A Guide to the Three Washington Area Airports

* Cellphone lot: Drivers waiting for passengers can wait in this free lot at Rudder Road and Autopilot Drive for up to one hour. Driver must remain with the vehicle.

* More info:703-572-4500, or check radio station 530 AM. All lots accept cash and credit cards. Pay & Go machines are on lower level of the Main Terminal near the east and west exit doors and on the pedestrian bridge of Garage 2.

GETTING THERE

* By bus: Metrobus runs a D.C.-Dulles bus (5A) that originates at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station and stops at the Rosslyn Metro, the Tysons-Westpark Transit Station (at Jones Branch Drive and Spring Hill Road in McLean) and the Herndon-Monroe Park and Ride Lot (on Sunrise Valley Drive in Fairfax). Buses depart L'Enfant Plaza every 35 to 45 minutes from 4:50 a.m. to 10:38 p.m. weekdays and depart nearly hourly from 5:30 a.m. to 10:35 p.m. weekends. Buses depart Dulles about every 40 minutes from 5:50 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. weekdays and hourly from 6:32 a.m. until 11:40 p.m. weekends. The trip to or from L'Enfant Plaza takes 56 minutes and costs $3 each way. Info: 202-637-7000, http://www.wmata.com/.

In Loudoun County, Virginia Transit also offers hourly service on its Dulles to Dulles Connector, between the airport and Dulles Town Center (at Routes 7 and 28), with five stops in between. Buses depart Dulles Town Center hourly from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and depart Dulles hourly from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The trip to or from Dulles Town Center takes 28 minutes and costs 50 cents. Info: 877-777-2708, http://www.vatransit.org/.

* By subway/bus: The Washington Flyer express bus travels from the West Falls Church Metro station to Dulles every 30 minutes starting at 6:15 a.m. weekdays and 8:15 a.m. weekends and holidays until 10:45 p.m. daily. Buses depart Dulles every 30 minutes starting at 5:45 a.m. weekdays and 7:45 a.m. weekends and holidays until 10:15 p.m. daily. The trip is 25 minutes and costs $9 one way or $16 round trip. Buses depart Dulles at Door 4 on the arrivals level of the main terminal. Info: 888-927-4359, http://www.washfly.com/.

* By taxi: Fares are about $55 one way from downtown Washington, $58 from Reagan National Airport, $55 from Bethesda, $40 from West Falls Church Metro station and $115 from BWI.

SERVICES

* 39 food, drink and snack spots

* 36 retail shops, including newsstands

* 7 currency exchange stations, 1 bank branch and 9 ATMs

* 7 public computer terminals with Internet access, in wall-mounted telephone enclosures in concourses B, C and D