Annapolis to Dulles Airport car service

Most trips leave Annapolis on US-50 west, pass Bowie and join the Capital Beltway just outside the city. From there the usual way is the Beltway's north side through Silver Spring and Bethesda, across the Potomac on the American Legion Bridge, and out VA-267, the Dulles corridor, to the terminal.

The slow spots are predictable: the Beltway around the American Legion Bridge on weekday mornings and afternoons, and US-50 east on the way home on weekday evenings and summer Fridays, when Bay Bridge beach traffic joins in. When the Beltway is stuck, your chauffeur can go through the city and out I-66, or around the south side over the Wilson Bridge, whichever is moving that day.

Depending on the route and the hour, the Virginia side can include toll lanes. Tolls are part of the trip, and our transfer rates are all-inclusive, with everything itemized.

Airlines generally ask you to be at the airport about two hours before a domestic flight and three hours before an international one. Add 60 to 90 minutes on the road and some margin for the Beltway, and a good pickup time in Annapolis is about three and a half to four hours before a domestic departure, or four and a half to five hours before an international one.

If the pickup falls in a weekday rush hour, add another 30 minutes. Dulles is the Washington area's main international airport, and many long-haul flights to Europe, Africa and the Middle East leave in the evening, which puts the drive right in the afternoon rush.

Put your airline and flight number on the booking. We monitor commercial flights, so if you land early or late, the pickup follows the flight rather than the time you first gave us. Please still tell us about a delay as soon as you know.

Free waiting starts when the flight actually lands: 30 minutes for a domestic arrival and 45 for an international one, which leaves time for passport control, customs and bags. After that, waiting time is charged. Make sure the cell number on the booking belongs to the passenger, because that is the number your chauffeur will call.

To meet at the curb, collect your bags, take the ramp slightly up to the Arrivals level (don't follow the Taxi/TNC signs) and call your chauffeur with the number of the door you're standing at. If you'd rather be met inside, ask for an inside pickup when you book.