Occupy D.C. is having some guests over this week for Occupy Congress, and they've got a handy guide for getting around the nation's capital. more ›

When the District is short on cash, its leaders tend to places freezes on hiring and travel. Mayor Vince Gray just did the same. more ›

Good news for travelers -- WTOP reports that JetBlue has won landing rights at National Airport. more ›

While traveling out of town is the story of the day for most people, those of you who are sticking around town for the Thanksgiving holiday will want to keep in mind that Metro will be operating on a Sunday schedule this Thursday. more ›

National isn't the only airport serving the metropolitan area which is undergoing an expansion in the amount of services it offers to passengers. more ›

The last three mayors of our fair city have all been tripped up by exactly the same thing -- travel. more ›

Remember in February, when we opined that intercity bus operator Megabus would have been better off locating their new pickup and dropoff location a "little bit closer to the Metro"? Turns out we weren't the only ones who thought so. more ›

With Ocean City evacuating, states of emergency declared and other transit options battening down the hatches in preparation for Hurricane Irene to blow through the area this weekend, WMATA announced this afternoon that they are taking precautions to ensure service is not disrupted during the potentially “extremely destructive” storm. more ›

Those planning to head to the beach this weekend aren't the only ones who will need to scrap their plans -- anyone planning on using Amtrak to travel south of the District will, as well. more ›

Were you thinking about taking a quick trip to the beach this weekend? Uh, you'll probably want to put a hold on those plans. more ›

Got a flight planned for Friday? Well, it could be a lot more interesting -- and we don't mean because the Transportation Security Administration might be taking a peek at your goolies. more ›

Four people were killed when a bus owned by Sky Express skidded off Interstate 95 in Virginia on May 31. After the crash, federal regulators suspended Sky Express' license -- though it's apparently not stopping them from moving its buses around area roads. more ›

After a commercial tour bus flipped over on Interstate 95 in Virginia yesterday morning, killing four people and injuring dozens more, WAMU decided that they'd take a trip down to Chinatown to ask about safety on the buses which operate from there. The result is hardly assuring. more ›

Ah, Chinatown buses: chariots of the frugal, the thrifty, the person looking for the cheapest possible way to get up and down the Eastern Seaboard. It's almost a rite of passage to take at least one spin on the various bus lines which originate from and stop in the District -- and even with the ascent of corporate-backed, low-cost, modern-amenity lines like BoltBus and Megabus, people are still scraping out a Jackson to get to New York on the fly. But while more competition might not have sunk the dirt-cheap bus business, a new District law just might. more ›

WTTG's Tisha Thompson has been all over the story of Allen Sessoms -- the President of the University of the District of Columbia who stands accused of basically using the school as his personal travel agent and home improvement warehouse -- and yesterday, she provided an in-depth look at exactly where all the money poured into Sessoms' home went. For example: $76,000 in bookshelves! more ›

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced today that passengers can now access free wireless internet at both National and Dulles -- the first time since networks were installed at the airports in 2007 that the service will be free for everyone, regardless of whether or not they have a subscription to a major wireless carrier. more ›

AAA Mid-Atlantic says that D.C. reached the $4 average in gas prices either late Thursday night or early Friday morning, with the D.C. becoming the fifth jurisdiction in the country to reach the unwanted distinction. The District joins California, Hawaii, Alaska, and Illinois as the other places in the nation with the ungodly high average. more ›

Of all the things required to operate an airport safely and efficiency, a competent air traffic controller ranks right up there with a high concentration of Cinnabons inside each terminal. (After all, when you're charging so much for checked luggage, it's vital that irate passengers be satiated with melty frosting and cinnamon, lest an uprising take place.) But having someone to tell pilots when and where they can land planes is very important indeed. That's why Reagan National Airport will install a second controller during overnight hours, after the first one apparently went missing from the post early Wednesday morning. more ›

At a press conference today, Mayor Vince Gray announced that the District is filing a lawsuit against a surprising target -- the Travelocity gnome. more ›

Students and faculty at the University of the District of Columbia are really displeased with university president Allen Sessoms' costly travel bills, like a $7,952 flight to visit UDC's "campus" in Cairo -- especially considering the college is fighting a budget battle which could see the elimination of 20 academic programs. Sessoms has claimed that all the costs are "above-board" and that the stories about them didn't take into account "extenuating circumstances surrounding the travel" -- like the fact that flying coach would, according to Sessoms, kill him. more ›

Allen Sessoms, the President of the University of the District of Columbia, responded to accusations that he ran up several thousands of dollars in lavish travel costs on the District's dime, including international jaunts to England and Egypt and a trip to Wyoming on which he brought his family. more ›

Passengers riding intercity bus lines Megabus and Boltbus have been wished a bon voyage from the asphalt of the city square on the 900 block of H Street NW. Now, the two lines are saying that same thing to the square itself, moving to two separate locations. Lydia DePillis is first to the news that impending construction of the CityCenterDC complex will mean that Megabus will relocate to a lot at North Capitol and K Street, while Boltbus will move to a space at New Jersey Avenue and F Street NW. more ›

According to a report in the Washington Post, intercity bus company Megabus will be upping the number of trips it offers between Washington and Philadelphia at the end of March. Megabus will begin offering 13 daily trips between the two cities between Thursday and Monday starting on March 31; currently, Megabus has eight daily trips on those days. Consider it great news for the 45 percent of you who prefer to take the bus instead of the train. more ›

Yesterday, we wanted to know whether, given similar circumstances, you'd rather take an intercity bus or the train. A little less one day later, slightly more than 55 percent of you said that you prefer the extra leg room and traffic-free trip of the railroad. But while there were plenty of bus defenders in the comments, some of you chimed in and said that when it came to a choice in travel, you took to the air. more ›

We like to take trips here at DCist. Usually, we find ourselves shuttling between destinations where we could either use Amtrak or an intercity bus service, like BoltBus or Megabus. So it was with great interest when we noticed City Paper editor Mike Madden and H Street advocate Margaret Holwell arguing about which mode of transportation was better this morning. more ›

If you have tickets for a Southwest flight out of Baltimore-Washington International Airport, probably not, reports Dr. Gridlock. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, who handles flights in and out of both National and Dulles, says that there have been several domestic cancellations already, with more likely as snow accumulates and visibility gets worse tonight. All airports are currently open, but people who have flights tonight should call their airlines to check on the status of their flight. Service on inter-city bus lines is also rather spotty, with many lines canceling trips tonight and tomorrow. Amtrak is running along the Northeast Corridor this evening, but has warned that tomorrow's service may be interrupted due to the weather. more ›

The snow storm conditions up and down the Northeastern seaboard are still causing many delays and cancellations, stranding our friends and neighbors around the region. Below are the latest status on travel conditions, but be advised, if you have the gall to take a photograph or two of the massive cancellation boards in your airport terminal, a gaggle of JetBlue officers may surround you, force you to delete your photos and escort you from the premises. Don't bother asking the Port Authority Police for assistance, as they don't know the law either and might confiscate your press card just for asking them to take report down. more ›

If you were hoping to take a bus home because your flight was cancelled, Megabus isn't the way to go. The bus service has cancelled buses out of New York, Philadelphia, and D.C. for today because of the weather. Megabus is allowing passengers to either reschedule their trip or get a refund. Greyhound has cancelled some routes out of the Carolinas, Virginia, and New York City. Bolt Bus and Vamoose Bus both note they are monitoring the weather but haven't cancelled any trips as of yet. As will be the story of the day: expect at least for travel on bus lines to be moving a lot slower today, as will everything else. more ›

A large majority of people appear to be taking their leave of Washington this afternoon, what with the federal government pretty much closing up for the year and many workers having the day off tomorrow. So whether you're readying to be one of the seventy percent of people who won't get an accurate screening from a TSA agent, preparing to hop behind the wheel or simply thinking about traveling around the region, here's a quick look at how things are going around the area's transportation hubs. more ›