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State Plaza Hotel

The State Plaza Hotel is located at 2117 E St NW, between 21st St and Virginia Avenue NW. (map

Directions

From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Metro
  1. Take the blue line train from the Reagan Washington National Airport metro station in the direction of Largo Town Center.
  2. Get off at the Foggy Bottom station (6 stops), which is at 23rd & I St NW.
  3. Walk south on 23rd St (away from the circle -- Washington Circle), go 3 blocks to Virginia Avenue.
  4. Turn left on Virginia Avenue, walk 2 blocks to E St and the hotel is there on the left.
Metro fares
  • $3.55 with paper farecard during rush hour
  • $2.55 with SmarTrip card during rush hour
  • $3.05 with paper farecard during non-rush hour
  • $2.05 with SmarTrip card during non-rush hour

Note: If you are travelling between Reagan Airport and the hostel (or anywhere) on July 13-15, please allow at least 30 minutes extra time due to track work on the yellow/blue line near the airport. You will have to take a shuttle bus between the airport and the Pentagon City metro station. [1]

Note: You can buy a SmarTrip card ($5) from a dispenser machine in the Reagan Airport metro station. This will save you $1 on each metro ride and can be used on the bus.

Taxi
A taxi ride between the airport and the hostel should cost around $23 + ~$2-3 dollars tip.

From Dulles (airport) to the hostel

  1. Take the Metrobus 5A in direction of Rosslyn / L'Enfant Plaza. ($6 cash or SmarTrip card)
  2. Get off at the Rosslyn metro station.
  3. Take the Blue/Orange line metro train in the direction of Largo Town Center.
  4. Go one stop to the Foggy Bottom station and get off, which is at 23rd & I St NW.
  5. Walk south on 23rd St (away from the circle -- Washington Circle), go 3 blocks to Virginia Avenue.
  6. Turn left on Virginia Avenue, walk 2 blocks to E St and the hotel is there on the left.
Metrobus fares
  • $6.00 - cash or SmarTrip card for the Metrobus 5A
Metro train fares
  • $2.70 - non rush hour, with cash / paper farecard
  • $1.70 - non rush hour, with SmarTrip card
  • $3.10 - rush hour, with cash / paper farecard
  • $2.10 - rush hour, with SmarTrip card

Note: You can buy a SmarTrip card either in the Rosslyn station from a machine, or if it's a weekday, the Commuter Store inside the little shopping center next to the metro station should be open and sells them.

From BWI Airport

If it's a weekday before ~9pm
  1. Go to the lower level (baggage) and catch a shuttle bus to the BWI Airport rail station
  2. Take the MARC train (Penn Line) from the BWI Airport rail station to Union Station in Washington DC ($6). The last MARC train from BWI leaves at 9:32pm on weeknights. During rush hour, trains depart approximately every half hour, and during other times, approximately once an hour. For details, please check the schedule on the MARC website. [2] (Penn Line SB)
  3. Take the Red Line metro train from Union Station in the direction of Shady Grove
  4. Transfer at the Metro Center station to the Orange/Blue line, in direction of Vienna
  5. Get off at the Foggy Bottom station, which is at 23rd & I St NW.
  6. Walk south on 23rd St (away from the circle -- Washington Circle), go 3 blocks to Virginia Avenue.
  7. Turn left on Virginia Avenue, walk 2 blocks to E St and the hotel is there on the left.
If not a weekday or after ~9pm (or alternative to the above)
  1. Walk to the bus stop outside the baggage level, at Concourse A/B or the International terminal
  2. Take the Metrobus B30 (costs $6 cash) from BWI Airport to the Greenbelt metro station (green line)
  3. Take the Green Line to the L'Enfant Plaza station
  4. Transfer at the L'Enfant Plaza station to the Orange/Blue line, in direction of Vienna
  5. Get off at the Foggy Bottom station, which is at 23rd & I St NW.
  6. Walk south on 23rd St (away from the circle -- Washington Circle), go 3 blocks to Virginia Avenue.
  7. Turn left on Virginia Avenue, walk 2 blocks to E St and the hotel is there on the left.
Metro train fares between Greenbelt and Foggy Bottom
  • $4.50 - non rush hour, with cash / paper farecard
  • $3.50 - non rush hour, with SmarTrip card
  • $4.80 - rush hour, with cash / paper farecard
  • $5.80 - rush hour, with SmarTrip card

Note: You can purchase a SmarTrip card (costs $5) from a dispenser machine at the Greenbelt metro station

To the venue

  1. Walk east on E St to 21st St
  2. Turn left on 21st St and walk 3 blocks to the Marvin Center / Lisner Auditorium
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