<p>S will be making the trip alone via Amtrak down to Union Station. Not much of a city person.</p>
<p>Any suggestions for the easiest way to reach campus? I recall the subways there being easier to follow than the ones here in NY, but wish there was a direct line to Foggy Bottom. </p>
<p>Also, when he heads back to the station that evening, are there any places near campus where it's easy to hail a cab, or do you have to call for one? Or - should he just stick with the subway?
Thanks!</p>
<p>lspf72: If taking the metro from Union Station to campus your son should do the following:</p>
<p>Route 1: a) Board RED LINE toward SHADY GROVE, arrive at METRO CENTER, board the BLUE LINE toward FRANCONIA, arrive at FOGGY BOTTOM. Total trip time should be 15 minutes.</p>
<p>Route 2: a) Board RED LINE toward SHADY GROVE, arrive at METRO CENTER, board the ORANGE LINE toward VIENNA, arrive at FOGGY BOTTOM. Again, total trip time should only be 15 minutes.</p>
<p>I realize that the above may sound like a lot of changing and as though it might be confusing, but it is very straightforward once you are actually in the stations.</p>
<p>If he wants to hail a cab back to the station, I would advise him to go by the Foggy Bottom metro stop. Cabs will frequently pass through that area, so it shouldn’t be terribly difficult for him to hail one. It is also very easy to take the metro back, especially since he will only be reversing the route he took earlier.</p>
<p>Thanks again, carly. Will print this out for him.</p>
<p>I have done both cabs and using the metro to get to gw from union station…i find that a cab is much better…and worth the extra bucks…the cab ride will be about $10 one way</p>
<p>Thank you, Pat.
We don’t mind springing for a cab - as long as he can find one. We were thinking Metro/subway in the morning, and a cab in the late afternoon back to the station. A friend told me it gets crazy Friday afternoons, though. Probably a dumb question, but do people line up in certain places, or just flag them down?</p>
<p>Cabs are easy to get at Union station…there is a queue right outside the station. </p>
<p>To get one on the return trip, there are usually some waiting in cab stand areas:</p>
<p>1) also agree to look around Foggy Bottom metro station in and around GW hospital…</p>
<p>2) or walk up New Hampshire Avenue, past Washington Circle (only a few blocks) and down around where the Ritz and Best Western NH Suites hotels are…we always found cabs there and finally </p>
<p>3) walk down to the State Plaza Hotel, corner of E and 21st St (a bit further depending on where on campus he finishes the day)
The State Plaza main entrance is on E St. the back entrance to this hotel is on F St. right next to the Dakota dorm and not far from Thurston.</p>
<p>Make sure he has a small campus map or Foggy Bottom map with him (or can call one up on his iphone, etc.) A small street map was our lifeline till we grew accustomed to negotiating Foggy Bottom and the city at large.</p>
<p>Must find our map. Thanks, cellomom. You guys are even better than HopStop (.com)!</p>
<p>What about the circulator bus? If your son or daughter doesn’t like riding the subway, it’s scenic, if a bit slow, and it’s only a dollar. My DD used it on our visit to GW. You can get the bus at Union Station. You have to walk upstairs to the parking garage, but my DD had no trouble finding it. I think it stops at the circle if not closer.</p>
<p>Never heard of it! Thanks–</p>
<p>lspf72: Here is a link to printable maps that your son can take with him, depending on what campus(es) he’ll be visiting: [Campus</a> Maps - The George Washington University](<a href=“http://www.gwu.edu/explore/visitingcampus/campusmaps]Campus”>http://www.gwu.edu/explore/visitingcampus/campusmaps) .</p>
<p>Thank you, carly - you are a great PR person for GW! We visited campus briefly last fall but had to head home because D2 got very sick - swine flu (not kidding) or something. Would love to go with him to see it again, but it’s a school day, so he’s on his own (and probably much happier that way)–</p>
<p>Anything I can do to help! =)</p>