AIRPORTS

PARKING

* Hourly: In front of the main terminal. $4 per hour, up to $36 per 24 hours. No charge if exiting within the first 20 minutes.

* Daily: In the two garages closest to the terminal. Garage 1 is connected to the terminal via an underground passageway. Garage 2 is connected to the terminal's third level by a bridge. Free shuttle to terminals also available, leaving every 10 to 15 minutes, 24 hours a day. $5 per hour, up to $15 per 24 hours. No charge if exiting within the first 20 minutes.

* Economy (long-term): Off Rudder Road. $3 per hour, up to $9 per 24 hours. No charge if exiting within the first 20 minutes. Free shuttle to terminals leaves every 10 to 15 minutes, 24 hours a day.

* Valet parking: Available daily through hourly parking (follow signs) in front of main terminal 24 hours a day. $30 for the first 24 hours, $17 each additional day (703-572-4540).

* Cellphone lot: Drivers awaiting the arrival of 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 or http://www.mwaa.com for live updates. All lots accept cash, credit cards and local personal checks. 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; cash and credit cards accepted. If using Pay & Go, you must exit the hourly lot within 20 minutes, the daily lot within 30 minutes and the economy lot within 40 minutes.

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 to 50 minutes from 5:50 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. weekdays and about hourly from 6:32 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. weekends. The trip to or from L'Enfant Plaza takes about 50 minutes and costs $3 each way if paying with a SmarTrip card or $3.10 if using cash. Info: 202-637-7000, http://www.wmata.com.

In Loudoun County, Virginia Transit offers 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 every 45 minutes to an hour from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and depart Dulles every 45 minutes to an hour from 7:30 a.m. to 6 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 Metro/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 20 to 30 minutes and costs $9 one way, $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 $58 from downtown Washington; $60 from Reagan National Airport and Bethesda; $43 from West Falls Church Metro station; and $120 from BWI.