<p>anyone else going that same weekend?? and arriving at the airport around 10am?
are you just taking a taxi to the school?...
if so... share taxis?</p>
<p>Why would you take a taxi instead of the MetroLink? Taxis usually cost between $20 and 30 plus tip for one way. Metro costs $5 roundtrip. </p>
<p>Hmm…</p>
<p>If you are taking metrolink you need money/change. Don’t count on using a debit card.</p>
<p>The metrolink is super easy to take- you just have to follow signs at the airport.</p>
<p>However, if you do decide to take the metro, I’d recommend that you print out a map so that you don’t get turned around. Until you’ve been on campus for a couple of weeks, all of the buildings look identical (but trust me, you learn to tell them apart pretty quickly).
[Danforth</a> Campus Tour | Washington University in St. Louis](<a href=“http://www.wustl.edu/tour/danforth2/]Danforth”>http://www.wustl.edu/tour/danforth2/)
On that map, you’ll get off the metro outside #'s 87/88, and the residential life office is in building 109 (most people when walking to the 40 just walk down big bend, and turn left on shepley.</p>
<p>Im getting there at 10 too. I was thinking about taking a taxi since its my first time traveling by myself and i’d probably get lost…but if its easy to use maybe ill try metrolink</p>
<p>If you have plenty of time and want to try the MetroLink, do it. You do have to get off, cross the platform and change trains to get to WashU. It is not a long trip but does require a train change. The ticketing is also a little strange. You buy a ticket, then you have to “validate” it yourself at the station where you are boarding (put it in a little machine that stamps the date and time on it). Sometimes MetroLink employees check the ticket on the train or on the platform, sometimes they don’t. It is not a “closed” system as in larger cities such as NYC where you have to have a ticket just to get into the station. The stations are open, meaning you can just walk up and get on the train, whether they are outside or below ground. I believe the exact instructions are on the WashU transportation page. If not, I’d be glad to give them to you.</p>