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Dulles publishes no be-there time of its own: the East checkpoint opens at 04:00. First departures

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Silver Line train to Metro Center

Silver · WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
50 min rideEvery 10 min05:29–23:56
Metro Center stationWashington Dulles International Airport station
Non-stop
US$6.75total for 1 adultUS$6.75 eachBuy ticketOn WMATA
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Boards at. Metro Center station, a Silver Line train towards Ashburn

$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 06:35 on Saturdays and Sundays, and until about 01:55 on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Welcome Pickups transfer from Dulles to Washington, Kiwitaxi transfer from Dulles to Washington. Every way from Dulles airport into Washington

How do I get from Washington to Dulles airport?

For one traveler the Silver Line train to Metro Center is the way we recommend: US$6.75 in total, 50 min, boarding at Metro Center station. The first one leaves at 05:29 and is at the airport by about 06:19; the last leaves at 23:56. Dulles publishes no be-there time of its own: the East checkpoint opens at 04:00 and the West at 04:45, and screening runs 24 hours at the TSA PreCheck checkpoint. Check your airline.

First departures

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Silver Line train to Metro Center

First 05:29 from Metro Center station, at the airport by about 06:19.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first Silver Line train towards Ashburn leaves Metro Center at 05:29 on weekdays and 06:35 at weekends, reaching the airport about 50 minutes later.

Before you leave for Dulles Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

Dulles publishes no be-there time of its own: the East checkpoint opens at 04:00 and the West at 04:45, and screening runs 24 hours at the TSA PreCheck checkpoint. Check your airline.

Early flights

The first Silver Line train towards Ashburn leaves Metro Center at 05:29 on weekdays and 06:35 at weekends, reaching the airport about 50 minutes later.

At the station

At Metro Center take a Silver Line train towards Ashburn to Washington Dulles International Airport, about 50 minutes, then follow the walkway to the Main Terminal.

Taxis to the airport

Any taxi may drop you at Dulles, and tolls on the roads nearby can add to the fare. Washington Flyer takes bookings to the airport by phone or prepaid online, best made 24 hours ahead.

Questions

When is the first Silver Line train to Metro Center from Metro Center station?

05:29. It reaches the airport at about 06:19.

How early should I be at Dulles airport?

Dulles publishes no be-there time of its own: the East checkpoint opens at 04:00 and the West at 04:45, and screening runs 24 hours at the TSA PreCheck checkpoint. Check your airline.

What does a taxi to Dulles airport cost from the centre?

Any taxi may drop you at Dulles, and tolls on the roads nearby can add to the fare. Washington Flyer takes bookings to the airport by phone or prepaid online, best made 24 hours ahead.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

The first Silver Line train towards Ashburn leaves Metro Center at 05:29 on weekdays and 06:35 at weekends, reaching the airport about 50 minutes later.

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