to Metro, including waiting at Dulles for
the "every half hour" bus.  I don't really understand why this is, because
the bus used the Dulles Access Road.

It would be most convenient and cheapest to convince a friend to
take you and pick you up, and treat them to a meal at BBQ Country, or
Armadilla Grill or one of the many restaurants in Herndon.
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