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AIR: International airports: There are flights from US and major European cities into Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) (website: www.metwashairports.com) and Maryland’s Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) (website: www.bwiairport.com). Washington, DC is also served by North American flights via its Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. See the Washington, DC section for airport details and flight times.
RAIL: Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245 (toll free); website: www.amtrak.com) rail service passes through Virginia on two main north–south routes, linking New Orleans (via Atlanta and Charlottesville) and Miami (via Richmond) with Washington, DC and New York City. A couple of services (originating in Newport News) continue on to Boston.
Approximate rail travel times: From Richmond to Williamsburg is 1 hour 15 minutes, to Washington, DC is 2 hours 10 minutes, to Virginia Beach is 3 hours 30 minutes (including bus transfer), to Philadelphia is 4 hours 45 minutes, to New York is 6 hours 30 minutes, and to Boston is 10 hours 20 minutes.
ROAD: Located mid-way between New York and Miami, Virginia boasts well-maintained major highways as well as some of the nation’s oldest and most scenic byways.
Bus: Greyhound (tel: (800) 229 9424 (toll free); website: www.greyhound.com) buses run from most larger towns to destinations across the USA. A number of East Coast routes are run in partnership with Carolina Trailways.
Approximate bus travel times: From Richmond to Williamsburg is 1 hour, to Charlottesville is 1 hour 30 minutes, to Washington, DC is 2 hours 15 minutes, to Norfolk is 2 hours 30 minutes, to Baltimore is 3 hours 45 minutes, and to Philadelphia is 4 hours 45 minutes.
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