D.C. Metro
- Public
- If you plan on touring downtown DC, you’ll inevitably have to take the Metrorail. Use the Metro Trip Planner to calculate fares and to find the best train or bus route for your destination.
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Lyft
- Rideshare
- If public transportation isn't your thing, you can save some money using rideshare apps. In 2018, the District began implementing pick-up and drop-off zones for ride share users to help improve pedestrian and passenger safety.
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D.C. Circulator
- Public
- Buses on the DC Circulator’s five lines run between popular tourist spots such as Georgetown and Union Station, cost just $1 to ride, and arrive every ten minutes.
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Capital Bikeshare
- Bike
- Capital Bikeshare bikes are free for the first 30 minutes, which should be long enough to get where you’re going. If you’re coming up on that deadline, you can dock the bike and immediately take out another (or the same one), and the clock resets. Usage fees are posted on each dock, but for 30 minutes to an hour you’ll pay $2, and for the next half hour you’ll pay an additional $4.
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D.C. Yellow Cab
- Cab
- It’s usually fairly easy to flag down a cab in D.C., but it isn’t always an inexpensive proposition (trips within D.C. usually cost between $10 and $20). Yellow Cab Company of DC (202-544-1212) can be booked ahead of time, and all DC cabs now take credit cards.
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UBER
- Rideshare
- Uber is less expensive than a cab and now has options for wheelchair accessible vehicles.
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Bike and Roll DC
- Bike
- Bike and Roll DC offers guided tours, self-guided rides, and private/group tours.
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ParkWhiz
- Parking
- A convenient way to find parking before you go. You can download their app and reserve your parking space before you arrive.
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