Originally Posted by
Rene23
After reading other threads on transportation between the two airports, I will book a car/shuttle to transport 3 of us between airports.
My concern is the time needed to get from IAD to DCA on a Sat. early afternoon. Right now, we have a flight arriving from LHR to IAD at 12:50. I'm looking at booking DCA to ORD at 4:00pm. Does that time sound feasible considering retrieving luggage and traffic? Thanks for any input.
The obvious question is why are you not booking LHR-ORD? Or LHR-IAD-ORD?
That said, assuming your inbound TATL is on-time, assume an hour to get through immigration and customs and collect your bags. Traffic on a Saturday afternoon shouldn't be so bad ... 30-40 mins to DCA ... that gets your there in just about enough time to queue and check-in again? The 3 hours 10 min doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room, and if your inbound is delayed, you really will be at the mercy of the carrier of DCA. Do you have any airline status or would you be travelling First or Business? That may help a little. Also, flights from DCA-ORD go approx once an hour. Could you book a 5pm to be safer?