ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES NEWSLETTER OF THE FEDERAL DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM Vol. 20, no. 04 GP 3.16/3-2:20/04 February 15, 1999 TRANSPORTATION TIPS FROM WASHINGTON AREA AIRPORTS Reagan Washington National Airport 15 miles to Holiday Inn-Bethesda VIA FARE DIRECTIONS SuperShuttle (800) 258-3826, press 2 $17, 1 person $8, each additional person going to the same location Walk to the south end of the main terminal near Northwest Airlines. Follow the Washington Flyer/Super Shuttle signs to the ticket counter. Metro $2.10 Sunday one-way fare Walk through main terminal to National Airport Metro station. Take Yellow line train marked MT. VERNON SQ-UDC to Gallery Place station. Change to Red line train marked SHADY GROVE or GROSVENOR and exit at the Medical Center station (travel time: 40 minutes). The hotel is a 10-minute walk south on Wisconsin Avenue from the subway. Holiday Inn-Bethesda van: Cross over to the "Kiss and Ride" parking lot. Look for either a green or white hotel van marked Holiday Inn-Bethesda (leaves the hotel on the hour and half-hour). Car Take George Washington Parkway North to the Capitol Beltway I-495 to Maryland. Take Exit 34 (Wisconsin Avenue) Route 355. Follow Route 355 past Bethesda Naval Hospital on the left and the National Institutes of Health on the right. Hotel is 2 miles south of I-495, on the right-hand side across from an Amoco gas station, between Battery Lane and Cordell Avenue. Washington Dulles International Airport 25 miles to Holiday Inn-Bethesda VIA FARE DIRECTIONS SuperShuttle (800) 258-3826, press 2 $20, 1 person $10, each additional person going to the same location After exiting the main terminal, pick up is at curbs 1C and 1F. Washington Flyer van & Metro $8.00, 1 person one-way van fare $2.10 Sunday one-way Metro fare Take the Washington Flyer van from Dulles to the West Falls Church Metro station (travel time: 20 minutes). Take the Orange line train marked NEW CARROLLTON to the Metro Center station. Change to Red line train marked SHADY GROVE or GROSVENOR and exit at the Medical Center station (travel time: 50 minutes). The hotel is a 10-minute walk south on Wisconsin Avenue from the subway. Holiday Inn-Bethesda van: Cross over to the "Kiss and Ride" parking lot. Look for either a green or white hotel van marked Holiday Inn-Bethesda (leaves the hotel on the hour and half-hour). Car Take Dulles Access road to I-495 North (Baltimore/Bethesda, Exit 18) toward Maryland. Take Exit 34 (Wisconsin Avenue) Route 355. Follow Route 355 past Bethesda Naval Hospital on the left and the National Institutes of Health on the right. Hotel is 2 miles south of I-495, on the right-hand side across from an Amoco gas station, between Battery Lane and Cordell Avenue. Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) 35 miles to Holiday Inn-Bethesda VIA FARE DIRECTIONS SuperShuttle (800) 258-3826, press 2 $24, 1 person $5, each additional person going to the same location Pick-up is on the lower level, Ground Transportation, between baggage claim carousels 3 & 4. Shuttle, Amtrak, & Metro $16 one-way Amtrak fare $1.60 Sunday one-way Metro fare Take the free shuttle bus to the BWI rail station. Pick up an Amtrak train to Union Station (travel time: 30 minutes). At Union Station, take the down escalators to the Metro. Enter the Red line train marked SHADY GROVE or GROSVENOR and exit at the Medical Center station (travel time: 20 minutes). The hotel is a 10-minute walk south on Wisconsin Avenue from the subway. Holiday Inn-Bethesda van: Cross over to the "Kiss and Ride" parking lot. Look for either a green or white hotel van marked Holiday Inn-Bethesda (leaves the hotel on the hour and half-hour). Car >From BWI, take I-95 South to I-495 West (Silver Spring-Northern VA). Take Exit 33 (Connecticut Avenue). At the end of the ramp, make a left turn towards Chevy Chase. At the first light, turn right onto Jones Bridge Road. Drive approximately 1 mile to Rockville Pike (Wisconsin Avenue), turning left onto Rockville Pike and driving for 1/4 mile. Hotel is on the right-hand side across the street from an Amoco gas station between Battery Lane and Cordell Avenue.