Transportation In The City

Washington D.C. sees 15 million visitors each year. That is a major influx of people to go on top of the 530,000+ population in the D.C. area each day of the year. This makes public transportation a major factor in keeping the city running on a daily basis.The Washington area Metro System is the cities foremost option for public transportation. The Metro System encompasses both the MetroRail and MetroBus services. The Washington Metro is the nations 3rd largest public transportation system in size covering 5 different rail lines and 86 stations. The Different Lines can be seen in the figure to the left. It is also the nations 2nd most used public transportation system carrying over 206 million passengers annually.

Visitors can also use the cities "DC Circulator" bus system. This separate system has 3 separate routes that sees over 2 million riders each year. The Circulator routes are focused for use by tourists in the city because they connect most of the cities major destinations including Union Station, Georgetown University, The National Mall and The Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
Apart from public transportation inside the city, the greater Washington area is home to 3 different Airports: Washington Dulles International Airport. Ronald Reagan National Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Between the 3 of them they see over 60 million passengers each year with over 700 weekly departures to 29 different international destinations.