Based on the description of the hassles involved, I'm guessing she flew out of Dulles, which is way the hell and gone out in Northern Virginia. I would expect to pay at least $50 for a cab ride out there, and $70 isn't too outrageous, given the hell that is DC rush-hour traffic.
Public transit in DC suffers from a serious case of "If you're from here, you know already how it works, and if you're not from here, to hell with you." The little bus logos just indicate where the Metro stations also have stops for Metrobus, and the airport shuttle buses are a sick, sick joke. If you're flying out of DC, either take the commuter train to BWI, or take the Metro to Reagan National; only fly out of Dulles if you're taking an airport shuttle bus, or you live in Northern Virginia and plan to take out a second mortgage to pay for airport parking.
God forbid the folks at Metro tell you all this, though. Customer service is spotty at best, as shown by this example, and Metro shows no signs of wanting to change it.
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Date: 2007-07-24 04:19 pm (UTC)Public transit in DC suffers from a serious case of "If you're from here, you know already how it works, and if you're not from here, to hell with you." The little bus logos just indicate where the Metro stations also have stops for Metrobus, and the airport shuttle buses are a sick, sick joke. If you're flying out of DC, either take the commuter train to BWI, or take the Metro to Reagan National; only fly out of Dulles if you're taking an airport shuttle bus, or you live in Northern Virginia and plan to take out a second mortgage to pay for airport parking.
God forbid the folks at Metro tell you all this, though. Customer service is spotty at best, as shown by this example, and Metro shows no signs of wanting to change it.