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Dulles International Airport · Silver Line train to Metro CenterSilver Line train to Metro Center.
To Metro Center station downtown.
WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority), from Washington Dulles International Airport station to Metro Center station downtown.
Priced per traveler.
Each traveler pays the fare; group products are applied where they beat it.
| Travelers | Each | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 adult | US$6.75 | US$6.75 |
| 2 adults | US$6.75 | US$13.50 |
| 3 adults | US$6.75 | US$20.25 |
| 4 adults | US$6.75 | US$27 |
| 5 adults | US$6.75 | US$33.75 |
| 6 adults | US$6.75 | US$40.50 |
| 7 adults | US$6.75 | US$47.25 |
| 8 adults | US$6.75 | US$54 |
$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.
A private car to your door: US$162 for four
Four pay US$27 on the Silver Line train to Metro Center. The car meets you in arrivals and takes you to any address in Washington in about 40 min, at a price fixed when you book ahead with Kiwitaxi.
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Hire a car for Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive, Virginia's hunt country or the Chesapeake Bay at your own hours, which no train on this page reaches. You are staying downtown: the Silver Line reaches Metro Center in about 50 minutes for US$6.75 on weekdays, US$2.25 to US$2.50 evenings and weekends, and downtown parking is costly. Discover Cars shows the full price before you book.
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From arrivals to Metro Center station downtown
Three steps once you have collected your bags.
Find the station
Washington Dulles International Airport station.
Buy and validate a ticket
Before boarding — a ticket bought but not validated can be fined.
Ride to Metro Center station downtown
49–50 min.
Worth knowing
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.
Tap out with the same card or phone you tapped in with. Weekend track work sometimes stretches the wait to 24 minutes.
On the way
The stops worth knowing, in riding order.
Does the Silver Line train stop at Rosslyn?
Yes. It calls at Rosslyn on the way to Metro Center station downtown.
Does the Silver Line train stop at Foggy Bottom–GWU?
Yes. It calls at Foggy Bottom–GWU on the way to Metro Center station downtown.
Where it takes you
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