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> Things to DoReagan National Airport (DCA)
- Approximately 6 miles to downtown D.C.
- Taxi, bus, and metro transportation available
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
- Approximately 26 miles to downtown D.C.
- Taxi and bus transportation available
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Approximately 30 miles to downtown D.C.
- Taxi, bus, and train transportation available
Metro (D.C. Subway System, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
- The closest station to the National Press Club is Metro Center (red, orange, and blue lines)
- Exit Metro Center at F Street. Take a right onto F Street and go to the corner of F and 14th.
- Metro accesses many popular D.C. areas and tourist attractions
Taxis/Cabs and Shuttles
- Yellow Cab: 202.544.1212
- Diamond Cab Co.: 202.387.6200
- Dulles Cab: 202.333.3385
- Super Shuttle: 800.BLUEVAN (258.3826)
Train (Amtrak)
- From BWI, Take Amtrak to Union Station. At Union Station, take the Metro's red line to Metro Center. See Metro information above.
Approximate Travel Costs from Local Airports to Downtown D.C.
- Reagan/DCA: $2.50 - $10
- Dulles/IAD: $20 - $60
- Baltimore/BWI: $20 - $60
Within Walking Distance:
- JW Marriott Hotel Pennsylvania Avenue (next door), 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 202.393.2000
- Willard InterContinental Washington (across the street), 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 800.980.6429
- Hotel Washington (one block), 15th and Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 800.424.9540
- Hilton Garden Inn Washington DC Downtown (three blocks), 815 14th St., NW, 202.783.7800
- Sofitel Lafayette Square (four blocks), 806 15th St., NW, 202.730.8800
- Marriott at Metro Center (five blocks), 775 12th St., NW, 202.737.2200
Metro Accessible:
Washington, D.C.
- Days Inn Connecticut Avenue (Van Ness/UDC), 202.244.5600
- Hilton Washington Embassy Row (Dupont Circle), 202.265.1600
- Jurys Washington Hotel (Dupont Circle), 202.483.6000
- L'Enfant Plaza Hotel (L'Enfant Plaza), 202.484.1000
- The Melrose Hotel (Foggy Bottom/GWU), 202.955.6400
- The Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. (Foggy Bottom/GWU), 202.835.0500
- The Churchill Hotel (Dupont Circle), 202.797.2000
- Wyndham Washington, DC (Foggy Bottom/GWU), 202.775.0800
Northern Virginia
- Clarion Collection Arlington Residence Court Hotel (Courthouse), 703.524.4000
- Best Western Key Bridge (Rosslyn), 703.522.0400
- Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport (Crystal City), 703.413.5500
- Embassy Suites Hotel Alexandria - Old Town (King Street), 703.684.5900
- Hilton Arlington (Ballston), 703.528.6000
- The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City (Pentagon City), 703.415.5000
Within Four Blocks of the National Press Club:
- Au Bon Pain, 13th and Pennsylvania Ave., 202.783.9601
- Cafe 1401, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., 202.628.9100
- Chef Geoff's, 13th and Pennsylvania Ave., 202.464.4461
- Corner Bakery, 529 14th St., 202.662.7400
- Elephant & Castle, 12th and Pennsylvania Ave., 202.347.7707
- ESPN Zone, 12th and E St., 202.737.7404
- Finemondo, 1319 F St., 202.737.3100
- Firehook Bakery & Coffee House, 13th and F St., 202.393.0952
- Metro Center Grill, 775 12th St., 202.824.6122
- M&S Grill, 600 13th St., 202.861.2233
- Oceanaire Seafood Room, 1201 F St., 202.347.2277
- Old Ebbitt Grill, 675 15th St., 202.347.4800
- Red Sage, 605 14th St., 202.638.4444
- The Willard Room, The Willard Hotel (across the street), 202.637.7440
DC Restaurant Guides:
Smithsonian
17 museums and the National ZooTours of D.C.:
- DC Ducks: land and water tour aboard an authentic, fully-restored 1942 "Duck"
- Old Town Trolley: fully-narrated tour covering more than 100 points of interest
- Monuments by Moonlight: 2.5-hour trolley tour departing nightly from Union Station
- Segway: 4-hour tour aboard the two-wheeled scooter. Departs from the Willard Hotel.
- And many more. Call 202.832.9800
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