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Half a day in D.C. (IAD-BWI)
If all goes to plan, early next month I will be arriving in Washington
D.C. (Dulles) on a United red-eye from Seattle *very* early on one morning and will be flying out of Baltimore bound for Reykjavik the same evening. So I have about 12 hours to kill, I'm sure I'll feel terrible but I'd like to use that time to see some things (my first visit to D.C.). What I would ideally like to do is to get from Dulles to Union Station somehow, store my stuff there, have a walk around for most of the day and then catch the train to Baltimore airport in the late afternoon. My understanding, however, is that due to security restrictions there is nowhere to store luggage any more. What are my options here? I assume I can't check my bag through from Seattle to Reykjavik directly since I'm guessing United isn't interested in moving my bag between airports. I also don't think going straight from Dulles to Baltimore and checking in *really* early is going to work either because Icelandair only has one flight a day and therefore there won't be anyone around. Changing flights to better fit would cost $$, likewise getting a hotel room in Washington (even if a few hours sleep would be good that morning). Any ideas? Thanks. -- James Macnicol |
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Half a day in D.C. (IAD-BWI)
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James Macnicol wrote: [...] My understanding, however, is that due to security restrictions there is nowhere to store luggage any more. Actually, you *can* check bags in the luggage room at Union Station, but you may need an Amtrak ticket to do so. Of course, Amtrak is one way to get to BWI, but it's more expensive than the MARC commuter trains, unless you'll be there on a weekend in which case Amtrak is your only option anyway. When I visited DC with a group in March, we parked our bags in the Union Station luggage room between checking out of our hotel in the morning and boarding our train home in the evening. -- Jon Bell Presbyterian College Dept. of Physics and Computer Science Clinton, South Carolina USA |
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Half a day in D.C. (IAD-BWI)
James Macnicol writes:
If all goes to plan, early next month I will be arriving in Washington D.C. (Dulles) on a United red-eye from Seattle *very* early on one morning and will be flying out of Baltimore bound for Reykjavik the same evening. So I have about 12 hours to kill, I'm sure I'll feel terrible ... What I would ideally like to do is to get from Dulles to Union Station somehow, store my stuff there, have a walk around for most of the day and then catch the train to Baltimore airport ... My understanding, however, is that due to security restrictions there is nowhere to store luggage any more. I don't know about that; I wouldn't be surprised either way. If no other solution offers itself, you *could* consider renting a car -- one with a trunk, not a hatchback -- at Dulles, to be returned at or near Union Station (or, for that matter, at BWI airport). Park it somewhere and leave your stuff in it, and there you are. The main problem with this solution is that falling asleep has a rather higher fatality rate if you happen to be driving at the time. The second problem is that you'll have to drive and navigate in Washington. And the third problem is that you'll have to pay for parking as well as the car rental itself. Speaking of falling asleep, missing your stop on the train will certainly be a hazard if you go that way. Do make sure someone is prepared to wake you up, whether it's the conductor or a friendly passenger. -- Mark Brader | "You guys have your own pagan religion... Toronto | Instead of sacrificing sheep, you sacrifice sleep." | -- John Cramer My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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Half a day in D.C. (IAD-BWI)
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 13:10:46 +1000, James Macnicol
wrote: I also don't think going straight from Dulles to Baltimore and checking in *really* early is going to work either because Icelandair only has one flight a day and therefore there won't be anyone around. Last time I was in Vegas, we went to the airport early hoping to get an earlier flight. We couldn't and they would not allow us to check our bags more than (I think) 4 hours before flight time, due to security regulations since 9/11. Russ respond here or email responses to |
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