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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by vjust on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:04PM (#29799550)
Right on.

I lived literally next to Dulles International Airport - ~8 miles. Yet, to get to Dulles (or Reston/Herndon) by Public transit, would've taken me 2 hours perhaps, or more.

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by alistairSH on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:04PM (#29800486)
Ha! I live in Reston and mapped out some options on Goole Maps...

Home to IAD by car: 5 miles, 9 minutes

Home to IAD by transit: 40+ minutes across 2 bus lines

Home to IAD by foot: 10.9 miles, 3+ hours

Home to WAS by car: 24 miles, 29 minutes

Home to WAS by transit: 90+ minutes across 1 bus line, 2 Metro lines, and a few walking segments to link them.

It's sad that walking to the airport is twice as far than driving. It's also sad that I can drive to a airport further away than I can access my closest airport by transit.

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by stransky on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:40PM (#29800938)
You forgot to include time to park.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by alistairSH on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @04:43PM (#29800983)
Fair enough, I always take a cab/Uber to IAD, as that cost is far less than the price of parking. And living so close to IAD, I try to fly out of it whenever possible (all work travel, 80% of pleasure travel).
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by rayiner on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @08:30PM (#29803736)
Parking at IAD is a cinch.
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by 0_____0 on Tuesday January 04, 2022 @03:44PM (#29800188)
8 miles in 2 hours? That's a brisk walk!
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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by aidenn0 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @01:33AM (#29805877)
Except (unless they've built new paths since I last checked) you can't realistically walk to the airport either. The only non-limited-access highway entrance is on the north side of the airport, so unless GP lives in Ashburn, you'll have to walk around the airport first (and if you're east, that means finding a decent crossing for Route 28...). Then you have such pedestrian friendly places as this[1].

1: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9768706,-77.4451826,3a,75y,2...

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Re:Motorists have been stranded on a major interstate in Vir... by 0_____0 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @06:10PM (#29831934)
My reply was a comment on the average rate of travel, not a suggestion to walk to the airport.

I have considered cycling to the airport in my area before, and basically run into the same issue you raise.

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