City: Gettysburg, PA

Category: Getting Here, Getting Around

Telephone: (703) 572-2700

Description: There are four concourses at this gigantic airport, which has more than 30 major airlines serving it. Most travelers arrive at either Concourse A or B, which have 78 gates between them. Just about every major airline flies into here, including Air Canada, Air France, Alitalia, American Airlines, British Airways, Continental, Delta, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, SAS, United Airlines, and US Airways. (See the Airline Information box for airline phone numbers and Web sites.) Dulles has all the amenities you would expect, with myriad shopping and eating options to please everyone in your party. Wireless high-speed Internet access is available throughout the airport. For rental cars, information screens and courtesy telephones are located in the main terminal’s lower level at the Ground Transportation Centers. Those renting cars are transported to the agencies by shuttle bus. To catch a bus, go down any ramp from the Baggage Claim Level and proceed outside to the second curbside. The following companies currently operate out of Dulles. Alamo: (888) 826-6893; www.alamo.com Avis: (800) 331-1212; www.avis.com Budget: (800) 527-0700; www.budget.com Dollar: (800) 800-4000; www.dollar.com Enterprise Rent-A-Car: (800) 736-8222; www.enterprise.com Hertz: (800) 654-3131; www.hertz.com National Car Rental: (888) 826-6890; www.nationalcar.com Thrifty Car Rental: (800) 367-2277; www.thrifty.com To drive to Gettysburg from the airport, take Virginia Route 267 (Dulles Expressway) west to Leesburg, where you pick up US 15 North. (Consult the Which Exit Do I Take from U.S. Route 15? box to determine which exit you want to take to enter Gettysburg.)