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ertri t1_je5ko9v wrote

Reply to comment by Cooking_with_MREs in The Silver Line to Dulles is a bigger deal than I thought it would be by MrMoustachio55

You also get off the train and just walk in. I’ve been stuck more than a few times in the drop off line which really sucks. Like 40 minutes to the airport, 15 to get out of the car.

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jblah t1_je5qdvi wrote

It really is a huge thing. Back when I did the whole M-F work travel thing, when I was in cities without easy transit to the airport (coughcoughLGA), there were plenty of times I'd miss my flight due to sitting in traffic at the airport.

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Kylearean t1_je7qfls wrote

Not to mention JFK, getting stuck on Belt pkwy and literally being able to see your plane, that you missed, taking off.

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shanem t1_je5qlhu wrote

I don't know about "just walk in" given all the walking under the parking lot, but I've also learned to add 15m when i go to Dulles to just walk through the massive place

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sandman8727 t1_je5soma wrote

I think what they mean is that the walk from the station to the terminal is always going to be the same amount of time every trip.

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ertri t1_je5vcrr wrote

It’s like 6-7 minutes from baggage claim to the platform.

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shanem t1_je5xhq1 wrote

The long underground walk way to the metro? Maybe it just feels like forever to me.

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ertri t1_je612xp wrote

I timed it a few trips ago. I actually made it from the escalator to baggage claim in 3 minutes to make a train last week but would heavily not recommend.

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shanem t1_je61rxq wrote

wow, :)

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ertri t1_je7feif wrote

Yeah like I was full blown running pretty hard to the last escalator but it’s doable

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marvsup t1_je6eq75 wrote

Yeah I feel like you walk a lot further in 6-7 minutes than you'd think. Especially in a tunnel with not a lot going on.

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Tigerzof1 t1_je6ietj wrote

And the power of the moving walkways, when they’re working

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