Getting from IAD into town
A private transfer is booked before you fly and the driver waits at arrivals with your name, which is the difference that matters after a long flight: no taxi queue, no fare haggling in a language you do not speak, and a price agreed before you land.
Fares, vehicle classes and pickup rules are the partner's own and appear on their page. We do not repeat them here, because they change by the hour and by the car.
Background on the airport itself: Wikipedia.
How far the towns are
Straight-line distance from IAD, computed from published coordinates. Road distance is longer, and how much longer depends on the terrain between the two points. Population is from GeoNames.
| Town or city | Distance | Direction | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 37 km | E | 689 545 |
| Baltimore | 82 km | NE | 585 708 |
| Arlington | 31 km | E | 207 627 |
| Alexandria | 39 km | SE | 159 467 |
| Columbia | 63 km | NE | 99 615 |
| Germantown | 30 km | NE | 86 395 |
| Silver Spring | 38 km | E | 71 452 |
| Centreville | 12 km | S | 71 135 |
Other airports near here
If your flight moves, these are the alternatives close enough to still be the same trip.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport38 km away · DCA
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport73 km away · BWI