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To Downtown Washington at Metro Center · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

1 metro from Dulles International Airport

Not all night: the Silver Line train to Metro Center runs 05:00–23:15.

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Silver Line train to Metro Center

Silver · WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)

49–50 min rideEvery 10 min05:00–23:15

Washington Dulles International Airport stationMetro Center station downtown

US$6.75total for 1 adultUS$6.75 eachBuy ticketOn WMATA

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Washington Dulles International Airport station, through the walkway from the Main Terminal

$6.75 on weekdays from 05:00 to 21:30; $2.25 to $2.50 after 21:30 and all weekend. Tap a contactless bank card or phone at the faregates going in and out, or a SmarTrip card; each rider aged 5 and over needs their own. Up to two children aged 4 and under ride free with each paying adult.

Hours. Every 10 minutes on weekdays and 12 at weekends; from 06:09 on Saturdays and Sundays, and until 01:15 on Friday and Saturday nights.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Dulles International Airport into Washington

How do I get from Dulles airport to Washington city center by metro?

One metro reaches Downtown Washington at Metro Center: the Silver Line train to Metro Center, US$6.75 for one traveler, 49–50 min, to Metro Center station downtown. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Washington by any means. The fastest way overall is the Welcome Pickups transfer from Dulles to Washington, 40 min.

Other ways in

The cheapest of each kind, for one

Washington by taxiWelcome Pickups transfer from Dulles to Washington: €110 for one, 40 min

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Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Silver Line train to Metro Center runs 05:00–23:15. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

Where each metro leaves you

Silver Line train to Metro Center Silver

From Washington Dulles International Airport station to Metro Center station downtown, where the Red, Blue, Orange and Silver Lines meet. 49–50 min

Silver and Red Line trains to Union Station SilverRed

From Washington Dulles International Airport station to Union Station, the railway station on Capitol Hill, for Amtrak and MARC trains. 54–55 min Union Station on Capitol Hill, three Red Line stops east of Metro Center: the one to take for Amtrak, MARC or a hotel near the Capitol.

Before you travel

How much is the metro from Dulles airport to Washington city center?

Silver Line train to Metro Center: US$6.75 for one traveler, US$13.50 for two.

How long does the metro take from Dulles airport to Washington?

Silver Line train to Metro Center: 49–50 min, to Metro Center station downtown.

What time does the metro run from Dulles airport?

Silver Line train to Metro Center: 05:00–23:15. Silver and Red Line trains to Union Station: 05:00–23:06.